Cliptika Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 10, 2026 · Applies to Cliptika 0.6.0 for macOS 14.6 or later

Cliptika is designed to work locally on your Mac. It has no account or sign-in, no analytics, no advertising and no third-party SDKs.

Where your data is handled

• On your Mac. Your clipboard history, Pinned items, Collections, screenshots, Capture Stacks and settings are stored in the app's storage on your Mac. Cliptika does not upload your clipboard content to servers we operate, and it has no built-in cloud sync.
• Through Apple's frameworks. Purchases use Apple's App Store and StoreKit, and Translate uses Apple's Translation framework in macOS. These are provided by Apple, and Apple's privacy practices apply to them.
• With us, when you choose. Cliptika does not send us your clipboard content. Information reaches us when you contact support or send us a diagnostics report, and it contains what you include.

When you choose an action such as opening a link or writing a support email, Cliptika hands it to your browser or mail app, and that app's own practices apply.

What Cliptika stores

To provide its features, Cliptika stores your clipboard history (text, links, images and file references), Pinned items, Collections, screenshots and Capture Stacks you create, and your settings. You can stop adding new items to history by turning off Monitor clipboard in Settings › Clipboard.

Clipboard items that apps mark as concealed, and text matching selected credential patterns, are skipped. Other sensitive-looking text may be saved locally and is masked in the list.

How long history is kept

Cliptika Free keeps up to 30 days or 500 MB of history, whichever comes first, and removes older items automatically. Pinned items and items saved in Collections are not removed by this automatic cleanup; you can still delete them yourself. Cliptika Pro lets you choose your own retention. You can delete individual items, or use Clear Clipboard History… in Settings › Clipboard, at any time.

• Clearing history keeps Pinned items and items saved in Collections.
• Deleting an item removes it permanently, everywhere it appears, including Pinned and any Collections.
• Removing an item from a Collection, or deleting a Collection, does not delete the item itself. It stays in your history, where the usual cleanup applies unless it is pinned or saved in another Collection.

Projects and Automations (Workflows) from earlier versions are no longer part of Cliptika. If you used them, the data you created stays stored locally and is not used or sent anywhere.

Screenshots and Extract Text

Screenshots, region captures and Capture Stacks are taken with the macOS screen capture tool and stay on your Mac. Extract Text recognizes text with Apple's Vision framework and deletes its temporary capture afterwards. The recognized text is copied to your clipboard like anything else you copy, so it may be saved to clipboard history under the usual rules: not while Monitor clipboard is off, and not if it matches a credential pattern.

Translation

Translate (Pro, macOS 15 or later) passes the text you choose to Apple's Translation framework in macOS. Cliptika does not send that text to us. Languages are downloaded and managed by macOS.

Purchases

Cliptika Pro is purchased through the Mac App Store, and Apple processes the payment; we do not receive your payment details. Cliptika uses StoreKit on your Mac to check whether Pro is unlocked.

Permissions

Screen Recording enables screenshots, Capture Stack and Extract Text when you use them. Accessibility enables pasting directly into another app and, if you grant access, reading the active document path exposed by supported editors such as Xcode and VS Code to provide folder context. When an action needs a specific file or folder, macOS asks you to choose it in a standard file dialog. Cliptika does not use Automation (Apple Events). The optional Finder extension adds Cliptika actions to Finder. All permissions are optional, and you can change or revoke them at any time in System Settings › Privacy & Security.

Support and diagnostics

If you choose Send Diagnostics, Cliptika copies a technical status report (versions, permission states and app health, never clipboard content or file paths) to your clipboard and opens your mail app. Nothing is sent automatically; you decide whether to paste and email it. Save Report… saves the same report as a file. Support emails and diagnostics reports can contain information you provide; we use it only to help you.

Deleting your data

Delete items or clear history inside the app at any time. Removing the app alone may leave its local support files and saved data behind; contact us if you need help locating and removing them.

Children

Cliptika is not directed at children.

Changes

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted here with a new date.

Contact

Questions: ybmg.studio@gmail.com