🔐 SaneClip

The Only Clipboard Manager That Takes Privacy Seriously

AES-256 encryption · Touch ID protection · 100% local · Zero analytics

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What's New • Features • Security • Automation •

Most clipboard managers are security nightmares:

• ❌ Store your passwords, API keys, and credit cards in plaintext
• ❌ Send your clipboard data to the cloud
• ❌ Track everything you copy with analytics
• ❌ Let any app access your clipboard history without permission

You deserve better.

SaneClip is the first clipboard manager built with security as the foundation:

100% local. Zero cloud. Zero analytics. Zero telemetry.

Security Hardening + App Store Release (Feb 2026)

• ✅ History Encryption-at-Rest — AES-256-GCM encryption enabled by default
• ✅ Keychain Integration — All secrets stored securely in macOS Keychain
• ✅ URL Scheme Confirmation — Destructive commands require user approval
• ✅ HTTPS Enforcement — Webhooks must use HTTPS
• ✅ Seamless Migration — Existing plaintext data auto-migrates to encrypted format
• ✅ Paste Stack Order — FIFO/LIFO modes for paste stack
• 🏪 Now on the Mac App Store — Get SaneClip on the App Store

Full Changelog

• ⌘⇧V — Open clipboard history
• ⌘⌃1-9 — Paste items 1-9 instantly
• ⌘⇧⌥V — Paste as plain text
• ⌘⌃V — Paste from stack (oldest or newest first — configurable in Settings)
• ↑↓ or j/k — Navigate through history

Create reusable text templates with dynamic placeholders:

Hello {{name}},

Thank you for your {{reason}}.
Today's date is {{date}}.

Best regards,
{{clipboard}}

Built-in placeholders:

• {{name}} — Prompts for input when pasting
• {{date}} — Auto-fills current date
• {{time}} — Auto-fills current time
• {{clipboard}} — Current clipboard content

Right-click any text item and choose "Paste As..." to transform before pasting:

Automatic processing applied to every copy:

• Strip URL Tracking — Removes utm_*, fbclid, gclid, etc.
• Auto-Trim Whitespace — Remove leading/trailing whitespace
• Lowercase URLs — Convert URLs to lowercase
• Normalize Line Endings — Convert to consistent line breaks
• Remove Duplicate Spaces — Collapse multiple spaces

• 📌 Pin Favorites — Keep frequently-used text always accessible
• 🔍 Instant Search — Filter by content, source app, or date
• 🎨 Source-Aware Colors — Every clip is color-coded by source app (Messages green, Safari blue, Mail red, and more)
• 📱 App Source Attribution — See which app each clip came from
• 🔄 Duplicate Detection — Identical clips automatically consolidate
• 📊 Paste Count Badges — Track how many times you've used each item
• ⏱️ Auto-Expire — Delete old items after 1h, 24h, 7d, or 30d
• 🖼️ Image Capture — Copies images too, not just text

Add SaneClip widgets to your desktop or Notification Center:

• 📤 Export History — Export to JSON with timestamps and metadata
• 📥 Import History — Import previously exported history
• ⚙️ Settings Sync — Backup or transfer settings to another Mac
• 📊 Storage Stats — View detailed statistics about your clipboard

Control SaneClip programmatically via saneclip:// URLs:

SaneClip integrates with Shortcuts.app via App Intents:

• Get Clipboard History — Returns recent text items
• Paste Clipboard Item — Pastes item at specified index
• Search Clipboard — Search history and return matches
• Copy to SaneClip — Copy text to clipboard
• Clear Clipboard History — Clear all non-pinned items
• Paste Snippet — Paste a saved snippet by name
• List Snippets — Returns all snippet names

Send HTTP notifications when clipboard events occur with HMAC-SHA256 signatures and retry logic.

SaneClip is privacy-first:

• ✅ 100% On-Device — All processing stays on your Mac
• ✅ iCloud Sync Only — Syncs between your devices via iCloud, no third-party servers
• ✅ Zero Analytics — No tracking, no telemetry, no data collection
• ✅ Open Source — Verify yourself at github.com/sane-apps/SaneClip
• ✅ GPL v3 License — Community-auditable, copyleft protection

Sensitive Data Detection:

• Credit cards (Luhn algorithm validation)
• Social Security Numbers
• API keys (OpenAI, AWS, GitHub, Slack, Stripe, Google, etc.)
• Passwords and private keys (SSH, PGP/GPG)
• Email addresses

Auto-Purge Rules: Configure automatic deletion of sensitive items after 1 minute, 5 minutes, or 1 hour.

See PRIVACY.md and SECURITY.md for full details.

Download the latest DMG from saneclip.com — $6.99 one-time purchase, free updates for life.

I wanted to make it $5, but processing fees and taxes were... insane. — Mr. Sane

Sparkle auto-updates keep you current — once installed, updates are delivered automatically.

macOS App:

• macOS 15.0 (Sequoia) or later
• Apple Silicon Mac (M1+)

iOS Companion App:

• iOS 18.0 or later
• iPhone or iPad

Cloning without starring? For real? ⭐ Star it first. Help others discover quality open source.

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/sane-apps/SaneClip.git
cd SaneClip

# Build + test (preferred)
./scripts/SaneMaster.rb verify

# Launch
./scripts/SaneMaster.rb launch

SaneMaster runs XcodeGen when needed; only run xcodegen generate manually if you add files and want to refresh immediately.

See DEVELOPMENT.md for detailed setup and CONTRIBUTING.md for coding standards.

Before opening a PR:

1. ⭐ Star the repo (if you haven't already)
2. Read CONTRIBUTING.md
3. Open an issue first to discuss major changes

Building from source? Consider buying the DMG to support continued development.

• 🐛 Report a Bug
• 💡 Request a Feature
• ❤️ Sponsor on GitHub

⭐ Star the repo first — Then open an issue. Stars help us prioritize which projects get the most attention.

• 🐛 Report a Bug
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Your clipboard history, on your iPhone and iPad. Free with SaneClip for Mac.

• History Tab — Browse recent clips with source-aware colors, tap-to-copy, and haptic feedback
• Pinned Tab — Quick access to your favorites
• Detail View — Full content preview with selectable text, tappable URLs, and image rendering
• Siri Shortcuts — "Get recent clips", "Search clips", "Copy last clip" via Shortcuts app
• Share Extension — Save text and URLs to SaneClip from any app's share sheet
• iOS Widgets — Recent and Pinned clips for Home Screen and Lock Screen
• iCloud Sync — Keep your clipboard in sync across all your devices via CKSyncEngine

Looking at alternatives? Here's how SaneClip stacks up:

Bottom line: The first 7 rows are SaneClip-only features. No other clipboard manager offers encryption, Touch ID, sensitive data detection, or webhook automation. If privacy and security matter to you, SaneClip is the only choice.

GPL v3 — see LICENSE for details.