Keep what you copy. Find it when you need it.
A fast, private clipboard history replacement built for Windows 11.
Windows Clipboard History is convenient, but its short memory makes it hard to depend on. Cubby keeps the familiar Win+V workflow while adding persistent local history, instant search, offline text recognition for screenshots, rich clipboard formats, and controls for sensitive apps.
Copy a screenshot and Cubby reads the text inside it using the built-in Windows OCR engine, fully on your PC with no cloud and no extra downloads. Weeks later, search for a word you remember seeing (an error message, an address, a confirmation code) and the screenshot turns up in your history. Press Shift+Enter on an image to paste just the recognized text.
| Built for everyday use | Private by design |
|---|---|
| Search your history by text, including words inside copied screenshots (offline OCR) | No account, cloud sync, ads, or desktop analytics |
| Text, HTML, RTF, and images | AES-256-GCM encryption for stored clipboard payloads |
| Pinning, folders, filters, and per-app context | Encryption key protected for the current Windows user |
| Keyboard-first navigation and paste | Ignored-app and sensitive-content controls |
| Windows 11 flyout, tray, themes, and startup options | Open-source GPL-3.0 code |
| RDP and remote-support workflows | Signed updates from GitHub Releases |
Cubby supports Windows 11 on x64 and ARM64.
- Download the installer for your PC from the latest release.
- Run the
*-setup.exefile. Windows may ask you to confirm the publisher during early releases. - Open Cubby from the tray, finish the short setup, then use
Win+V.
The app checks for signed updates at startup and every 30 minutes while it is running. See the beginner-friendly setup guide for screenshots and troubleshooting.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Win+V |
Open or close Cubby |
Ctrl+F |
Focus search |
Up / Down |
Move through clips |
Enter |
Paste the selected clip |
Shift+Enter |
Paste as plain text, or paste recognized text from an image |
Ctrl+Enter |
Copy the selected clip without pasting it |
Ctrl+P |
Pin or unpin the selected clip |
Delete |
Delete the selected clip |
Escape |
Clear search or close Cubby |
Clipboard data stays on your PC. Cubby encrypts stored clipboard payloads and image data with AES-256-GCM, with the key protected by Windows for your user account. The desktop app contains no analytics or usage telemetry.
Copying files is not recorded. A copied file is a path, not content, so a saved entry for it would break as soon as the file moves. Cubby ignores file payloads instead of storing paths you copied. Screenshots are unaffected: a tool that copies a real image alongside a file reference is kept as the image.
The app contacts GitHub to check for signed updates and opens links you request. The website uses limited, cookie-free first-party analytics; it does not receive clipboard content. Read the full privacy policy.
Requirements: Windows 11, Node.js, pnpm, Rust with the MSVC toolchain, Visual Studio C++ build tools, and WebView2.
pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
pnpm run build
Push-Location src-tauri
cargo check --locked
cargo test --locked
Pop-Location
pnpm tauri devThe React/TypeScript frontend lives in frontend/; Rust clipboard, storage, windowing, and IPC code lives in src-tauri/; the Cloudflare Pages website lives in product_pages/.
Bug reports, focused feature proposals, documentation fixes, and code contributions are welcome. Start with CONTRIBUTING.md and look for good first issue or help wanted.
Cubby is Windows-only. Please do not add macOS or Linux product work.
Cubby Clipboard is licensed under GPL-3.0. It began from the GPL-3.0 PastePaw codebase and preserves its original Git history, copyright, license, and contributor credit. See NOTICE.md for details.