Smart clipboard for Windows and Linux

The clipboard that remembers.

Orange Copy Paste keeps the text, images and files you copy in a searchable history, next to your notes, on every device. End-to-end encrypted, and fully usable offline.

Free. No account needed. Linux builds: deb, rpm, AppImage.

How it works

Copy. Find. Paste.

Ctrl+C

Copy anywhere

Keep copying the way you always have. A background watcher notices every copy in about a fifth of a second and adds it to history: text, links, images, files, even rich HTML.

groups work ideas

Find it later

Search by content or group name. Filter by type, date, group, or cloud state, and every filter shows how many items it would leave before you apply it.

Ctrl+Shift+V

Paste it back

A small popup opens at your cursor with your recent and pinned items. Press a number, 1 to 9, and that item is pasted into whatever app you are in.

Features

Small app. Long memory.

Everything below works without an account. Sync and sharing are layered on top, never wired in as a requirement.

clipboard

History that holds on

A rolling 100 entries, always deduped. Pin up to 10 for the quick-paste popup, save what should survive a restart, and clear-all never touches what you saved.

organize

Groups and filters

Tag entries with colored groups, then filter by type, date, group, or cloud state. Deleting a group gives you five seconds to undo it.

notes

Notes with a real editor

Headings, task lists, tables, code blocks with syntax highlighting, callouts, images and attachments. Export any note as Markdown whenever you want out.

media

Images, files and video

Screenshots and photos are captured at full quality and kept on disk, not in memory. Copied videos play right on the card.

local-first

Works offline, forever

No account required. Everything lives on your machine, and the app is fully usable with sync off or the network gone. Cloud sync is a choice, not a requirement.

calm

Quiet by design

Lives in the tray, starts with Windows if you want, and stays out of the way. Notification sounds exist, but the noisy ones are off by default.

In the app

Every surface, up close.

Drawn with the app's own colors, spacing and type, so what you see here is what installs.


Orange Copy Paste
3128
TodayAug 21, 2026

Meet at the station, platform 4, 9:40. Bring the badge for the side door.

#a1b2c3d4 Image Aug 21, 2:45 PM

github.com/Spectrewolf8/RoverTools-Releases

quarterly-report.pdf

brand-assets (3 files)

Invoice INV-20418, due Sep 5. Net 30, reference PO-99812.

YesterdayAug 20, 2026

docs.rovertools.app/spaces/invites

Rename the beta channel to preview before the next build goes out.

meeting-notes-aug-20.md

86 text7 rich21 img14 files128 total
Sync connected
The history screenSort, filters, search and a three-way layout switch across the top; day groups on a timeline; the entry sitting on your clipboard outlined in orange.
Quick Paste5
Recent5Pinned2
1
TextMeet at the station, platform 4, 9:40...
2m
2
URLgithub.com/Spectrewolf8/RoverTools-Rel...
1h
3
Docquarterly-report.pdf
3d
Quick PasteCtrl+Shift+V opens it at your cursor. Press a digit and that item pastes.
Release checklist
  • Draft the notes in changelog/next.md
  • Check the updater on both channels
  • Ship 0.1.16
bun run tauri build
Notes, next to your clipsTask lists, tables, code blocks and callouts. A note can be pinned, tagged and shared like any clip.
Automatic syncing
RealtimePassiveManual

Items from your other devices arrive the moment they are copied, and what you copy here uploads right away.

Spaces are not affected. What you share to a space still goes out right away, and what other people share with you always arrives live.

Three sync modesPer device, so your laptop can sync live while your desktop stays manual.
People4
YOYouowner
RIrio
MEmeiwaiting for key
Who is in a spacePresence per member, and a badge while someone is still waiting for the space key.
Rulesauto
Copy new items inAnything shared here lands on your clipboard as it arrives.
Share new items outOff. Only items you share by hand go into this space.
Sharing is opt-inNothing leaves your machine unless you shared it or switched a filter on.
CopiedText

The quarterly numbers land Thursday

PinSaveDelete
Capture receiptCtrl+Shift+C shows what was just grabbed, with pin and delete one click away.
Filters42 of 128Clear
AnyIn cloud96Local32
AnyIn a space24Not shared104
DesignOpsFamily
Filters that count aheadEvery option shows how many items it would leave you, before you apply it.

Updates

App version 0.1.15Version 0.1.16 is available.
Download
Check for updates automaticallyLook for a newer version shortly after the app starts. Updates are never installed without asking.
Signed updatesEvery bundle is checked against a key baked into the app, and nothing installs until you say so.

Save your recovery code

If you forget your password, this code is the only thing that can unlock your synced items on a new device. We cannot recover them for you.

