ClipLedger Download

Clipboard ledger for macOS

Everything you have ever copied. One shortcut away.

An encrypted ledger of your clipboard, on every Mac you own. Press Shift Option Space, search your whole history, and paste it yourself.

Download for Mac Mac App Store

macOS 14 or newer · Universal · Free · No account

⇧⌥Space opens the search window, anywhere

esc closes

Pinned

Screenshot 2026-08-22 at 14.02 ScreenshotPNG, 1080 by 675, text read on device Pinned ⌘1
https://docs.example.com/ledger/retention Safaridocs.example.com ⌘2
ledger.apply(retentionRule) XcodeSwift, 27 characters ⌘3
Standup moved to Thursday 14:00 NotesNote, 31 characters ⌘4
ClipLedger-0.1.0.dmg FinderFile reference, 14,2 MB ⌘5
IBAN, masked on capture 1PasswordExpires in 1 hour, never synced Masked ⌘6
#58D6A9 FigmaColour, converted on demand ⌘7
git rebase -i origin/main TerminalShell, 25 characters ⌘8
https://clipledger.app/security Mailclipledger.app ⌘9
Q3-report.pdf PreviewFile reference, 214 KB

10 entriesCopy

This is the real interface. Type, filter, use the arrows, press Enter.

Unlimited history

Every entry you choose to keep stays searchable, with limits and expiry you set yourself.

Encrypted everywhere

SQLCipher on disk, AES-256-GCM for files and for anything that reaches iCloud.

No permissions

ClipLedger only sets the clipboard, so it never asks for Accessibility access.

Search

Your whole history, narrowed while you type.

ClipLedger keeps every entry you chose to keep, so the answer is never gone. Full text search runs over the encrypted ledger, operators cut the result down, and fewer than five matches quietly switches to a fuzzy pass.

3,902Entries in the ledger

3Matches

esc closes

Pinned

Q3-report-final.numbers NumbersFile reference, 1,2 MB ⌘1
https://reports.example/q3/summary Safarireports.example ⌘2
Quarterly report, closing paragraph PagesText, 214 characters ⌘3
Can you resend that link? SlackText, 25 characters ⌘4
pnpm turbo run build TerminalShell, 20 characters ⌘5
Roadmap, slide 12 KeynoteText, 17 characters ⌘6
https://status.example.com Safaristatus.example.com ⌘7
store.entries(matching: query) XcodeSwift, 30 characters ⌘8
brand-assets.zip FinderFile reference, 38,4 MB ⌘9
Ask about the export deadline NotesNote, 29 characters

10 entriesCopy

Operators, if you already know

app:xcode
only entries copied from Xcode
type:links
only links
is:pinned
only pinned entries
after:2026-08-01
only entries from August

Fewer than five matches turns on the fuzzy pass, so a half remembered word still lands.

Filters

Text, links, images, files, code.

Every entry keeps its type, its source app, and its age. Tab and Shift Tab move through the filters without leaving the keyboard, and Vision reads text inside screenshots on device so an image is searchable too.

Screenshot 2026-08-22 at 14.02 ScreenshotPNG, 1080 by 675, text read on device Images Pinned
https://docs.example.com/ledger/retention Safaridocs.example.com Links
ledger.apply(retentionRule) XcodeSwift, 27 characters Code
Standup moved to Thursday 14:00 NotesNote, 31 characters Text
ClipLedger-0.1.0.dmg FinderFile reference, 14,2 MB Files
IBAN, masked on capture 1PasswordExpires in 1 hour, never synced Text Masked
#58D6A9 FigmaColour, converted on demand Text
git rebase -i origin/main TerminalShell, 25 characters Code
https://clipledger.app/security Mailclipledger.app Links
Q3-report.pdf PreviewFile reference, 214 KB Files

10 entries Sample ledger, filtered live in your browser. Click an entry to copy it.

Encrypted sync

One ledger. Every Mac you own.

Sync runs through your own private CloudKit database, never a ClipLedger server and never an account. Each record is encrypted again with your Ledger Key before it leaves the Mac, and that key reaches your other Macs through iCloud Keychain or a recovery phrase you keep.

