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Clippy

Privacy focused clipboard manager with sync and encryption.

  • Completely free
  • Windows and Linux
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

Features described in its Flathub listing and in its GitHub repository: keyboard shortcuts and end-to-end encryption.

File formats mentioned: RTF and HTML.

Services and protocols mentioned: Google Drive.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “HTML, and RTF content with smart search, favorites, and customizable hotkeys.” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Cloud sync via Google Drive with end-to-end encryption” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

Clippy is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (MIT) is a permissive open source licence: use, modification and redistribution are allowed, including in commercial projects.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No account needed
  • Commercial use allowed

About

Clippy is a clipboard manager built with Rust and TypeScript. It supports text, images, files, HTML, and RTF content with smart search, favorites, and customizable hotkeys. Features include: Multi-content support (text, HTML, RTF, images, files) Cloud sync via Google Drive with end-to-end encryption Type out clipboard content where pasting is not allowed Smart search for links, colors, images, and hex codes Customizable global hotkeys and keyboard shortcuts Dark and light mode with multiple language support

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Last technical check: 7 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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