Clipboard manager privacy ratings
Clipboard history apps. They see every password and message you copy.
8 clipboard managers are rated against 4 public criteria, and 8 have enough evidence for a letter grade. Of the 2 with a known jurisdiction, 1 is based in a Five Eyes country, and 2 in the wider Fourteen Eyes.
Open-source clipboard managers only · Criteria for this category · Suggest an addition · Markdown
| Name | Grade | Score | Data | Jurisdiction | Open source | No trackers or telemetry | No ads or data sales | Independent audit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open-source clipboard manager for Linux, Windows and macOS that saves clipboard history in tabs, with item editing, tags, search, command-line control and scripting. |
Grade B | 80 | 100% | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Open-source clipboard manager for macOS and iOS, based on Jumpcut, that keeps a history of copied text for developers, with optional iCloud sync. |
Grade B | 80 | 100% | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Open-source clipboard manager for GNOME, made of a daemon, a GTK interface, a GNOME Shell extension and a command-line client, with optional encrypted history. |
Grade B | 80 | 100% | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Open-source clipboard manager for macOS that keeps a searchable history of copied items, stored locally on the computer, with keyboard-first navigation. |
Grade B | 80 | 100% | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Open-source clipboard manager for macOS, based on ClipMenu, with a clipboard history menu, snippets and keyboard shortcuts. |
Grade D | 50 | 100% | – | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Open-source clipboard manager for Windows that saves text, images, HTML and custom formats in a searchable history, with optional encrypted sync between computers on a network. |
Grade D | 50 | 100% | – | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Clipboard manager for Mac, iPhone and iPad that keeps a searchable history of copied items, with pinboards and optional sync through iCloud. |
Grade F | 20 | 100% | Denmark Nine Eyes | No | No | Yes | No |
Clipboard history built into Windows, opened with Windows key + V. It keeps recent copied items and pinned items, with optional sync across devices through a Microsoft account. |
Grade F | 20 | 100% | United States Five Eyes | No | No | Yes | No |
Questions
What is the most private option among clipboard managers?
No pick has been made yet. The table above is sorted by score, based on public evidence.
How are clipboard managers rated?
Each entry answers 4 questions: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit. Answers need links to evidence. See the full criteria.
Does jurisdiction matter?
Jurisdiction decides which laws can compel a provider to hand over data. Each entry shows its country and whether it is in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes. The data a provider can hand over depends mostly on what it stores and who holds the keys. Read about jurisdictions and the CLOUD Act.