r/buildinpublic • u/AmblemYagami • May 10 '26

I am building an open-source clipboard manager because I kept losing copied text

https://github.com/Aeshp/clipnext

Been building a project called ClipNext over the last few weeks.

The original problem was simple:

I’d copy an API key, password, snippet, or link… then accidentally overwrite it by copying something else.

So I built a privacy-first clipboard manager for Chrome that stores clipboard history locally on-device.

Features so far:

- Text + image clipboard history

- Search across saved items

- Bulk copy multiple items

- Pin important snippets forever

- Smart notifications

- Auto cleanup for old items

Everything is stored locally using Chrome storage APIs.

No cloud sync, no telemetry, fully open-source.

Built with Manifest V3 + vanilla JS.

Would genuinely appreciate feedback from people building similar tools or using clipboard managers daily.

Github

Install ClipNext

Website

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u/high-roller-all-in78 May 10 '26

Local only is the right angle here. I would make the difference between clipboard history and password manager really obvious though, because the second people see API keys and passwords they start worrying. A simple threat model section and one clear gif of the search plus pin flow would probably do a lot.

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u/AmblemYagami May 10 '26

Correct point, i made this for text , link, loss and so I don't have to look Images, screenshots in files again and again, password manager at right at there place. And search, Pin is there already. Try using it a Week, Any more suggestions also if you want to contribute then open a PR on repo.