What is Historr?
Historr is a free clipboard manager for macOS that keeps history local and adds a sequential Paste Stack, paste transforms, and smart actions.
Free & private · macOSCopy once.
Copy once.
Paste forever.
Historr is a fast, private clipboard history for your Mac — with a sequential Paste Stack, paste transforms, smart actions, and auto-expiring secrets.
—downloads · v0.1.4 · macOS 13 Ventura or later · Apple Silicon & Intel
Prefer the Terminal?
$ curl -fsSL historr.com/install.sh | bashHistorr — demo.mov
⌥H opens the history · ⌥⌘V pastes the next item in your stack
// quick answers
Direct answers.
Is Historr private?
Yes. Historr stores clipboard history on your Mac only, has no cloud account, no sync server, and no telemetry.
Who is Historr for?
Historr is for Mac users who copy and paste repeatedly and want a fast keyboard-first clipboard tool that can act on copied content.
PASTE STACK ◆TRANSFORMS ◆SMART ACTIONS ◆AUTO-EXPIRE SECRETS ◆INSTANT UNDO ◆QUICK LOOK ◆FAVORITES ◆KEYBOARD FIRST ◆100% LOCAL ◆PASTE STACK ◆TRANSFORMS ◆SMART ACTIONS ◆AUTO-EXPIRE SECRETS ◆INSTANT UNDO ◆QUICK LOOK ◆FAVORITES ◆KEYBOARD FIRST ◆100% LOCAL ◆
// features
Not just a list of what you copied.
Historr actually does things with your clipboard — the stuff the other managers won't.
01Signature
Paste Stack
Queue several copies, then paste them one-by-one in order with ⌥⌘V. Perfect for filling forms or moving values between fields.
02New
Text & Images
Remembers images and screenshots with a thumbnail, not just text — hit Return to paste them back. Text can also paste as trimmed, lowercase, UPPERCASE, slug, or pretty-printed JSON.
03
Smart Actions
Links get Open, emails get Compose, hex colors show a live swatch with Copy-as-RGB. Content-aware, not just storage.
04Private
Sensitive Auto-Expire
Card numbers, one-time codes, and tokens are detected and quietly removed after a few minutes. Privacy on autopilot.
05
Instant Undo
Deleted or cleared something by accident? ⌘Z brings it right back. Up to ten levels of history.
06
Quick Look Preview
Press Space to expand any clip's full text before you paste it. No more guessing which one.
07
Favorites & Time Groups
Star clips to pin them to the top. Everything else is grouped into Today, Yesterday, and Earlier.
08
Keyboard First
Open with ⌥H, filter as you type, arrow to select, ⌘1–9 to paste instantly. Your hands never leave the keys.
09
Private by Default
100% local. No cloud, no account, no telemetry. Password-manager copies are ignored automatically.
// the alternative
What is Historr, and how is it different?
Historr is a free clipboard history manager for macOS. Unlike most clipboard tools that only store what you copied, Historr also acts on it — with a sequential Paste Stack, paste transforms, smart actions, and auto-expiring secrets — while staying 100% local and private.
| Feature | Historr | Maccy | Paste |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free | Subscription |
| Open source | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| 100% local / no account | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| Sequential Paste Stack | ✔ | — | — |
| Paste transforms | ✔ | — | Partial |
| Smart actions (links/colors) | ✔ | — | — |
| Auto-expiring secrets | ✔ | — | — |
| Keyboard-first | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Comparison reflects core capabilities at the time of writing. Maccy and Paste are trademarks of their respective owners.
// keyboard-first
Your hands never leave the keys.
Every action has a shortcut. Open, filter, select, paste — without touching the mouse.
⌥H
Open clipboard history⌥⌘V
Paste next item in stack↑↓
Move selection⏎
Paste selected⌘1–9
Paste the Nth itemSpace
Quick Look preview⌘Z
Undo a delete or clearEsc
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Get Historr. It's free.
One download, no account, no subscription. Works on Apple Silicon and Intel.
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downloads
v0.1.4
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local & private
macOS 13 Ventura or later · Apple Silicon & Intel
Prefer the Terminal?
$ curl -fsSL historr.com/install.sh | bashUp and running in a minute
- 1Download and drag Historr into Applications.
- 2Launch it — a
appears in your menu bar. - 3Grant Accessibility once so it can paste into other apps.
- 4Press ⌥H anytime to open your history.
// faq
Questions, answered.
Historr is a strong free clipboard manager for Mac if you want local-only clipboard history, keyboard-first search, a sequential Paste Stack, paste transforms, and no subscription.