# Clipy — macOS Clipboard Tool & Manager with Snippets & AI Transforms

> Clipy is a featherweight, local-first clipboard tool and manager for Mac with two productivity layers: multi-item copy-paste history with trigger snippet expansion (e.g., `;email`) and opt-in AI transforms (`%fix`, `%expand`, `%humanize`, `%shorten`) that rewrite text in any macOS field without leaving it.

## Core Features
- **⌥V Global Popup**: Lightweight, non-activating floating popup that recalls copied text, code, links, and screenshots without stealing focus from active applications.
- **Auto-Capture Screenshots (⌘⇧4)**: Automatically detects macOS screenshot files (`⌘⇧4` and `⌘⇧3`) and imports them directly into clipboard history with sharp thumbnail previews and a 1-click Save button.
- **Instant Category Filter Tabs**: Instant filtering tabs (All, Text, URL, Image, Pinned) and a "Stay open" multi-paste toggle.
- **Custom Wallpapers & Backdrops**: Personalize the popup with custom wallpaper backgrounds or curated ambient dark gradients.
- **Snippet Expansion**: Trigger-based instant text expansion (e.g., `;email`, `;sig`, `;addr`) with `[[placeholder]]` support and word-boundary trigger detection.
- **AI Transforms (free beta)**: Inline commands — `%fix` (grammar/spelling), `%expand`, `%humanize`, `%shorten`. Strictly opt-in with a one-time consent screen; field text is sent to Clipy's backend only when you run a command, never stored or used for training. Free tier: 5 transforms/day; Pro: 50/day; Pro also unlocks custom AI trigger words.
- **Fuzzy Search**: Real-time multi-tier matching (full-text, substring, fuzzy) across local history. Pro adds type (text/URL/image) and pinned filters.
- **Local-First & Private**: Clipboard history lives in a local SQLite database (`~/Library/Application Support/Clipy/clipy.db`) and never leaves the Mac. No tracking, no analytics. AI transforms are the only outbound traffic and fire only on an explicit user command.
- **Security Awareness**: Automatically suppresses expansion and AI commands in password fields; ignores pasteboard items marked concealed or transient.
- **Extras (both tiers)**: Date & time paste tokens, Smart Clips, excluded apps, launch at login, remappable global shortcut.

## System Requirements
- Operating System: macOS 13 Ventura or later
- Architecture: Universal binary (Apple Silicon M1/M2/M3/M4 and Intel)
- Memory Footprint: Under 50 MB idle RAM, idle CPU negligible
- Binary Size: ~1 MB download (app bundle under 2 MB)
- Signing: code-signed, but NOT notarized by Apple yet — macOS asks the user to
  confirm on first launch (System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway)

## Pricing & Licensing
- **Free Tier ($0 forever)**: Last 6 hours of rolling clipboard history (20-item cap), 5 snippets, image history, full keyboard search, 5 AI transforms per day (beta).
- **Pro Tier ($3.99 per month, cancel any time)**: Unlimited clipboard history kept
forever, unlimited snippets, pin items to the top, advanced search filters, 50 AI
transforms per day, custom AI trigger words. Activated with a license key issued by
Dodo Payments and validated online; no account required, and a 30-day offline grace
keeps Pro working without a connection.
- **Free forever tier**: Clipy's Free tier is free permanently and needs no account.
  Pro is an optional $3.99/month subscription you can cancel any time.

## Official Resources
- Homepage: https://www.tryclipy.online/
- Download: https://www.tryclipy.online/downloads/Clipy-1.1.5.dmg
- Install Guide: https://www.tryclipy.online/install.html
- Contact & Support: hey@tryclipy.online
- Privacy Policy: https://www.tryclipy.online/privacy.html
- Terms: https://www.tryclipy.online/terms.html