Clipboard

built-in

Clyde monitors your clipboard in the background and keeps a history of up to 50 items. Browse, search, re-copy, or paste directly—and see which app each item came from.

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WHAT IT DOES

—List recent clipboard items (up to 20 shown, 50 stored)
—Search clipboard history
—Re-copy an item (puts it back on the clipboard)
—Paste an item directly (simulates Cmd+V)
—Clear clipboard history

TRIGGERS

clipboard / clips / paste historyclipboard invoicefind clip githubclear clipboard

DATA

local only

// UserDefaults["clipboardHistory"]
[
  {
    "id": "A1B2C3D4-...",
    "text": "https://github.com/ColorfulDots/clyde-registry",
    "timestamp": "2026-03-06T11:45:00Z",
    "sourceApp": "Safari"
  },
  {
    "id": "E5F6G7H8-...",
    "text": "npm install && npm run dev",
    "timestamp": "2026-03-06T11:30:00Z",
    "sourceApp": "iTerm2"
  }
]

Clipboard history is stored in UserDefaults under key `clipboardHistory`. Max 50 items. Text only—no images or files. Persists across launches. Nothing is uploaded.

This is a built-in Clyde command. No installation required—it ships with every copy of the app.