Smart classification
ClipZap detects text, URLs, files, code, colors, phone numbers, emails, payment cards, and credentials the moment you copy them. Each one gets its own typed card with the right preview.
Smart clipboard history for Windows
Your clipboard,
Your clipboard,
one zap away.
ClipZap remembers every clip, classifies it on the fly, and gets out of your way. Built for Windows, runs entirely on your machine.
Windows 10 / 11 (x64). 3.84 MB. No account required.
Features
Everything ClipZap can do for your clipboard.
A clipboard manager that understands what you copy. The dock sits at the bottom of your screen, hidden until you call it, and quietly catalogs everything from a hex code to a payment card.
Always on, never in the way
ClipZap lives in the tray and captures every clip up to your retention limit. Press Ctrl + Shift + V from any app to open the dock. Press Escape to dismiss it.
Credential and card vault
Save logins and payment cards as first-class items. Passwords and card numbers are sealed with Windows DPAPI before they ever touch the disk, so an attacker with a copy of the database cannot read them.
Smart search
Find any clip by content, source app, or category. The search panel scopes itself to the active filter, so you can narrow to colors, links, or code without changing context.
Pin what you reach for daily
Pinned items never expire and float to the top of the strip. Pin a code snippet, a wallet address, or a frequently used reply, and it stays exactly where you put it.
Quick paste at your caret
Press Ctrl + ` to open a compact popup right next to your text cursor. Pick a clip with the arrow keys, press Enter, and the popup closes. One-handed pasting without breaking flow.
Link previews in the background
When link previews are enabled, copied URLs can be enriched with a title, description, and thumbnail in the background. If the fetch fails, the card stays usable as a plain URL.
Retention you control
Set how long the active history and the trash should keep your clips. ClipZap sweeps stale items on a schedule and shows you what is about to expire, so nothing disappears without warning.
Smart categories
Thirteen content types, one consistent palette.
ClipZap routes every clip into one of thirteen categories. The filter chips at the top of the dock let you scope the list with a single click, and the colors are reused across the card header and any visual badge for the same type.
Pinned
Items you keep around for as long as you want. Amber because pinning is a choice, not a content type.
Text
Plain text and rich-text snippets that do not match any other category. The default catch-all.
Number
Order references, invoice numbers, IDs, and other numeric strings without a more specific shape.
Phone
International and local phone numbers, formatted for clarity and one-click paste back in any format.
Bare email addresses recognized on capture. Mail clients and forms get the address back unaltered.
Code
Source code in any language. Indentation is preserved, the mono font kicks in, and syntax stays intact.
Color
Hex codes, RGB, and HSL strings, each rendered with the actual swatch right next to the value.
Image
Screenshots and image clips, stored as WebP thumbnails so the database stays small even at 10,000 items.
Link
Web URLs that can show titles, descriptions, and preview images when link previews are enabled.
File
File paths captured from Explorer or any app that writes CF_HDROP, ready to paste into a new location.
Account
Login and password pairs. The password is sealed with DPAPI before it hits disk and decoded only on demand.
Card
Payment card details with brand auto-detection. The PAN and CVV are DPAPI-sealed; only the last four digits stay plain.
Trash
Soft-deleted clips waiting out their retention window. Recover what you reach for, lose only what you ignore.
Shortcuts
Built for the keyboard.
Every shortcut is rebindable inside Settings. The defaults below are what ClipZap ships with, picked to avoid clashes with the apps you copy from.
Global
Work from any application on the system.
- Open or close the dock
- CtrlShiftV
- Quick paste at the caret
- Ctrl`
- Clear history
- CtrlShiftDelete
Inside the dock
Fire when the ClipZap window has focus.
- Toggle search
- CtrlF
- Toggle filter
- CtrlG
- Toggle compact view
- CtrlL
- Open the more menu
- CtrlM
- Open the expiring inbox
- CtrlB
- Open Settings
- Ctrl/
- Pause or resume capture
- CtrlP
- Refresh
- F5
- Hide the dock
- Esc
- Quit ClipZap
- CtrlQ
Card actions
Act on the currently focused card in the dock.
- Paste the current card
- Enter
- Copy to clipboard
- C
- Pin or unpin
- P
- Pin as a desktop note
- D
- Send to trash
- Delete
- Add or remove from queue
- Space
Trash
Available while the Trash filter is selected.
