Wisp is a free, open-source clipboard manager for macOS. It lives in the menu bar, remembers everything you copy — text, rich text, images and files — and brings it back when you press ⌃⌘V.

Yes. Wisp is completely free, with no trial, no subscription and no account. The source code is on GitHub under the MIT license.

How do I see my clipboard history on a Mac?

macOS only remembers the last thing you copied. Install Wisp, then press Control + Command + V in any app to open your full clipboard history, search it, and paste any earlier item.

Is Wisp private? Does it send my data anywhere?

No data leaves your Mac. Wisp has no server, no analytics and no network access. History is stored in a local folder in ~/Library/Application Support, and copies that password managers mark as concealed are skipped.

Can I paste without formatting?

Yes. Select an item and press ⌥↩ (Option + Return) to paste it as plain text, without fonts or colors.

Which macOS versions does Wisp support?

Wisp runs on macOS 14 Sonoma and later. It is a native Swift app of about 1.5 MB.

How many items does Wisp remember?

The last 300 items, plus any number of pinned items and saved snippets, which are kept forever.

How do I get in touch?

Email ndsnaren@gmail.com with questions, ideas or feedback. Bugs and feature requests are also welcome as GitHub issues.

00 index

01capturep. 2
02try it — the real thingp. 3
03actionsp. 4
04keysp. 5
05privatep. 6
06installp. 7
07questionsp. 8

Your clipboard, with a memory.

Name: Wisp
Author: narendraio

Wisp is a free, open-source clipboard manager for Mac. It quietly keeps everything you copy on your Mac — text, code, images, files — and hands it back the moment you press ⌃⌘V.

download for mac ↓ read the source ↗

fig. 01 press ⌃ ⌘ V — or click the keys

history: 0 items
actions: 0 transforms
servers: 0 ever
size: 0 MB, native

01 capture

Copy anything. It stays.

live feed — this page is recording what you copy

text & rich text

Plain or formatted — both are kept. Paste with formatting, or strip it with ⌥↩.

images & files

Screenshots, design exports, whole files from Finder. Thumbnails in the list, full preview beside it.

code, understood

JSON, SQL, JWTs, UUIDs, links, emails and colors are recognized and previewed with syntax color.

02 try it

This is the real thing.

Wisp, running in your browser. Copy a few specimens, click into the pad, press ⌃⌘V, pick one, hit ↩. Try ⌘K on the JSON.

specimens — click to copy

paste pad focus, then ⌃⌘V

03 actions

Copy it messy. Paste it right.

Select any item and press ⌘K. Twenty transforms, computed on the spot, pasted for you.

⌘K actioninout

make sql in list

4821
4822
4907

(4821, 4822, 4907)

format json

{"id":42,"tags":["pro","beta"]}

{
  "id": 42,
  "tags": ["pro", "beta"]
}

format sql

select id,name from users where plan='pro'

SELECT id, name
FROM users
WHERE plan = 'pro'

decode jwt

eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJhZGEifQ.x7…

{ "sub": "ada" }

camelCase

user first name

userFirstName

base64 decode

aGVsbG8sIHdpc3A=

hello, wisp

+14 moreurl encode · sort lines · dedupe · trim · snake_case · kebab-case · UPPERCASE · join lines · uuid · timestamps

04 keys

No mouse required.

Press them. The manual lights up.

⌃⌘V

01open wisp, anywhere

↩

02paste the selection

⌥↩

03paste as plain text

⌘K

04actions & transforms

⌘S

05save as snippet

⌘P

06pin to the top

⌘⌫

07delete, in a wisp of smoke

⇥

08text · links · images · files

⌘1

09quick-paste by number

05 private

Nothing leaves your Mac.

storage: ~/Library/Application Support — a folder you can open
network: none. there is no server.
analytics: none
accounts: none
passwords: copies marked concealed by password managers are skipped
license: MIT — read every line

06 install

Ten seconds.

$ git clone https://github.com/narendraio/wispclip.git

$ cd wispclip && ./build.sh --install

→ installed to /Applications. press ⌃⌘V.

Or download the app: open Wisp.dmg and drag Wisp into Applications. Universal (Apple silicon & Intel), macOS 14 Sonoma or later. Release notes ↗

download for mac ↓

07 questions

Frequently asked.

What is Wisp?: Wisp is a free, open-source clipboard manager for macOS. It lives in the menu bar, remembers everything you copy — text, rich text, images and files — and brings it back when you press ⌃⌘V.
Is Wisp free?: Yes. Wisp is completely free, with no trial, no subscription and no account. The source code is on GitHub under the MIT license.
How do I see my clipboard history on a Mac?: macOS only remembers the last thing you copied. Install Wisp, then press Control + Command + V in any app to open your full clipboard history, search it, and paste any earlier item.
Is Wisp private? Does it send my data anywhere?: No data leaves your Mac. Wisp has no server, no analytics and no network access. History is stored in a local folder in ~/Library/Application Support, and copies that password managers mark as concealed are skipped.
Can I paste without formatting?: Yes. Select an item and press ⌥↩ (Option + Return) to paste it as plain text, without fonts or colors.
Which macOS versions does Wisp support?: Wisp runs on macOS 14 Sonoma and later. It is a native Swift app of about 1.5 MB.
How many items does Wisp remember?: The last 300 items, plus any number of pinned items and saved snippets, which are kept forever.
How do I get in touch?: Email ndsnaren@gmail.com with questions, ideas or feedback. Bugs and feature requests are also welcome as GitHub issues.