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Buffer v2.2.0 – Inline Editing, Debounced Search & More
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Clipboard history,
always at hand.

A lightweight, privacy-first clipboard manager for macOS. Searchable history, image support, and on-device OCR — everything stays on your Mac.

Apple Silicon — v2.2.0 Intel — v2.2.0 View Source
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Features

Everything you need,
nothing you don't.

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Clipboard History

Auto-captures everything you copy — text and images — so you never lose a snippet again.

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Instant Search

Real-time fuzzy search across your entire history. Find anything in milliseconds.

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Vision OCR

Extract text from images using Apple's on-device Vision framework. Fully offline and private.

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Image Support

Copy and paste images seamlessly with inline preview before pasting.

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Custom Tags

Categorize clipboard items with color-coded tags. Quick tag with ⌘T and filter using # tag suggestions in search.

Bookmarks

Star important clipboard items with ⌘B for quick reuse and protection from automatic history eviction.

Multi Select & Paste

Select multiple items from your clipboard history and paste them all at once. Perfect for assembling snippets fast.

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Auto Updates

Built-in secure updates with code signature verification and a native post-update release notes HUD.

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Inline Text Editing

Edit any text or code snippet directly within the clipboard history preview pane with auto-save and pasteboard sync.

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Configurable Hotkeys

Change the global shortcut in Settings. Dynamic re-registration means your custom keys work instantly.

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Privacy First

All data stored locally. Nothing ever leaves your Mac. No accounts, no cloud.

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Menu Bar App

Lives quietly in your menu bar. No Dock clutter, always a hotkey away.

Keyboard

Built for
keyboard people.

Open clipboard history
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Navigate items
Multi-select (expand selection)
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Paste selected item(s)
Pin / unpin item
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Bookmark item (eviction protection)
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Add tag to item
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Delete selected item
Close window
Getting Started

Up in 60 seconds.

1
Download Buffer.dmg using the button at the top or bottom of this page.
2
Open the DMG and drag Buffer.app into your Applications folder.
3
Launch Buffer — it appears in your menu bar. Grant Accessibility permissions when prompted.
4
Start copying as usual. Press ⇧⌘V anywhere to pull up your clipboard history.

Your clipboard,
supercharged.

Free and open-source. Always.

Apple Silicon — v2.2.0 Intel — v2.2.0
macOS 13.0+ Apple Silicon & Intel Free & Open Source MIT License ... Stars ... Downloads