Automatic promotion
Each distinct text is counted every time it is copied or pasted back. At your threshold (3 by default, 2 to 20) it moves into Frequent, where it never expires.
Open source · macOS 14+ · Universal binary · Clipboard
Your clipboard,
ranked by reuse.
ReuseRankClips counts what you copy and promotes the text you reuse into a Frequent list above your history. Press ⌘⇧V, pick a clip, and it pastes into the app you were using.
Free & MIT licensed · Apple Silicon & Intel · Latest release
Features
Repeated text, always at hand.
A menu bar clipboard that sorts itself, keeps your data local, and stays out of your way.
Frequent above Recent
The popup shows Frequent clips first with a use-count badge, then Recent. Rename, pin, demote or delete any clip from a right-click menu.
Global hotkey and search
Open the popup with ⌘⇧V, or set your own shortcut. Type to filter by text or label, use the arrow keys to move, Return to paste, Escape to close.
Privacy-minded capture
Items flagged as concealed or transient by password managers are skipped, as are clips from apps on your ignore list and anything over 1 MB.
Control over history
Keep 50 to 1000 recent items and expire them after 1 day, 1 week, 30 days, 90 days or never. Frequent and pinned items are never removed.
Local-only storage
Clips are saved as a JSON file on your Mac. The app makes no network connections and needs no account.
Screenshots
See it in action.
Install
Up and running in a minute.
ReuseRankClips is open source and not notarized with a paid Apple Developer ID, so macOS needs one extra step the first time.
- Download ReuseRankClips-macOS.zip and unzip it.
- Move ReuseRankClips.app to your Applications folder.
- Clear the quarantine flag once, then right-click the app and choose Open:
xattr -cr /Applications/ReuseRankClips.app
- To paste directly into the app you were using, grant Accessibility access in System Settings → Privacy Security → Accessibility without it, the app copies the clip and you paste it yourself.
Download
Get ReuseRankClips for macOS
Free, forever. Built for macOS 14 Sonoma or newer, Apple Silicon and Intel.
Not notarized: on first launch right-click ReuseRankClips.app → Open.
- macOS 14 Sonoma+
- Universal (Apple Silicon + Intel)
- MIT licensed · open source
- No ads, no accounts, no telemetry
- Built with Claude Code · how and why
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Is ReuseRankClips really free and open source?
Yes. It is released under the MIT license, and the full source is on GitHub. There are no accounts, subscriptions or paid tiers an optional Support button opens a Ko-fi page if you want to chip in.
What permissions does it need?
Only Accessibility, and it is optional. macOS requires it for the app to send the Command-V keystroke that pastes into your previous app. If you decline, clips are still copied to the clipboard for you to paste manually. The app asks for no other permissions.
Where is my data stored?
In a single JSON file at ~/Library/Application Support/ReuseRankClips/clips.json on your Mac. Nothing is sent anywhere, and only plain text is captured. Delete the file or use Clear Recent History to remove it.
Why isn't the app notarized?
Notarization requires a paid Apple Developer account, and this is a free project. Right-click the app and choose Open once to launch it, or build it yourself from source with Xcode.
Was this written by AI?
Yes. ReuseRankClips was generated by Claude Code from a written spec as a clean-room reimplementation, with no code or assets from any commercial app. The full source is on GitHub under MIT, so you can read every line before you run it. It has had less human review than a hand-written app, so bug reports are welcome.
Support ❤️
Built by one person, given away for free.
ReuseRankClips is a free, open-source alternative to paid utilities. If it earns a spot on your Mac, a coffee keeps the updates coming.
☕ Support Or on Ko-fi