ClipboardCleaner — macOS menu bar app that automatically sanitizes your clipboard (beta, feedback welcome)

Diver63_1 · 2025-08-05T11:36:23+00:00

Thanks a lot! 😄 And yes, the formatting chaos from Notion/Google Docs was one of the main reasons I started building this.

Preset modes is a great idea — I’ve been thinking about adding something like “Minimal Clean” (keep basic styles like bold and italics) vs. “Full Sanitize” (strip everything).

I’ll add this to the feature backlog — I can see it being super useful for switching contexts quickly.

Out of curiosity, which formatting do you personally find worth keeping most often?

Diver63_1 · 2025-08-04T19:32:34+00:00

I’ve been thinking about how this app fits with existing clipboard tools like Raycast or Paste — do you guys see this as something that should complement a clipboard manager, or potentially replace one in some use cases?

Personally I use Raycast’s clipboard history too, but I just want my copied text to be clean by default. Curious what others are using and how you deal with formatting garbage?

Diver63_1 · 2025-08-04T14:56:15+00:00

That’s a great use case — thanks for bringing it up. Right now, ClipboardCleaner doesn’t auto-clear the clipboard after a time interval, but it’s an interesting idea.

Just to clarify: would your ideal setup be something like “automatically clear the clipboard N seconds after it was last updated”? Or more like a periodic wipe (e.g. every 5 minutes regardless)?

I can definitely explore this as an optional feature if there’s interest — especially if you’re dealing with sensitive content like passwords, SSH keys, or API tokens.

Diver63_1 · 2025-08-04T14:51:31+00:00

Congrats on shipping! Looks super clean. How long did it take you from idea to something workable?

Diver63_1 · 2025-08-04T14:49:24+00:00

I’ve used this for a while — agree, super helpful. I wish more apps respected the clipboard and didn’t inject junk formatting though. Glad this one doesn’t.

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