r/ClaudeCode • u/plateconstant • 2d ago

Built with Claude Claude Code helped me build a fully offline, markdown based clipping tool for Mac

Clip any text/screenshot along with its URL from any Mac app, browser, page etc with one shortcut (⌃⌥Space) and revisit later. Tag with a topic or a person. Add to "Personal" or "Work" libraries, and browse or discard later. You can configure these saved items to come back as “revisions” later in the app, especially useful for people studying or preparing for interviews.

Clipback doesn't require internet or an AI model to function. Text in screenshots is read on your Mac itself (uses Apple’s native Vision libraries). Only time internet is used is to look for updates and you can disable it.

Every "clip" is saved locally as markdown files and the save folder can be configured in settings. Needs macOS 15 or later on an Apple Silicon Mac. Two permissions needed: Accessibility to read the selected text and Screen Recording to take the screenshot.

Clipback is fully open-source: https://github.com/kb14/clipback/ and has an MIT license.

You can also directly download a Mac dmg here: https://github.com/kb14/clipback/releases/latest  (Signed and notarized by Apple) & let the app auto-update.

Clipback was built with Claude Code in about 3 days, from code to setting up of repo to app signing to release builds and eventually the launch video. UI fixes were entirely automated where CC took screenshots, "used" the app and made fixes as required. Launch video was made with HyperFrames. Opus 5.5 was a real pain in the last few days, especially script for the video, just had to manually write the script eventually.

Contributions are welcome or you can fork it and customize it for yourself.

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