For those of us on Linux, I've built clapboard - a lightweight clipboard manager that uses whatever dmenu-like system for GUI, and plain files as a storage backend. Because all the history is just files, you can easily sync it between devices with a tool like syncthing. Probably a bit more slower than 0.1s though!
Yeah fair point. QuickClip does store data in database, otherwise syncing between devices not possible. But here is how it works:
- Data is encrypted when sending and also when sitting in database.
- Stored only so your devices can fetch it, not for me or anyone else.
- When you delete, it’s gone. I don’t keep logs of clipboard stuff.
- I don’t look at your data, only your devices can see it.
I know trust is big thing for clipboard app. I’ll write small “how it works” page so it’s more clear. Appreciate you asking this, makes sense.
Where are the keys stored? If you encrypt the data but just have the keys in another database table, I don’t really see the point of having it encrypted at all.
I agree with others. I wouldn’t use this unless I trust how you’re handling my data security. All sorts of highly sensitive passwords and security keys hit my clipboard.
I did something similar with Claude code, I did not write a single line of code and it’s hosted on cloudflare workers. With the free tier it’s enough for one person (and I feel safer to own and host my private data). Works beautifully.
Your website does not show how it works, no screenshots, it would be better with it
Same. I vibe-coded a real-time notepad thing with optional E2E with CC over a weekend. Not going to plug it unless someone asks me to, just pointing out how easy this is nowadays.
Funny, i want Apple to STOP synchronizing my clipboard between devices. I'm doing different things on them and I don't need the last piece of code on my desktop to paste in the 'where do we go out tonight' chat on whatsapp on my phone.
If I do want to move some info i'll message it to myself thank you.
The website does not show anything on how the product is used, which is kind of important for me as a potential customer. Especially if it's going to be effectively handling my copy/pasting of sensitive information.
Does it use some client, what do I need to install on my devices (if supported) and what permissions does it need etc? Instead I'm greeted by a login page.
It's not transparent enough for me how the product is used before signing up and that's a huge turn off.
https://github.com/bjesus/clapboard
.>client apps are not open source
.>data-deletion page seems to imply servers are storing images/files copied to the clipboard
.>"end-to-end encrypted" in the marketing materials.
Why should users trust you?
- Data is encrypted when sending and also when sitting in database. - Stored only so your devices can fetch it, not for me or anyone else. - When you delete, it’s gone. I don’t keep logs of clipboard stuff. - I don’t look at your data, only your devices can see it.
I know trust is big thing for clipboard app. I’ll write small “how it works” page so it’s more clear. Appreciate you asking this, makes sense.
I agree with others. I wouldn’t use this unless I trust how you’re handling my data security. All sorts of highly sensitive passwords and security keys hit my clipboard.
If I do want to move some info i'll message it to myself thank you.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/102430
Does it use some client, what do I need to install on my devices (if supported) and what permissions does it need etc? Instead I'm greeted by a login page.
It's not transparent enough for me how the product is used before signing up and that's a huge turn off.
I would add examples how data encryption works. This is so sensitive topic. But if you explain it nicely, people could use the service.
I would add FAQ. Boxes seem like I can read more but I can’t.
Would you mind sharing the source code?
> Copy API keys
...yeah, I think that'd be a hard requirement. I don't think there is value in a cliboard-as-a-SaaS that is not self-hostable or even auditable.
I think you are putting the cart before the horse and putting your users at risk by integrating credit card payments before sorting out the basics.
In cases where iOS/macOS misbehave, I use (IMAP) email without sending anything:
- create new mail message
- paste text or add attachments
- save as draft
- open draft on other device
- copy out the data
- delete draft
Works reliably for not-too-large items