ClipboardAI started as a single-developer project to fix one annoying iPhone problem. Now it's a tiny team obsessing over the details of a tool you'll use a hundred times a day.
In November 2024, our founder lost a verification code. Then another. Then a Stripe API key that took ten minutes to find again. iPhone's one-slot clipboard had failed for the thousandth time, and it was finally one too many.
The plan was supposed to be simple: a clipboard manager that just remembered things. Two weekends of work. Maybe three. Ship to the App Store, charge a few dollars, move on.
But the moment auto-capture worked, the next question became obvious: why not be smart about it? If we know we captured an OTP, why not surface it differently? If we captured a paragraph, why not summarize it? If we captured a list, why not turn it into a checklist?
Each feature was a one-week detour. The detours added up. Eighteen months later, ClipboardAI is what happens when a clipboard manager refuses to stop at "remembering."
We ship slowly, on purpose. We turn down features that don't earn their place. We refuse to put the AI in the cloud. The result is something that fits in your pocket and tries very hard not to get in your way.
The constraints we put on ourselves before writing a single line of code.
Every AI feature runs on-device. Your clipboard never touches our servers — there are no servers. iCloud sync is end-to-end encrypted by Apple. No analytics. No SDKs. No ads.
Software you use a hundred times a day shouldn't be exciting. It should be invisible. We sweat the details so the app earns its place in your routine without ever asking for your attention.
We ship updates every few weeks, not every few days. New features get six months of dogfooding before they leave beta. Most pitched features end up cut. We'd rather do fewer things really well.
The free tier covers the basics. Pro is $2.49/month or $9.99/year and includes everything we'll ever ship. No upsells, no add-ons, no AI credits to top up. Buy once a year, forget you paid for it.
Every model runs on your device. If we can't fit it in your phone, we won't ship it.
We don't know who you are. We don't know how often you open the app. We don't want to know.
No fake "free trial" countdowns. No "are you sure you want to cancel?" guilt loops. Cancel takes one tap.
If you bought Pro in 2026, you'll never be forced to upgrade to keep it.
Export your entire clipboard history as JSON anytime. We'll even document the format.
Every support email gets a human response. Usually one of us. Often within the hour.
An honest, in-progress list. We don't promise dates. We just promise to keep you posted.
Have a question, a bug, a feature request, or just want to say hello? We read everything and reply within 48 hours.
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