Is CopyQ still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change 3 days ago. Latest release v17.0.0, 1 months ago.

Widely used. 13k stars, 17 years old. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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How to set up CopyQ (hluk/CopyQ) · gitmanual

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hluk/CopyQ

Clipboard manager with advanced features

C/C++ (CMake)#clipboard#clipboard-manager#copyq#cross-platform

Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (GPL-3.0).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change 3 days ago. Latest release v17.0.0, 1 months ago.
Can I trust it?: Widely used13k stars, 17 years old. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Difficulty: Moderate
Time: about 15 min
Stars: ★ 12,631
Activity: Updated this month

Saved setup from 7 h ago

Will it work on macOS?

Yes, it installs on your macOS

A ready-made macOS download is in the latest release.

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

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Also: Docs ↗

Download for macOS

17.0.0 · 10/6/2026 ↗

CopyQ-17.0.0-macos-13-m1.dmg

dmg · 36.8 MB · 2,555 downloads · best match

Download

Drag the app into Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/hluk/CopyQ/releases/download/v17.0.0/CopyQ-17.0.0-macos-13-m1.dmg"
open "CopyQ-17.0.0-macos-13-m1.dmg"

Other macOS downloads (1)

CopyQ-17.0.0-macos-13.dmg

dmg · 36.5 MB · 1,077 downloads

Download

Drag the app into Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/hluk/CopyQ/releases/download/v17.0.0/CopyQ-17.0.0-macos-13.dmg"
open "CopyQ-17.0.0-macos-13.dmg"

Install with a package manager

Homebrew

brew install --cask copyq

From the README, exactly as the maintainers wrote it.

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Parts list

1×C/C++ compiler runtime
1×CMake 3.16runtime

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Good to know

Native projects often need extra system libraries. If the build stops with a missing package, check the maintainers' build guide (see Start here).
Has AGENTS.md — instructions for coding agents. You can open Claude Code (or another agent) in the cloned folder and ask it to do the setup for you.
Nested projects: docs/requirements.txt, plugins/CMakeLists.txt, plugins/itemencrypted/CMakeLists.txt, plugins/itemfakevim/CMakeLists.txt and 9 more

Details

License: GPL-3.0
Open issues: 402
Branch: master

Files we read (8)

.github/workflows/build-linux.yml

.github/workflows/build-macos.yml

.github/workflows/build-windows.yml

.github/workflows/codespell.yml

CMakeLists.txt

INSTALL

README.md

pyproject.toml

648 files in the repo