Clipsync
Sync your clipboard
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Sync your clipboard
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Clipsync syncs your clipboard from your iPhone to any other device, even if it is not part of the Apple ecosystem. Your shared clipboard can be accessed from any device with a web browser. Find more info at https://clipsync.app
Hey Product Hunt 👋! I wanted to introduce an app I've been working on that some of you might find useful.
A while ago, I found myself getting annoyed with emailing myself when I wanted to send something from my Windows desktop to my iPhone. So I decided to do something about it.
Clipsync is an iOS + web app for syncing clipboard content across platforms. The core functionality is to quickly copy content from an iPhone to any device with a browser, or vice versa.
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I had two tenets for Clipsync when I started building it:
It should be fast
It should be simple
Caveat: I'm not a UI designer. Clipsync is meant to be fast and functional. You're not going to find fancy animations or innovative design paradigms. But content in the shared clipboard usually syncs in under a second (with a reasonable network connection of course).
> Note: If you're deeply embedded in the Apple ecosystem, and you only have Apple devices, you probably won't have a ton of use for Clipsync. Apple devices already sync their clipboards, so you can copy from one device and paste on another. But it's handy if you have a Windows or Android device, or Apple devices on different Apple IDs.
This is an indie project I’ve been building in my free time. I hope you try it out! And if you have any feedback, feel free to leave a comment or send an email to clipsyncdev@gmail.com.
Why build another clipboard manager?
Clipsync isn't really meant to be a clipboard manager. It's a clipboard syncing platform.
There are a bunch of great clipboard managers out there already. But the ones that I have seen sync using iCloud which generally means only Apple devices are supported.
Clipsync is cross-platform. I built the iPhone app because that's what I use the most, but the web app should work with any device that has a web browser.
Here are some things I've used it for:
Opening a link on my Windows computer that someone sent me via iMessage
Copying a street address from a website on my Windows computer and sending it to my car from my iPhone
Sending an article from my personal laptop to my work laptop
Basically, if you’ve ever emailed yourself a link just to open it on another device, that’s the problem Clipsync solves.
Privacy and security
The Clipsync privacy policy can be found here.
There are a couple things I want to call out specifically:
I'm not tracking or selling your personal information. Any information I collect is for troubleshooting purposes. Cookies are purely functional.
You can delete your account and all of your content will be deleted (I don't have a way to recover it).
All content is encrypted in transit and at rest, and with Clipsync Pro, you can enable end-to-end encryption with keys that you control.
Pricing
Clipsync is free with limited features. Free users can have up to three items synced at a time. If you paste a fourth one into the shared clipboard, the oldest item will be deleted.
The free version is meant as a demo of the core capabilities. To unlock the full functionality, upgrade to Clipsync Pro.
Clipsync Pro costs $2.99 (one-time, no subscription), which unlocks the following functionality:
Sync up to 100 items at a time
End-to-end encryption
iOS share sheet support
Define custom keyboard shortcuts in the web app
Delete items from the synced clipboard
Detect URLs and open them in Safari when tapped instead of copying
Clipsync Pro is a one-time upgrade. No monthly fees, no subscription. Just unlock all features forever. The goal is to cover the operating costs.
As new features are added, Clipsync Pro users will automatically have access to them. The price of Clipsync Pro will increase with additional functionality.
Future improvements
These are some features that I'm planning to add (in no particular order). If you have any other requests or ideas, feel free to let me know!
Items that automatically delete after some period of time
Better iPad support
Additional native apps (Windows, Android, macOS)
Improved mechanism for sharing encryption keys between devices
...plus a few others I’m experimenting with. Always open to ideas!
Thanks for reading all the way to the end! Happy to answer any questions, and I’d love any feedback or suggestions.