Clipboard-to-file menu bar app. Read clipboard text, edit it, save to any file format.
I copy text all the time — code snippets, log output, API responses — and want to save it as a file without opening a full editor. ClipDrop is the shortest path from clipboard to file: click the menu bar icon, pick a file type, save. That's it.
brew tap scasella/tap
brew install --cask clipdropSigned, notarized, and stapled — no Gatekeeper warnings.
git clone https://github.com/scasella/ClipDrop.git
cd ClipDrop
chmod +x build.sh
./build.sh
open ClipDrop.appRequires macOS 14+.
- Copy some text to your clipboard
- Click the clipboard icon in your menu bar
- Edit the text if needed
- Choose a file type (txt, md, swift, json, yaml, html, csv, log)
- Click Save As — choose where to save
- Done!
- Auto-read clipboard on popup open
- 8 file types with correct UTType mappings: txt, md, swift, json, yaml, html, csv, log
- Live stats — character, word, line counts + byte size
- Monospaced editor — comfortable for code and structured text
- Copy back — edit and copy modified text back to clipboard
- Remembers save directory within session
- Dark theme — consistent with macOS dark mode
Save a code snippet:
Copy Swift code → click ClipDrop → select "Swift" type → Save As → snippet.swift
Clean up log output:
Copy log lines → click ClipDrop → delete noise lines → select "Log" type → Save As → debug.log
Quick markdown note:
Copy text from a webpage → click ClipDrop → add headers/formatting → select "Markdown" → Save As → notes.md
Export CSV data:
Copy tab/comma data → click ClipDrop → select "CSV" → Save As → data.csv
Save JSON response:
Copy API response → click ClipDrop → select "JSON" → Save As → response.json
- "Clipboard is empty or contains non-text data" — ClipDrop only reads text. Images, files, and rich content are not supported.
- Menu bar icon not visible — check if it's hidden behind the notch or other icons. Try expanding the menu bar area.
- Save fails — check write permissions on the target directory.
MIT