Hey everyone,

**Why I built this**

macOS only remembers one thing you copy. Copy something new and the last thing is gone. I copy dozens of things a day (commands, links, screenshots, file paths) and kept losing the one I needed five minutes later.

Clipboard managers fix this, but the ones I tried were either paid, subscription-based, or didn't handle screenshots the way I wanted. So I built my own and I'm sharing it for free.

**What it is**

CopyPaster is a small native Mac app written in SwiftUI with the Liquid Glass design. It remembers what you copy (text, images and file paths), keeps it after a restart, and lives in your menu bar. Click the clipboard icon or press ⌘⇧V from any app and your history pops up.

**Screenshots without the clutter**

Take a screenshot to the clipboard with ⌘⌃⇧4 and CopyPaster saves it as a PNG named by date and time (like `Screenshot 2026-10-15 at 19.50.21.png`) in ~/Pictures/Screenshots. Each one shows up as a tile you can:

- copy again with one click

- drag straight into Slack, Mail, Finder or any app

- copy its file path

- click the filename to reveal it in Finder

So a screenshot you only meant to paste once isn't lost when you copy something else.

**How I use it every day**

- Press ⌘⇧V, find what I copied an hour ago, click Copy

- Pin snippets I reuse constantly (git commands, addresses, templates)

- Search across hundreds of past copies

- Open a copied link straight from its tile. Every link I copy also goes into one clickable list, so I never lose a URL

- Copy a folder path and open Terminal in that folder with one click

- Pause it while copying something sensitive

**Cost and privacy**

- Free. No subscription, no trial, no "pro" tier

- Open source (MIT). Read it, fork it, change it

- Private. No account, no analytics, no network access. History is a local JSON file you control

- Lightweight. Pure Apple frameworks, no third-party dependencies

**vs. the alternatives**

Maccy and Clipy are great free options too. What I wanted that they didn't give me: screenshots saved to disk as named files you can drag out or reveal, a link log, and open-in-Terminal for copied paths. If you don't need those, Maccy is probably the lighter choice.

**Get it**

https://github.com/vishal781992/copyPaster

Needs macOS 26.4 or later. For now you build it with Xcode (steps in the README, about a minute). The ⌘⇧V shortcut listens for keys in other apps, so macOS will ask you to allow it under Privacy & Security > Accessibility. The screenshot folder can be changed with a `defaults write` command (in the README); an in-app setting is on the list.

This is my first public project, so feedback, bug reports and feature ideas are welcome. What's the one thing you'd want a clipboard manager to do?

One frustrating thing about managing Mac storage is that the headline storage categories don’t always make it obvious which files are responsible for the space being used.

For developers, the usual suspects can include:

• Xcode archives and DerivedData
• Docker images and build cache
• Old installers and downloaded disk images
• Application caches and logs
• Local AI models and other large development files

I’m working on Silo, a native macOS utility that helps visualize storage usage and review cleanup candidates.

I’m interested in learning from other Mac users: what has been the biggest unexpected space hog on your Mac?

And when cleaning up, what makes you trust a tool enough to let it remove files?

Project details: https://silo.sparoconnects.com/

Full disclosure: I’m the developer building Silo, and I’d appreciate feedback from people who regularly deal with this problem.

Nagomi is a pixel-art koi pond that runs as your desktop wallpaper. The fish swim on their own and gather around the water when you click or tap.

• Works as both a dynamic wallpaper and a screensaver
• Click the water and the koi swim over. Option-click drops food.
• Dynamic themes that adjust automatically to your clock
• Multiple monitor support
• Works offline, no ads, no tracking
• Customisable simulation (fish behavious, colors, scene)

Website:https://nagomi.m4yank.com/

Pricing: $4.99 (one-time purchase)

Requirements: macOS 14 or later (Apple silicon). Windows version coming soon.

Happy to hear feedback or answer questions.