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Buffer — Clipboard Manager icon

Buffer — Clipboard Manager

An open-source clipboard manager for macOS featuring ultra-lightweight local storage, searchable history, instant hotkey access, OCR for extracting text from images, developer-friendly large snippet support, bookmarks for favorites, and no cloud syncing.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source (MIT)

Application type

Platforms

  • Mac
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Features

Properties

  1.  Privacy focused
  2.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Ad-free
  2.  No registration required
  3.  Dark Mode
  4.  OCR
  5.  No Tracking
  6.  Full-Text Search
  7.  Works Offline
  8.  Support for Hotkeys
  9.  Global hotkey
  10.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
  11.  Bookmarks
  12.  Extract text from image
  13.  Favorites

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Buffer — Clipboard Manager information

  • Developed by

    IN flagSamir Patil

  • Licensing

    Open Source (MIT) and Free product.

  • Written in

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Office & Productivity, OS & Utilities

GitHub repository

  •  175 Stars
  •  10 Forks
  •  3 Open Issues
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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

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