Everything you copy,
one shortcut away.

Copycat keeps a history of the text you copy, right in your menu bar. Press ⌘⇧V in any app to find something and paste it again.

Free for macOS, Windows and Linux.

Pin what you reuse

Addresses, snippets, the commands you type every day. Pinned items stay at the top and are never cleared, even when your history fills up.

Passwords stay out

Password managers mark what they copy as private, and Copycat never records it. Want a break from recording? Pause it, and the menu bar icon shows it.

One shortcut, from anywhere

Copycat opens right next to your cursor, in whatever app you're using. Type to search, press return to copy, and you're back to work. Change the shortcut to any keys you like.

Search as you type

Newest first, with how long ago you copied each item.

Made for your Mac

Frosted glass, light and dark mode, your accent colour. No Dock icon.

Stays on your computer

Your history lives in one local file and is never sent anywhere.

Keyboard first

Every one of these works in the demo at the top of the page, too.

⌘⇧V Open or close Copycat, from any app
↑↓ Move through your history
↩ Copy the selected item
esc Close Copycat
⌘P Pin or unpin the selected item
⌘⌫ Delete it

On Windows, use Ctrl instead of ⌘.

Download Copycat

Latest release

Installing on a Mac, in 34 seconds. Drag Copycat to Applications, then allow it once in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.
Opening it the first time

Copycat isn't signed with an Apple or Microsoft certificate yet, so your computer asks before opening it.

Mac: drag Copycat to Applications and open it. When macOS says it can't verify the developer, go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway. You only do this once.

Windows: if SmartScreen says "Windows protected your PC", click More info → Run anyway.

Linux: make the AppImage executable (chmod +x copycat-*.AppImage) and run it, or install the .deb with sudo apt install ./copycat_*_amd64.deb.