7XKQM-2WNPF-9RTLC-4HVGB-8ZJSD

CopySave as file
Continue
Recovery codeShown once when you sign up. It is the only way back into your synced items without your password, and the server never sees it.

Orange Copy Paste
Today

#ff3e1c on #0e0e0e reads 4.6:1, so the label needs 600 weight.

staging.rovertools.app/preview/920x560

#7f31c0ab Image Aug 21, 11:06 AM

brand-assets (3 files)

Ship the rail at 272 and let people drag it. The old fixed one was too tight for four members.

Launch checklist
Sign the bundles, check both channels, then publish the notes.
You are all caught up
The Spaces screenYour spaces on the left, the shared feed in the middle, and the rules and people for that space on the right. Both side panels resize and stay where you put them.

Cloud sync

Sync that cannot read your data.

Your password is the encryption secret, not just a login. Everything is encrypted on your machine before it leaves, so the server only ever stores ciphertext. Not your clips, not your notes, not even your settings are readable to anyone but you.

Your device
Meet at the station, platform 4
Plaintext stays here
AES-256-GCM
The server
q9J2xK41Vd8mThPZC7oW3nRl...
Ciphertext only. No key, ever.
wrapped key
Your other devices
Meet at the station, platform 4
Decrypted on arrival

Realtime

Items from your other devices arrive the moment they are copied, and what you copy here uploads right away.

Passive

Items from your other devices arrive every 5 minutes, or when you press Refresh. What you copy here still uploads right away.

Manual

Nothing new uploads on its own. Pick what to send with Upload to cloud, on an item or on a selection.

The mode is per device. Deletes travel too, offline work queues up, and conflicts resolve to the latest edit.

Spaces

A clipboard you can share.

A Space is a live, shared feed between any number of people. Share a clip or a note into it and everyone sees it in seconds, still end-to-end encrypted with a key the server never holds.

  • Invite your way. A code, a link that works for people without the app, or an email. People can also ask to join, and any member can let them in.
  • Auto-copy incoming. Turn it on per space and shared items land straight on your clipboard as they arrive.
  • Send filters, off by default. Auto-share only the content, types or groups you choose. Until you do, only items you share by hand go in.
  • Talk about it in place. Comment on anything shared into a space, with mentions.

Security

Built so trust is not required.

A wrong password is just a failed decryption. There is nothing on the server to guess against, reset, or subpoena into plaintext.

AES-256-GCM
Encrypts every clip, note, key wrap and even your settings blob before anything leaves your machine.
Argon2id
Turns your password into a key on your device. The password itself is never sent anywhere.
X25519
Moves keys between your devices and space members without the server ever holding a usable one.
Per-item keys
Every item is encrypted under its own random key. One item never unlocks another, and sharing wraps a key instead of re-encrypting content.
OS keychain
Device keys live in Windows Credential Manager or your Linux keyring, and master keys exist in memory only, wiped on exit.
Recovery code
A 150-bit code, shown once and stored nowhere, that makes a forgotten password survivable.
Signed updates
A bundle installs only if its minisign signature matches the key baked into the app.
Local first
The encryption boundary is the network. Your local data stays plain and fast, and the app works fully offline.

Download

Your clipboard is about to get a memory.

Free, no account, nothing to configure. Install it, copy something, press Ctrl+Shift+V.

Windows

Installer for Windows 10 and 11. Installs per user, no admin needed.

Download for Windows

Linux

deb, rpm and AppImage builds. X11 is the smoothest ride, and Wayland works with a small setup step.

Updates arrive inside the app, signature-checked, and never install without asking. A beta channel is one switch away in Settings.

FAQ

Fair questions.

Is it free?

Yes. The app is free, works without an account, and cloud sync comes with 50 MB of encrypted file storage for images and files. Text and notes sync does not count against it.

Can the server read my clipboard?

No. Everything is encrypted on your device before upload, and your password never leaves your machine. The server stores ciphertext it has no key for.

What happens if I forget my password?

Use your recovery code. It re-wraps the same master key, so your synced data survives the reset. Without the code (and no other signed-in device), encrypted cloud data is unrecoverable by design.

Does it slow anything down?

The watcher is a light poll a few times a second, images are kept on disk instead of memory, and the UI renders long histories progressively. It is built to live in the tray for weeks.

Where is my data stored locally?

In your user app-data folder, and Settings has an Open data folder button that takes you straight there. History persistence across restarts is off by default until you turn it on.

Windows only?

Windows is the primary target. Linux builds ship as deb, rpm and AppImage, with X11 the smoothest experience and documented notes for Wayland.