- Restore from trash
- R
- Empty the trash
- CtrlShiftBackspace
Who it's for
Built for the way you actually copy.
ClipZap was made for people whose work shows up one copy at a time. If any of the patterns below match your day, the dock will earn its place in your tray within an hour.
Developers and engineers
Keep snippets, error messages, commit hashes, command lines, and hex colors at your fingertips. The Code category preserves indentation and the mono font, so you paste back exactly what you copied out of your editor.
Content managers and editors
Move headlines, citations, image paths, and reference links between a brief, a CMS, and a chat without losing the trail. Pin the recurring boilerplate once and reuse it for the rest of the week.
Designers
Hex codes from Figma, asset paths from Explorer, and reference URLs from inspiration boards all land in the same dock. The color swatch renders the actual hue so you can scan the strip with your eyes, not the labels.
Writers and translators
Carry quotes, source links, and term-base entries across browser tabs and word processors without opening a second tool. Pinned items stay in place as the reference set you build throughout the project.
Customer support and sales
Pin canned replies, paste ticket IDs, and reuse customer references across the day. The quick-paste popup lets you stay in the support inbox without ever switching windows.
Researchers and analysts
Quotes, primary sources, and dataset URLs stay searchable for as long as you need them. The retention sweep keeps the active list clean while leaving anything pinned in place for the long haul.
Reviews
Early users are talking.
ClipZap shipped quietly to a small group of testers across engineering, design, and support teams. Here is what they wrote back after the first week of daily use.
ClipZap became one of those tools I notice only when it is missing. Code snippets, links, and commands stay organized, and I can paste them back without breaking focus.
The color and link cards are exactly what I needed. I copy from Figma, browser tabs, and notes all day, and ClipZap keeps everything easy to scan.
I copy commands, logs, URLs, and tokens all day. ClipZap keeps that stream readable, and quick paste saves me from jumping between terminal, browser, and chat.
Pinned replies and searchable links saved me from digging through old documents. ClipZap feels small on screen, but it removes a lot of daily friction.
Quick paste is the part that won me over. I can keep ticket IDs, phone numbers, and canned answers ready without turning my desktop into a mess.
Keeping clipboard history on my own machine made me comfortable using ClipZap for research work. Quotes, sources, and dataset links stay searchable without sending anything elsewhere.
ClipZap quietly fixed one of the most annoying parts of my day. Meeting links, specs, and copied notes are easy to find again instead of disappearing after the next copy.
I copy test data, error messages, and build links all day. ClipZap keeps them grouped and searchable, so I spend less time recreating the same context.
The dock feels fast and focused. I can grab an old command, a URL, or a color value in seconds, and the keyboard shortcuts make it feel native to Windows.
Privacy
Local first, by design.
ClipZap is built to do its job on the machine you copy from. There is no account, no cloud sync, and no companion server for your clipboard history.
Local first
Your history lives in a SQLite file under your user profile. The app only reaches the network for link previews when that feature is enabled.
No login
There is no account to create, no email to verify, no sign-in screen. Install the app and start using it.
No cloud
Your clipboard history never leaves the machine you copied it on. No background sync, no shared workspace, no remote backup.
No telemetry
No analytics, crash reporters, or usage metrics are built in.
Before you install
Install with a clear check.
ClipZap is currently distributed without a commercial code-signing certificate, so Windows may show an Unknown publisher warning. If you have any doubts, scan the installer with your antivirus first and install it only after you feel confident.
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Windows may warn you
Because the installer is not signed yet, Windows may show Unknown publisher. This can happen with new unsigned apps and does not automatically mean the file is unsafe.
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Check the SHA-256 hash
If you want to be extra careful, compare the installer hash with the SHA-256 value below. Matching values mean the downloaded file has not changed.
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Scan if you have doubts
Before installing, you can scan the file with Microsoft Defender or your antivirus. Install ClipZap only after you are comfortable with the result.
Download
Get ClipZap for Windows.
The installer places the app in your user folder and registers a single tray icon. No admin prompt, no system-wide changes. Uninstall anytime from Windows Settings.
Download ClipZap 1.0.0