Launch reply for client
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Reuse the message without digging through chats.
Your Mac clipboard, finally under control.
Find what you copied, save favorite text, images, and files per app, then paste through a fast overlay without breaking your flow.
Local-first
Encrypted payloads
Built for macOS
Clipboard history
3 items ready to paste
Product screenshot
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Paste visual references anywhere.
Project repository
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Keep links close when you switch apps.
Mail
Follow-up
Design
Logo file
Code
Snippet
Download WhatTheClip.
This is the direct download area for the latest signed macOS release. The app stays local, asks for setup permissions only when needed, and keeps payload files encrypted on this Mac.
Made for the copy-paste work you repeat all day.
WhatTheClip gives your clipboard structure: history for what you just copied, favorite slots for what you reuse, and a quick overlay for getting it back into the right app.
Searchable clipboard history
Keep recent text, links, images, and file references available when the original app or tab is gone.
App-specific favorite slots
Save the exact snippets, images, and files you use in Mail, browser work, design reviews, support replies, or coding.
Fast overlay paste
Open the overlay, choose a number, and paste without hunting through windows or rebuilding the same response.
Images and files included
Not just plain text. WhatTheClip is designed for screenshots, uploaded slot files, copied links, and reusable assets.
A faster path from copied to pasted.
The app is built around a simple loop: capture useful items, organize the repeated ones, then paste with intent.
Keep useful clipboard items nearby
Copied content can be stored locally so a lost tab, replaced clipboard, or closed app does not break your work.
Turn repeated content into favorites
Create app profiles and assign slot shortcuts for the text, images, or files you paste constantly.
Use the overlay when speed matters
Bring up the overlay, move between history and app slots, then paste the selected item into the active app.
Install once, then keep it quiet.
WhatTheClip is designed for a clear first setup, stable local identity, and normal day-to-day use without repeated privacy prompts.
Download the signed Mac app
The public release is distributed as a signed, notarized DMG from this site.
Approve the setup permissions
Accessibility, shortcut handling, login item, and Keychain use are explained before they are needed.
Use history and app slots
Save text, images, and files into the clipboard history or app-specific favorite slots, then paste from the overlay.
Give every app its own clipboard shortcuts.
Your browser, email, design tools, code editor, and support tools do not need the same clipboard. WhatTheClip keeps reusable items tied to the app where they make sense.
Set up your first app profileFollow-ups, intro replies, invoice notes.
Code
Snippets, issue links, review comments.
Design
Logos, screenshots, launch copy.
Useful clipboard power, without pretending permissions are invisible.
Clipboard tools are sensitive by nature. WhatTheClip is designed to be local-first, transparent about macOS permissions, and careful with stored payload files.
Encrypted history and favorites
Payload files for history and favorite slots are encrypted at rest using a local Keychain-backed key.
No cloud processing by default
The product is designed around local clipboard workflows, not uploading your copied content for remote analysis.
Metadata can still reveal snippets
Titles and previews may contain copied text snippets. The app should say that clearly instead of hiding it in legal text.
Encryption protects payload files at rest. Visible titles and previews can still contain copied snippets so you can recognize items quickly.
Terms and privacy, written plainly.
WhatTheClip is a local clipboard utility. You control what is copied, saved, uploaded to slots, pasted, exported, or deleted.
Your clipboard stays under your control
You decide what to copy, save, paste, upload to slots, keep in history, clear, or delete from local storage.
Local storage is not a backup
History and favorites are convenience features. Keep important source files and documents somewhere durable.
Encrypted payload files
History and favorite payload files are encrypted at rest with a local Keychain-backed key on this Mac.
Visible previews are intentional
Titles and previews can show copied snippets so you can recognize items. Treat sensitive snippets accordingly.
Paste depends on macOS and target apps
Overlay paste can depend on granted permissions, focused app behavior, and macOS security rules.
Uninstall is designed to be safe
Default uninstall preparation preserves local data. Deleting history, favorites, payloads, preferences, and keys is a separate explicit action inside the app.
Ready to make your clipboard useful again?
Download the latest macOS release when the signed DMG is available, then set up history, app favorites, and overlay paste in one clear flow.