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Show HN: LucidClip – a privacy-first, local-first clipboard manager for macOS

https://lucidclip.app/
1•Ethiel97•1h ago
Hi HN,

I’m Ethiel, the creator of LucidClip.

LucidClip is a native clipboard manager built around a simple principle: your clipboard is sensitive data, and it should stay on your machine.

Most clipboard tools either sync clipboard data to their servers, store everything indefinitely, or treat clipboard history as a secondary feature.

LucidClip was designed differently from the start:

• Clipboard history is stored locally (SQLite) • Clipboard content never leaves your device • No cloud dependency • Full retention control • App exclusions so sensitive apps are never recorded • Native macOS performance (built with Flutter, no Electron)

LucidClip lives in the menu bar and opens instantly with ⌘ Shift L.

For transparency: LucidClip uses minimal telemetry for crash reporting and reliability, but never collects or transmits clipboard content.

Cloud sync is planned, but it will use the user's own cloud account (such as iCloud or their chosen provider), not LucidClip servers. Clipboard data will remain under the user's control.

The goal is simple: make your clipboard reliable working memory without compromising privacy.

macOS version is available now. Windows version is coming next.

Happy to answer any questions.

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Ethiel97•1h ago
Creator here.

I built LucidClip because I wanted a clipboard manager that could be trusted with sensitive data.

LucidClip is fully local-first. Clipboard history stays on your machine. Nothing is uploaded to LucidClip servers.

Key differences:

• App-level exclusions (ignore password managers, banking apps, etc.) • Retention control (clipboard as persistent working memory) • Native desktop app, not Electron • Future sync via user-owned cloud (iCloud), not LucidClip infrastructure

Most clipboard tools treat clipboard history as a convenience feature.

LucidClip treats it as core infrastructure.

Happy to answer technical questions.

GLM-5 Technical Report [pdf]

https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.15763
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