Native macOS experience with App Store-managed updates.
Local clipboard history
Native desktop app for macOS and Linux
Search what you copied without sending it anywhere.
yanklog keeps a private, searchable record of clipboard entries on your machine. Search your complete history, retrieve it without leaving the keyboard, and move it safely between installations.
- Platforms
- macOS 13+, Linux
- Storage
- Encrypted local DB
- Network
- Downloads only
yanklog
Clipboard history, kept local.
Linux
curl -fsSLO https://downloads.yanklog.com/install.shSee yanklog in use
The current macOS experience: complete-history search, Quick Pick, privacy controls, and encrypted backups.
What’s new
A faster, safer YankLog.
Version 1.3 brings the same core workflow improvements to the Mac App Store, direct macOS, and Linux apps.
Signed and notarized universal build with direct updates.
AppImage for x86_64 and aarch64 with desktop integration.
Core capabilities
A focused clipboard manager should be quick to open, predictable in the background, and explicit about where your data lives.
Find every matching clip
Search the complete encrypted history with responsive paging and visible result counts.
Stay on the keyboard
Search, copy, pin, or remove an item with arrow keys and direct number shortcuts.
Move history safely
Create password-encrypted backups of all history, pinned clips, or selected items and restore them across installations.
Capture only what you intend
Filter secret-like text, one-time codes, and custom patterns, or pause monitoring for a chosen duration.
Undo destructive actions
Confirm bulk clearing, keep pinned entries, and undo individual deletions.
Fits each desktop
Auto-saving settings, onboarding, start-at-login controls, and state-aware menu bar or tray behavior.
Security posture
yanklog uses a simple trust model: local-only data, encryption at rest, and explicit user controls. The Linux app and shared Rust core are open source under MIT; the macOS app, website, and release infrastructure remain proprietary.
Local-only design
Your clipboard history remains on your machine and is never uploaded.
Encrypted history
The history database uses SQLCipher. macOS protects its key in Keychain; Linux uses Secret Service with a protected-file fallback.
Source boundary
Linux users can audit and build the native app/core. macOS users should evaluate the App Store build as proprietary software.
Install and update
On macOS, install from the Mac App Store for App Store-managed updates. Linux and direct macOS installs remain available through hosted scripts that you can download and inspect before running.
Mac App Store (Recommended for macOS)
Install the free macOS app from Apple. Updates are delivered by the Mac App Store.
Linux manual installer
Download the installer, inspect it, then run it. Add --no-path-update if you do not want the installer to edit shell startup files.
# Linuxcurl -fsSLO https://downloads.yanklog.com/install.shless install.shsh install.sh --no-path-update# Sourcegit clone https://github.com/thisiseesmaeel/yanklog-linux.git# macOScurl -fsSLO https://downloads.yanklog.com/install-macos.shless install-macos.shsh install-macos.shNeed full commands for architecture pinning, version pinning, updating, or uninstalling? See installation docs.
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