ClipHistory

A lightweight Electron desktop tool that automatically monitors clipboard changes, saves history, and lets you search, star, and paste -- all from a sleek floating window.

Features

• Auto-capture -- Monitors clipboard every second, saves text and images
• Instant search -- Client-side filtering, zero latency
• Star favorites -- Toggle stars, filter with ! prefix
• Image support -- Screenshots and copied images appear as thumbnails
• One-click paste -- Paste directly into the active window
• Right-click menu -- Copy, paste, star, delete per item
• Export / Import -- Backup and restore history as JSON
• System tray -- Background monitoring with pause, clear, and quick-toggle
• Global shortcut -- Ctrl+Shift+V to show/hide
• Resizable window -- Drag borders to resize
• 7-day auto-cleanup -- Old items automatically pruned

Install

git clone https://github.com/HT-MA/clip-history.git
cd clip-history
npm install
npm start

Build

npm run build
# Output: dist/ClipHistory.exe (portable)

Tech Stack

• Electron 33
• electron-store (JSON persistence)
• Vanilla HTML/CSS/JS -- no framework overhead

Project Structure

clip-history/
├── main.js           # Electron main process
├── preload.js        # Context bridge
├── renderer/
│   ├── index.html    # UI markup
│   ├── app.js        # Renderer logic
│   └── style.css     # Styles
├── package.json
└── .gitignore

License

MIT