Clipboard Desktop is a high-performance, cross-platform, local-first clipboard manager. It quietly runs in the background and keeps recording your clipboard history; a global hotkey (Alt+V by default) summons the launcher with full-text search (including Chinese word segmentation), image OCR text recognition, favorites, editing, and quick paste. It handles four content types — text, links, images, and files — with smart content recognition, rich-text formatted paste, a Tantivy full-text search engine with N-gram Chinese tokenization, and local PP-OCR text recognition. All data stays on your machine with no telemetry or uploads, and OCR runs fully offline without network access.
Publisher’s description
What is Clipboard?
Clipboard by muutot is open-source Windows software in the system utilities category. It is written in Rust.
Installation and requirements
The publisher provides EXE (NSIS) and MSI installers for 64-bit Windows. It can be installed for the current user only, without administrator rights. A silent install is possible with the installer’s documented switches. An MSI package is available for deployment with Group Policy, Intune or Configuration Manager.
Updates and version history
The current version is 1.8.0, released on October 11, 2026. The version history goes back to August 6, 2026: 12 releases, all linked to the official files. The last update is less than a month old.
Popularity and file types
The source code on GitHub (muutot/Clipboard) has 95 stars. Similar programs include AutoHotkey, Bazel and Ditto.
Project description on GitHub: “High performance·Local first·Full platform clipboard manager”
Pros / Cons
Pros
- Open source: the code can be inspected and built by anyone
- MSI package for managed deployment
- Documented silent install
- Installs without administrator rights
- Updated in the last two months
Cons
- No native ARM64 build
In short: Clipboard is an open-source system utilitie tool for 64-bit PCs. Administrators can deploy it unattended.
Is Clipboard safe to download?
- The file is served by github.com, the publisher’s own domain
- The download link uses HTTPS
- A SHA256 hash is published, so you can verify the file:
E89346BBD14FB5A85DA5F5626CAAD91858A3E81F29FFA3D7A8FF935A1323DDAC· Open the VirusTotal report for this hash - The link has not been checked yet
- The source code is public
- ExeAtlas does not host, wrap or modify installers
Related guide: How to check a file’s SHA256 hash on Windows
Recent versions
All 12 versions ›| Version | Date | Size | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8.0Latest | October 11, 2026 | — | 64-bit MSI64-bit EXE (NSIS) |
| 1.7.4 | October 8, 2026 | — | 64-bit MSI64-bit EXE (NSIS) |
| 1.7.3 | September 30, 2026 | — | 64-bit EXE (NSIS)64-bit MSI |
| 1.7.2 | September 29, 2026 | — | 64-bit EXE (NSIS)64-bit MSI |
| 1.7.1 | September 24, 2026 | — | 64-bit EXE (NSIS)64-bit MSI |
| 1.7.0 | September 22, 2026 | — | 64-bit EXE (NSIS)64-bit MSI |
| 1.6.0 | September 16, 2026 | — | 64-bit EXE (NSIS)64-bit MSI |
| 1.5.2 | September 10, 2026 | — | 64-bit EXE (NSIS)64-bit MSI |
Install from the command line
Silent install ›winget install --id muutot.Clipboard -eClipboard_1.8.0_x64-setup.exe /SRelated guide: How to use winget: install and update apps
Information
- Publisher
- muutot
- Category
- System utilities
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Price
- Free
- Source code
- github.com/muutot/Clipboard
- Written in
- Rust
- Requires
- Windows 11 / 10
- Architecture
- 64-bit
- Installer
- EXE (NSIS), MSI
- Version
- 1.8.0
- Released
- October 11, 2026
- Added to the catalogue
- August 24, 2026
- Versions listed
- 12
- GitHub stars
- 95
- GitHub forks
- 7
- Website
- github.com
- winget ID
- muutot.Clipboard
- MSI product code
- {68D0E3A1-68C8-4D9E-B956-045FD0BEB0EE}
Ratings and reviews
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Frequently asked questions
Is Clipboard free?
Yes. Clipboard is open-source software under the AGPL-3.0 licence.
Is Clipboard safe to download?
The download comes from github.com, which belongs to the publisher; ExeAtlas does not host or change the file. Compare its SHA256 hash with the one shown here, or open the VirusTotal report for that hash.
How do I install Clipboard with winget?
Open PowerShell or Windows Terminal and run the winget command shown on this page. winget downloads the official installer and checks its SHA256 hash before running it.
Can Clipboard be installed silently?
Yes. The silent install page lists the exact command for each installer, including msiexec for the MSI package.
Does Clipboard run on ARM (Windows on Arm)?
There is no ARM64 build; Windows 11 on Arm can run the 64-bit version through emulation.
Where can I download an older version of Clipboard?
The versions page lists all 12 versions with links to their official installer files, back to August 6, 2026.
Can I use Clipboard without administrator rights?
Yes, there is a per-user installer that does not need administrator rights.
What are alternatives to Clipboard?
AutoHotkey, Bazel, Ditto, osquery and LocalSend. The alternatives page compares them.
