Buffer — Clipboard Manager
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Buffer is an open-source lightweight, privacy-focused clipboard manager for macOS with searchable history and a quick ??V shortcut.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Mac
Features
Properties
- Privacy focused
- Lightweight
Features
- Ad-free
- No registration required
- Dark Mode
- OCR
- No Tracking
- Full-Text Search
- Works Offline
- Support for Hotkeys
- Global hotkey
- Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
- Bookmarks
- Extract text from image
- Favorites
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Samir Patil Licensing
Open Source (MIT) and Free product.Written in
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What is Buffer — Clipboard Manager?
Buffer is an open-source lightweight, privacy-focused clipboard manager for macOS with searchable history and a quick ??V shortcut.
Why Buffer?
- Ultra-lightweight — Only ~2 MB download/install, minimal RAM/CPU usage
- 100% Private & Local — Everything stays on your Mac, no cloud, no tracking
- Text + Images + OCR — Copies anything; extracts searchable text from images/screenshots/memes using on-device Vision
- Great for developers — Handles large text snippets, JSON payloads, logs, and other verbose content with ease
- Instant Access — Global hotkey ??V opens history in a flash
- Native macOS Feel — Clean SwiftUI + AppKit menu-bar app
- Bookmarks — Star important items with Cmd+B for quick reuse
- Open Source — MIT license, actively maintained