OneClip is a clipboard management tool for macOS that saves every copied item—text, images, videos, documents, and more—in a searchable, locally stored history, with features like OCR, script automation, and LAN synchronization.
What is OneClip?
OneClip is a clipboard management tool designed exclusively for macOS (12+). It captures anything you copy—text, images, videos, audio, documents, code, compressed files, and over nine formats—and stores them locally on your device. The app runs on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs and offers multiple interfaces: a main window, a menu bar icon, and a lightweight quick‑paste panel that appears at the cursor position without stealing focus. All data stays on your Mac unless you enable optional LAN sync between devices on the same network.
Key Features
- Unlimited history — Paid editions store an unlimited number of clipboard items; the free version retains one day of history.
- Card and list layout — Items are displayed in a horizontal card layout for visual preview, with support for images, videos, and document thumbnails.
- Quick Paste Panel — A lightweight panel (triggered via ⌘+⇧+R) that opens at the mouse position, allowing one‑click selection and paste without interrupting your workflow.
- OCR text recognition and translation — Extract text from screenshots (including silent screenshots and sticky notes) and translate it across multiple languages; all recognition runs locally.
- Script automation — Built‑in JavaScript engine that can automatically process clipboard content during copy or paste; supports chained scripts, import/export, and fault‑tolerant execution.
- Multi‑device LAN synchronization — Real‑time bidirectional sync between Mac and phone (iOS/Android) on the same WiFi; also supports Bark app push to iPhone. Data never leaves your local network.
- Smart search and categorization — Search across history with content preview, source app recognition, and automatic sorting by type (text, image, link, etc.).
- Favorites and quick replies — Save important items to smart collections with custom categories; set one‑click quick‑reply templates for frequently used text.
Who is it for?
- Software engineers — Keep code snippets, terminal logs, and documentation searchable; use script automation to strip formatting or convert text on the fly.
- UI/UX designers — Preview and drag images directly from the clipboard; use the sticker stack to paste multiple elements in order.
- Students and researchers — Collect literature quotes and automatically categorize text, images, and links; use OCR to extract text from PDF screenshots.
- Self‑media creators — Manage copied materials for posts, use quick replies for repetitive responses, and sync clipboard content between Mac and phone.
What can you do with OneClip?
- Recover lost clipboard content — All copied items are saved locally; search by keyword or browse by format to find anything you copied hours or days ago.
- Cross‑device copying without internet — Copy on your Mac, then paste on your iPhone or Android phone by scanning a QR code in the browser; sync happens over local WiFi only.
- Automate text processing — Write or import custom JavaScript to normalize quotes, convert case, or add formatting when pasting—all without leaving the app.
- Batch paste with the sticker stack — Queue multiple copied items and paste them one after another, ideal for filling forms or inserting repetitive data.