  1. 01

    You copy something

    The entry is classified, then written to the local ledger that SQLCipher keeps encrypted on disk.

  2. 02

    It is sealed again

    Before upload, the payload is encrypted with AES-256-GCM under your Ledger Key, so iCloud stores bytes it cannot read.

  3. 03

    It travels privately

    The record lands in your own private CloudKit database. There is no ClipLedger account, server, or shared database.

  4. 04

    It appears on your other Mac

    The second Mac unlocks the payload with the same Ledger Key and the entry is one shortcut away there too.

Transport
Private CloudKit database
Payload
AES-256-GCM, client side
Key delivery
iCloud Keychain or recovery phrase
Account
None, ever

Every screen

The whole app, in four screens.

Every screen below is rebuilt here in the browser from the interface ClipLedger ships, with the same controls, the same wording, and the same defaults, so you can look around before you download anything.

Privacy

Choose what happens when clipboard content looks sensitive. The strictest matching rule always wins.

Presets

StrictBalancedStore everything

Sensitive categories

Private key -----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
Store Store masked Never store
Never stored
Recovery phrase twelve or twenty four words
Store Store masked Never store
Never stored
Credit card 4242 •••• •••• 4242
Store Store masked Never store
1 hour
API key sk_live_••••••••3f2a
Store Store masked Never store
1 hour
IBAN NL•• •••• •••• ••31
Store Store masked Never store
30 days

Every detected category gets its own action, expiry, and sync choice. The strictest match always wins.

Sample data. Your own ledger never leaves your Mac.

The ledger

Fast in the moment, predictable afterwards.

Search is only the beginning. ClipLedger shows exactly why an entry is kept, masked, synced, or removed.

Transform without changing the source

Clean text, format JSON, convert colors, or create a hash. The result goes to the clipboard while the saved entry stays intact.

Make secrets yours

Every detector has its own action, expiry, and sync choice. Multiple matches always follow the strictest rule.

Search like you already know

Combine full text search with operators for app, type, date, state, and category. Fewer than five matches triggers a fuzzy fallback.

Time is a setting

Set a TTL on one entry or an entire category. Before saving, see exactly what the new rules would remove.

Text inside images counts

Vision OCR makes screenshot text searchable, locally and without a network request. Images remain encrypted.

The same rules on every Mac

Private CloudKit sync gets an extra client side encryption layer. The Ledger Key reaches your Macs through iCloud Keychain or a recovery phrase.

Check it yourself

Every claim on this page is inspectable.

No invented benchmarks, no competitor straw men, no testimonials we cannot show. The technical documents are part of the product.

The key hierarchy

How one Ledger Key derives the database, file, and CloudKit keys, and what happens if you lose it.

Read the security note

What is collected

Nothing, in the app and on this site. No analytics, no cookies, no account, no third party crash reporting.

Read the privacy note

Every shortcut

The complete keyboard reference, generated from the same source the app is built from.

Open support

Completely free

The complete app. No subscription. No limit as a business model.

Both distribution channels get the same features and cost zero. Only signing and updates differ.

Download for Mac Mac App Store

macOS 14 or newer · Universal · Free · No account

FAQ

Questions that actually matter.

Why does ClipLedger not paste automatically?

Automatic paste requires simulated keystrokes and Accessibility permission. ClipLedger only restores the clipboard, then you paste normally with Command-V.

Where is my data stored?

Entries live in an encrypted database on your Mac. If sync is enabled, client-side encrypted records also live in your private CloudKit database.

What happens to passwords?

Password-manager marker types are always honored and ignored. Other likely secrets follow the privacy rule you choose.

Can I choose to keep a detected secret?

Yes. Every category has its own store, masked store, never store, expiry, and sync controls.

What if I lose my key?

Without the Ledger Key or recovery phrase, nobody can recover your ledger, including us.

How much disk space does it use?

You decide. Set limits globally and per type, including separate expiry rules for images and files.

Does it work on Intel Macs?

Yes. ClipLedger is a Universal app for Apple silicon and Intel Macs running macOS 14 or newer.

What is the difference between the App Store and direct download?

Features and price are identical. Only signing and the update channel differ.

No analytics, no cookies, no banner. This site does not build a file on you either. See the key hierarchy