Updates

What's new.

All updates and improvements for QuietClip.

v1.8.1

VoiceOver labels and a faster image list

  • improved Every switch and dropdown in Settings now has a proper VoiceOver name. They used to be read out as just "switch, on" with no indication of what they controlled
  • improved Scrolling a long history full of images uses less disk. QuietClip now remembers each image's size and dimensions when it captures it, instead of re-reading the whole image every time its row appears
  • An image that failed to load once could stay blank in the large preview even though it was fine. The list view and the preview now load images independently of each other
v1.8.0

See the whole clip before you paste it

  • new Press Cmd+Y to preview a clip at full size. Long code blocks and notes scroll and can be selected, and images fill the panel instead of a small thumbnail. You can also click the eye button on a clip, or right-click it and choose Preview
  • new Sensitive clips stay blurred in the preview until you choose to reveal them, so opening one is never a way around the blur
  • improved Scrolling back through a long history with lots of images is faster
  • Pasting a copied image file no longer risks pasting the wrong image when you paste something else before it finishes
v1.7.1

Make the panel bigger, and keep your pinned clips

  • new Choose a panel size: Small, Medium, or Large. Larger sizes widen the panel and enlarge the clip text, the search field, and the previews. Find it in Settings under General
  • new Pick a theme: follow your system setting, or force light or dark
  • new Clearing your history now keeps your pinned clips by default. Turn it off in Settings if you would rather clear everything
  • improved Clip thumbnails stay sharp at the larger panel sizes
v1.7.0

Edit a clip before you paste it

  • new Tweak a clip before pasting it: open any text clip in a quick editor, make your change, and paste the edited version. Your saved clip stays exactly as it was
  • new Three ways to start editing: hover a row and click the pencil, right-click and choose "Edit and Paste", or press Cmd+E on the selected clip
v1.6.0

Privacy Shield: protects your passwords and keys

  • new QuietClip now spots sensitive clips: passwords, API keys, credit card numbers, and Social Security numbers are automatically blurred in the panel. Hover a row to reveal it
  • new Your clipboard panel is now hidden from screen recordings and screen sharing, so your clips never show up on a call or in a capture
  • new A new "Hide sensitive clips" switch in Privacy settings lets you turn the blur on or off
v1.5.0

Merge Clips: select a few, combine them into one

  • new Merge clips: Cmd-click two or more text clips and combine them into a single clip, joined in the order you copied them. Pick the separator: new line, space, comma, or your own
  • new Select multiple clips with Cmd-click, or Shift-click to select a whole range. A floating bar shows your selection and merges with one click
  • new The merged clip is ready to paste immediately and appears at the top of your history
  • improved Clicking a clip no longer nudges the list around; the panel only auto-scrolls when you navigate with the arrow keys
v1.4.0

Paste Queue: copy several things, paste them in order

  • new Paste Queue (Pro) -- start the queue, copy several items, then paste them one-by-one in the order you copied them
  • new Press Control+Command+V to paste the next item in the queue, straight into any app
  • new Manage the queue from the panel: see what is lined up, paste the next one, or clear it
  • new Right-click any clip and choose Add to Paste Queue to build a queue from your history
  • improved New setting to keep your history in its original order after pasting, instead of moving the pasted clip to the top
v1.3.0

Now on Sonoma, with pause and resume

  • new QuietClip now runs on macOS 14 Sonoma, not just Sequoia
  • new Press Cmd and a number (Cmd+1 to Cmd+9) to instantly paste one of your most recent clips
  • new Pause and resume clipboard capture from the panel footer or the menu bar -- handy when you are copying something sensitive
  • new Open a copied link straight from your history, no need to paste it first
  • new Copied a color like #FF5733 or rgb(255, 87, 51)? It now shows a color swatch in the list
  • new Exclude any app from clipboard capture, with Bitwarden now blocked by default alongside 1Password and Keychain
  • improved Auto-delete history on shorter timeframes too, from 5 minutes up to 90 days
v1.2.1

Movable panel, faster with large histories

  • new Move the clipboard panel anywhere -- drag it by its background and it reopens right where you left it, instead of always in the center of the screen
  • improved The clipboard panel now opens instantly even with hundreds of clips -- rows are built as you scroll instead of all at once
  • improved Typing in search and navigating with arrow keys is much snappier, especially with large histories
  • improved Far lower memory usage when your history contains images -- thumbnails are now small, cached, and decoded in the background
  • improved Large image clips are stored compressed, keeping your clipboard database lean
  • internal Storage upgrade verified to preserve all existing clips, pins, and images in place
  • Copying a very large image (like a big screenshot) no longer briefly freezes the app
  • Pasting an image file from a slow or network drive no longer risks hanging the app
  • Copied SVG files now show a real thumbnail preview in the clip list
v1.2.0

Your clipboard, refined

  • new Customizable global hotkey -- change Cmd+Shift+V to any shortcut you want in Settings
  • new Plain text paste -- hold Option when pasting to strip formatting, or flip the global toggle in Settings
  • new Monitoring heartbeat -- a subtle footer shows when your last clip was captured, so you always know QuietClip is working
  • new Sleep/wake resilience -- clipboard monitoring now survives sleep, lid close, and display sleep without missing a beat
  • new Auto-delete by age -- automatically clean up clips older than 1, 7, 30, or 90 days in Privacy settings
  • improved Faster queries with SwiftData indexing for Pro users with large histories
  • improved Onboarding now announces step progress to VoiceOver
  • Changing your hotkey no longer leaks system event handlers
  • Quitting during onboarding no longer crashes
  • Rapidly toggling the panel no longer causes it to flicker or disappear
v1.1.1

Smoother scrolling and faster previews

  • improved Image and file previews now load in the background, so scrolling through a long history stays smooth instead of briefly stalling
  • improved Faster, more responsive clipboard panel when browsing items with thumbnails
  • internal Expanded automated test coverage for history limits and pinned-item handling
v1.1.0

Redesigned onboarding, auto-paste setting, smarter clipboard

  • new Redesigned onboarding with animated clipboard demo, keyboard shortcuts guide, paste mode explanation, and privacy overview
  • new "Paste automatically" option in Preferences — paste clips directly into your active app (off by default, opt-in)
  • new Sensitive clipboard filtering — passwords and temporary content from 1Password, KeeWeb, and other managers are automatically ignored
  • new Owl mascot illustrations throughout onboarding
  • improved Refreshed Preferences with card-based layout and improved readability
  • improved VoiceOver support in settings
  • internal Clipboard monitoring now uses Swift concurrency instead of Timer
v1.0.0

Initial release

  • new Clipboard history for text, images, rich text, and files
  • new Instant access via Cmd+Shift+V or menu bar icon
  • new Search across clipboard history
  • new Pin frequently used items
  • new Auto-paste into the previously active app (requires Accessibility permission)
  • new Smart exclusions for password managers (1Password, Keychain Access)
  • new Keyboard navigation with arrow keys, Enter to paste, number keys for quick paste
  • new Onboarding flow with Accessibility permission setup
  • new Freemium model: 25 items free, Pro unlocks up to 1,000 items, image/file paste, unlimited pins
  • new One-time Pro purchase ($8.99) via StoreKit 2
  • new Privacy by architecture: zero network connections, zero telemetry, zero external dependencies
  • new macOS 15+ (Sequoia and later)