Clippy is a lightweight, universal clipboard sync platform built for Windows and Android. It eliminates the friction of moving text, images, and files between desktop workstations and mobile devices, syncing clips securely in real time.
Overview
Transferring clipboard content across operating systems often requires third-party chat apps, draft emails, or cloud drives. Clippy streamlines this into an invisible workflow: copy on your phone or PC, and it is instantly ready to paste on every other connected device.
Key Highlights
- Instant Cross-Device Relay: Copies on Windows or Android broadcast immediately through a low-latency relay to all connected devices.
- Text, Formatted Content & Files: Seamlessly syncs plain text, rich text formatting, and files up to 64 MB directly into device downloads.
- On-Device OCR for Images: Photograph notes, whiteboards, or documents on your phone, then paste either the image or the extracted text on your computer. Text recognition happens locally on-device for total privacy.
- 50-Clip History & Quick Palette: Quickly browse and search the last 50 clips via a global Windows shortcut (
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V) featuring an interactive fanned-out stack UI. - Privacy & Security by Design: Password managers and sensitive fields are automatically ignored, customizable application skip lists prevent unwanted copies, and all relay data expires within 24 hours.
Platform & Tech Stack
- Web Showcase: Next.js (App Router), TypeScript, Tailwind CSS
- Desktop Client: Native Windows application with global hotkeys and system tray hooks
- Mobile Companion: Android application with share-sheet integration and background sync
- Sync & Relay Infrastructure: High-concurrency encrypted relay with automatic ephemeral cleanup