Clipso stores clipboard history on your Mac unless you turn on iCloud Sync.
Effective June 8, 2026
Privacy Policy
Clipso is a Mac clipboard utility. Because clipboard data can be sensitive, Clipso is designed around local storage, encrypted payload files, explicit exclusions, and optional iCloud sync.
Clipboard payload files are encrypted with a Keychain-backed key before they are stored.
You can pause capture, ignore apps, skip sensitive text, clear history, and clean up sync data.
Data Clipso Handles
Clipso reads clipboard contents while capture is enabled so it can create searchable clip cards. Depending on what you copy, those cards can include text, links, rich text, images, screenshots, colors, file references, source app names, dates, favorites, folders, and representation types.
Create, search, preview, and restore clips.
Stored on your Mac; optionally in iCloud when sync is enabled.Help you identify where a clip came from.
Stored on your Mac; optionally synced as metadata.Organize saved clips and preserve your shelf layout.
Stored on your Mac; optionally synced as metadata.Apply capture, privacy, sync, and appearance preferences.
Stored in UserDefaults on your Mac.Local Storage and Encryption
Clipso writes clipboard payload files in the user Application Support area and encrypts them before storage using CryptoKit ChaChaPoly. The encryption key is stored in Keychain. Clip metadata and organization data are stored by the app’s local persistence layer.
File and folder clips are handled as references rather than copying large folder contents into app storage. Large clipboard payload limits can also prevent oversized content from being saved.
Optional iCloud Sync
iCloud Sync is off by default. When you enable it, Clipso uses Apple’s CloudKit-backed storage through the system persistence stack. Sync can include existing history, saved folder clips, titles, preview text, source app, dates, favorite state, folder assignment, representation types, folder names, colors, order, and encrypted payload copies.
The payload key is stored in the user’s synchronizable Keychain so Macs signed into the same Apple ID can read synced encrypted payloads. Upload and download timing is managed by macOS and Apple services.
Permissions
Clipboard access is required for Clipso to save and restore clips while the app is running. macOS Accessibility permission is only needed if you want Clipso to paste automatically into the previous app after restoring a clip. Without Accessibility permission, Clipso can still copy the selected clip back to the clipboard.
Your Privacy Controls
- Pause capture from the shelf or menu bar.
- Add ignored applications so copied content from those apps is not saved.
- Keep sensitive detection enabled to skip likely passwords, tokens, API keys, one-time codes, private keys, and credential-like text.
- Set history size and large clipboard limits.
- Turn iCloud Sync on or off from Settings.
Retention and Deletion
Clipboard History follows the history limit you choose. Clips saved inside custom folders are treated separately from rolling history cleanup. You can clear Clipboard History from Settings, delete individual clips, remove ignored apps, and clean up prepared or synced iCloud payload data.
Contact
If you have a privacy question or need help with deletion, sync cleanup, or permissions, contact support.
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