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CopyQ for Mac

Clipboard manager with advanced features.

Free
In English
3.0
Based on 3 user rates

CopyQ overview

CopyQ monitors system clipboard and saves its content in customized tabs. Saved clipboard can be later copied and pasted directly into any application.

Features:
  • Support for Linux, Windows and OS X 10.9+
  • Store text, HTML, images or any other custom formats
  • Quickly browse and filter items in clipboard history
  • Sort, create, edit, remove, copy/paste, drag’n’drop items in tabs
  • Add notes or tags to items
  • System-wide shortcuts with customizable commands
  • Paste items with shortcut or from tray or main window
  • Fully customizable appearance
  • Advanced command-line interface and scripting
  • Ignore clipboard copied from some windows or containing some text
  • Support for simple Vim-like editor and shortcuts
  • Many more features

You can use Homebrew to install the app.

Note: While the software is classified as free, it is actually donationware. Please consider making a donation to help support development.

What's new in version 15.0.0

Added
  • CSS properties for pinned/notes indicator color and width. See
  • Plugin Indicators.
  • ItemPinned { qproperty-pinnedIndicatorColor: rgba(0, 0, 255, 128); }
  • ItemPinned[CopyQ_selected="true"] {
  • qproperty-pinnedIndicatorColor: rgba(255, 204, 0, 255);
  • }
  • ItemNotes { qproperty-notesIndicatorColor: rgba(100, 200, 100, 180); }
  • ItemNotes { qproperty-notesIndicatorWidth: 24; }
  • One Dark theme. Thanks to @jetm (Javier Tia).
  • Diagnostic information in About dialog and version output for easier
  • troubleshooting.
  • Script function stats() now includes per-process memory information.
Changed
  • "Show under mouse cursor" shortcut now hides the window if it is already
  • visible (#2272).
  • Updated icon font to Font Awesome 7.2.0.
  • Dropped private Qt header usage (replaced with public QNativeInterface API).
  • Note for packagers: The application no longer links against private Qt
  • headers, so it does not need to be rebuilt on Qt minor version updates.
  • Dropped support for unmaintained Qt 5 version of the app.
  • Improved performance of scripts.
Fixed
  • Fixed blank items appearing in search results.
  • Fixed rounded item corners showing wrong background color.
  • Fixed item background rendering on some systems and themes (#3495).
  • Fixed item vertical misalignment (missing top margin).
  • Fixed tray icon not showing before encryption password prompt (#3502).
  • Fixed tray menu not showing on Wayland when triggered via shortcut (#3325).
  • Fixed version string (#3516).
  • Fixed crash when accessing invalid ItemSelection.
  • Fixed item scrollbar colors.
  • Fixed a memory leak in clipboard monitor process and other long running
  • client processes.
  • Windows: Excludes unnecessary test executable and some libraries from
  • installer and portable zip.
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CopyQ for Mac

Free
In English
Version 15.0.0
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Just-Fred
Just-Fred
Nov 7, 2024
9.1
0.0
Nov 7, 2024
0.0
Version: 9.1
Apple is making it harder and harder for third-party developers to play in the Apple world. Apparently one of the world's most valuable companies wants its pound of flesh by requiring small developers to pay the ransom for access to the App Store. Sequoia has become nearly 100% Apple-only. If it blocked me from running non-Apple apps, I'd quite using Macs (or at least downgrade to Sonoma (or even Ventura). There was a way (as outlined here: https://www.idownloadblog.com/2024/08/07/apple-macos-sequoia-gatekeeper-change-install-unsigned-apps-mac/) but it doesn't work with CopyQ.
zlazkow
zlazkow
Mar 21, 2024
8.0.0
3.0
Mar 21, 2024
3.0
Version: 8.0.0
I usually use few other copy/paste applications, but wanted to see this new version. Unfortunately, I get a popup that the file is damaged, to move it to the trash. Developer ...?
roro01
roro01
Oct 21, 2020
3.13.0
5.0
Oct 21, 2020
5.0
Version: 3.13.0
Many thanks for this brilliant application!!!
zlazkow
zlazkow
May 14, 2020
3.11.1
3.0
May 14, 2020
3.0
Version: 3.11.1
EXCELLENT!!! very different from other similar applications. Convenient to see all clips in one small window where they are listed in the chronological order - newest on top. There you can also edit them, pin any clip, so it's stays there and not deleted after the clips reach maximum(which you set up, 200...300...etc). It's from GitHub: for windows, linux and Mac.
Juancab
Juancab
May 1, 2020
3.11.0
0.0
May 1, 2020
0.0
Version: 3.11.0
Not terribly convincing when all the screenshots are of the Windows version of the product. :/
zlazkow
zlazkow
Mar 21, 2024
8.0.0
3.0
Mar 21, 2024
3.0
Version: 8.0.0
WetNet
WetNet
Jun 8, 2021
4.1
1.0
Jun 8, 2021
1.0
Version: 4.1
roro01
roro01
Oct 21, 2020
5.0
Oct 21, 2020
5.0
Version: null