Clipboard history,
like command history.
A (free) native macOS clipboard ring for keyboard-first people. Copy normally, use ⌥ W (older) and ⌥ S (newer) to move through recent clips, then release to paste.
How it works
Hold. Cycle. Release.
01
⌘ C git commit -m "init"
Copy something.
Use Cmd+C as always. copyfwend keeps it — silently, in memory, no disk writes.
02
npx astro add tailwind
git commit -m "init"
⌥ W ⌥ S 2 / 5
Hold Option, tap W or S.
copyfwend cycles through what it remembers. A small HUD floats near your cursor showing where you are.
03
pasted ⌥ release
cancelled ⌥ Q
Release to paste.
Let go of Option and it pastes instantly. Press Option+Q to cancel — nothing pasted unless you want it.
Technical details
Built native to macOS
Pure Swift. macOS system APIs throughout — no Electron, no web runtime, no network access.
Global hotkeys via CGEventTap.
Language Swift 5.9
UI SwiftUI + AppKit
Hotkeys CGEventTap (Quartz)
Clipboard NSPasteboard
Login item SMAppService
Storage In-memory only
Analytics None
Network None
Permission Accessibility only
Min macOS 13.0 Ventura
Ready to give your clipboard a little fwend?
Free, open source, and native to macOS 13+.
no analytics · no cloud sync · in-memory only