open sourceMIT licensed

Everything
you copied,
on one line.

A clipboard history for Windows that keeps everything you copy, even after a restart, and finds it again by meaning. Press a hotkey, pick one, paste. A smarter Win+V, kept on your PC.

Free · Windows 10 and 11 · no account · nothing leaves your PC

pinned
Hi Maya, thanks for sending the contract over. Everything looks good on my side.
221B Baker Street, London NW1 6XE
recent · today
https://docs.acme.dev/api/webhooks/signatures10:38
10:31
Standup moved to 10:15. Bring the Q4 roadmap draft.10:19
export function cartTotal(items: Item[])10:07
Copied to clipboard
why cliptrace

Win+V forgets.
Cliptrace remembers.

Windows keeps your last 25 copies and clears them when you restart. Cliptrace keeps what you copy, finds it by meaning, and never leaves your PC.

Windows clipboard · Win+V25 / 25

A shelf with 25 slots.

  • how manyYour last 25 copies. Older ones drop off.
  • after a restartCleared. Only pinned items stay.
  • finding a clipScroll the list. There is no search.
  • contextJust the copied content.
  • privacyCan sync to the cloud with your Microsoft account.
  • what it keepsText, HTML and images, up to 4 MB each.
Cliptrace · Ctrl Alt Vevery copy

A trace you can search.

  • how manyEverything you copy. 90 days by default, up to a year.
  • after a restartStill there.
  • finding a clipSearch by meaning, #tag or time, like “last week”.
  • contextThe source app, the window and the time on every clip.
  • privacyNever leaves your PC. No account.
  • what it keepsText, links and code. No images yet.
what it does

Find it. Keep it.
Hide it. Undo it.

find

Type a word.
Or a #tag.

Search reads the text, the window it came from and the app. Type # for your tags, or a time like last week to narrow it down.

› #me
#meeting12
#memo4
+ create #me
keep

Pin the things you paste every week.

Pins sit above the trace and never expire. Your address or sign-off is always at the top of quick paste, one keystroke away.

pinned · 3
1221B Baker Street, London NW1 6XE
2Best regards, Alex Morgan
3git log --oneline -20
hide

Secrets stay hidden.

API keys and tokens are caught as you copy them, and you can mark any clip as secret. Encrypted on your device, masked everywhere and left out of search. Password manager copies are never saved.

live_key_3f9a2c71d8b04e56
KEY chrome · 10:31
undo

Nothing is gone for five seconds.

Delete one clip or thirty. You get five seconds to take it back. Pause capture from the tray when you would rather not keep a copy.

Capture paused from the tray

the full view · click any point on the trace

shortcuts

Hands stay on the keyboard.

CtrlAltVOpen CliptraceFrom any app, centered on screen
↵CopyThen paste where you were typing
Shift↑↓Select severalPin or delete them together
TabSwitch viewQuick paste or full view with a big preview
CtrlPPinKeep it above the trace
CtrlLMark secretEncrypt and mask
install

Start your trace.

Free for Windows 10 and 11. Everything stays on your PC.

Download for Windows All downloads
  1. 01 Run the installer Cliptrace-setup.exe, or the portable zip from All downloads.
  2. 02 If Windows warns you The app isn’t code signed yet. Choose “More info”, then “Run anyway”.
  3. 03 First run A one-time download of the search model. After that, nothing leaves your PC.
  4. 04 Press CtrlAltV Copy as usual. Your trace starts now.

Cliptrace is open source. Read the code, report a bug, or send a fix. If it saves you time, a star on GitHub helps other people find it.