New · Clipboard+ Desktop

Your clipboard and your voice, on every computer.

Clipboard+ Desktop keeps a searchable history of everything you copy and types what you say into any app. It works on its own, free and private. Sign in and it syncs with the Clipboard+ extension, the web app and your other computers.

  • macOS, Windows, Linux
  • No account needed
  • Works offline
Clipboard+ Desktop showing a searchable clipboard history with a dictated note, an image, links and code, each with star, Copy and Delete actions.
What it does

Two shortcuts. That's the whole app.

It lives in your menu bar, system tray or top bar and starts when you log in. Turn on either tool, or both.

Clipboard history

Press Super+Shift+F, type, press Enter.

Everything you copied, newest first, one search away. Enter copies the top match back.

  • Text, links and images
  • Favorites and filters
  • Skips what password managers mark as secret
  • Pause capture any time
Voice dictation

Press Super+Shift+D, speak, press it again.

Your words are ready to paste in any app, and saved in your history too.

  • Free on-device Whisper, audio never leaves your computer
  • English, or multilingual with automatic detection
  • Or use your own OpenAI, Groq or compatible API
  • Turn it off if you only want the clipboard
Better with the extension

Your browser and every other app, one history.

Already use the Clipboard+ extension? Desktop fills in everything the browser can't see. Sign in to both with the same account, and whatever you copy anywhere shows up in both.

Clipboard+ extension

In Chrome and Edge

  • What you copy on any website
  • Snippets that expand as you type
  • In-page widget and screen text capture

Add the extension

Clipboard+ Desktop

On Mac, Windows and Linux

  • What you copy in every other app: Slack, Word, Terminal…
  • Images, kept on your computer
  • Voice dictation into any app

Download Desktop

Example: copy a tracking number in your email app, then paste it into a web form from the extension's widget. No retyping.

Local or synced

Keep it on this computer. Or everywhere.

Clipboard+ Desktop never needs an account. Connect one when you want the same history in the extension, the web app and on your other computers.

Local · default

Just this computer

  • History saved only on this computer
  • Works offline; nothing is sent anywhere
  • Free, nothing to sign up for
Synced · optional

Every device you use

  • Same history on your Mac, Windows and Linux computers
  • Also in the Chrome and Edge extension, the web app and the iOS app
  • Text and links sync; images stay on the device they came from
  • Clear history once and it's cleared everywhere
Download

Free. One command.

Open a terminal, paste the command for your system and press Enter. It installs only what's missing, then opens the app.

Clipboard+ Desktop is for computers. Open this page on your Mac, Windows or Linux computer to install it. On your phone, use the iOS app or the Android beta.

$
Open TerminalPress ⌘ Space, type “Terminal”, press Return.
Paste and runIt may ask for your password to install missing parts.
Choose what to useClipboard history, dictation, or both.

The command downloads and runs the installer from the address shown; open that address first if you'd like to read it.

Already use Clipboard+?

Connect in under a minute.

Your desktop history joins the one you already have in the extension and web app.

Open your Account page
  1. In Clipboard+ Desktop, open Settings and find Clipboard+ account.
  2. Sign in with your Clipboard+ email and password.
  3. Signed up with Google? On your Account page, click Create a key for Clipboard+ Desktop, then choose Use an API key instead in the app and paste it.
Questions

Good to know.

Do I need a Clipboard+ account?

No. Clipboard+ Desktop works fully on its own: your history stays on your computer, offline. Sign in only if you want it synced with the extension, the web app and your other computers.

What syncs?

Text and links. Copied images stay on the computer they came from, and dictation audio is never uploaded.

Is it free?

Yes. On-device transcription costs nothing. Only if you choose an external transcription service such as OpenAI or Groq might that service charge you.

Which systems are supported?

macOS, 64-bit Windows, and Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch and openSUSE, including GNOME on Wayland). Linux is the most tested; macOS and Windows support is newer.

How do I remove it?

Choose Quit from its icon and turn off Open at Login in the same menu. For a full removal, email support@apercallc.com and we'll walk you through it.