A scribble for everything you copy.
Native Mac clipboard history.
kladd, n. (Norwegian), a quick scribble; a draft.
ladd remembers what you copy. Press your hotkey. Pick the thing. Paste it. That's the whole product.
No accounts, no cloud, no telemetry. Just a small, quiet utility that lives in your menu bar and waits for you to need it.
Rich paste that survives the round-trip
Kladd preserves every pasteboard format. Copy a styled paragraph from Notion, paste it into Gmail with formatting intact. Copy a file from Finder, paste it into Slack. Nothing is flattened, nothing is lost.
Fast as a passing thought
A single global hotkey, full keyboard navigation, type to filter. Your hands never leave the keys. The popup opens in under 50ms, ranks results as you type, and disappears the moment you've pasted.
Stays out of your way
Menu bar only. No dock icon, no notifications, no nags. Kladd runs on a single integer comparison every half-second and consumes the memory of a Safari tab you've forgotten about. You'll forget it's there until you need it.
The small things
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Pinning
Keep the snippets you reach for daily one keystroke away.
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Search
Type any fragment to filter your full history instantly.
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Themes
Light and dark, both designed to disappear into your desktop.
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Launch at login
Set once. Kladd is there every time you sign in.
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Privacy-first
Everything stays on your Mac. No accounts, no cloud, no telemetry.
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Auto-update
Sparkle-powered updates. New versions arrive quietly.
Your clipboard never leaves your Mac.
No accounts- No telemetry
- No cloud sync
- No subscription
Buy a license, copy and paste forever. That's it
Buy a license, copy and paste forever.
That's it
Questions
What macOS versions are supported?
Kladd requires macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later, and is built natively for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
How do refunds work?
30 days, no questions asked. Send me a message and you'll have your money back the same day.
Why isn't this on the Mac App Store?
Direct distribution lets Kladd ship features the App Store doesn't allow, like global hotkeys without entitlement headaches, and keeps the price low. Updates are signed and notarized by Apple, delivered through Sparkle.
What data is stored, and where?
Your clipboard history lives in a single file at ~/Library/Application Support/Kladd. Nothing leaves your machine. There's no account, no telemetry, no analytics.
Can I use my license on multiple Macs?
Yes, one license covers all the Macs you personally use. Family is fine; sharing with coworkers is not.
What's coming next?
iCloud-optional sync between your own devices, smarter snippet templates, and a small set of Shortcuts actions. The roadmap lives on the Changelog page.
Still curious? Get in touch
A small thing, made carefully.