/ClipNotes

Your Sleek macOS Clipboard Manager

Primary LanguageSwiftMIT LicenseMIT

ClipNotes

ClipNotes is an open-source copy and paste manager for macOS, designed with simplicity and usability in mind. It offers a clean and intuitive interface to manage your clipboard history efficiently, making it easier than ever to keep track of copied text, links, and more.

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Features

  • Clipboard History: Automatically saves items you copy to your clipboard, allowing you to access them later.
  • Simple Interface: A user-friendly interface that is easy to navigate.
  • Search Functionality: Quickly find items in your clipboard history with an integrated search feature.
  • Data Persistence: Saves your clipboard history between app launches, ensuring that you never lose important copied content.
  • Lightweight and Efficient: Designed to be unobtrusive, consuming minimal system resources.
  • Dark Mode Support: Supports macOS dark mode for a seamless experience in low-light environments.

Getting Started

For a quick and easy setup, you can directly download the ClipNotes app through the provided .dmg file:

Download ClipNotes.dmg

Installation Instructions

  1. Download the ClipNotes.dmg.zip file from the above link.
  2. Unzip the downloaded file to extract the .dmg file.
  3. Double-click on the .dmg file to open the installer.
  4. Drag the ClipNotes application to your Applications folder.
  5. Open ClipNotes from your Applications folder to start managing your clipboard history.

Prerequisites

  • macOS 11.0+
  • Xcode 15.0+ (for building from source)

Building From Source

If you prefer to build ClipNotes from source:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/ClipNotes.git
cd ClipNotes
open ClipNotes.xcodeproj

Usage

Once ClipNotes is installed or running, it will automatically start saving items that you copy to your clipboard. Access ClipNotes from the menu bar to view your clipboard history. You can search, delete, or copy items back to your clipboard. Plus, it's dark and light mode compatible!

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Contributing

Contributions to ClipNotes are welcome if you have improvements or bug fixes. The project is currently just a barebones clipboard editor so there is plenty of room for functionality that can be added although the interface needs to remain minimal:

  1. Fork the repository.
  2. Create a new branch with git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature.
  3. Commit your changes with git commit -am 'Add some AmazingFeature'.
  4. Push to the branch with git push origin feature/AmazingFeature.
  5. Open a pull request.

If you do decide to fork it or use any of the code, please star the project :)

License

ClipNotes is released under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.