Show HN: I built a universal clipboard that syncs realtime on multiple devices

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30 points by imgopaal 4 hours ago

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I’m Gopal, the guy behind QuickClip.

I built this out of pure frustration. Copying items between my phone and laptop was very painful. Sending notes and links on WhatsApp. Saving random drafts I’d forget about. It was total waste of time.

So I made QuickClip for myself first. A dead simple way to move text, links and images between devices instantly. No setup drama. No thinking. Fully encrypted

I use it every day. Shipping it publicly now to see if anyone else has the same problem.

Would honestly love to hear, how you move stuff between devices today, what’s broken or slow and what would make this actually useful for you

Happy to answer anything and take suggestions. Thanks for checking it out.

yoavm 3 hours ago

For those of us on Linux, I've built clapboard - a lightweight clipboard manager that uses whatever dmenu-like system for GUI, and plain files as a storage backend. Because all the history is just files, you can easily sync it between devices with a tool like syncthing. Probably a bit more slower than 0.1s though!

https://github.com/bjesus/clapboard

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sudopsuedo 2 hours ago

https://www.quickclip.space/data-deletion

.>client apps are not open source

.>data-deletion page seems to imply servers are storing images/files copied to the clipboard

.>"end-to-end encrypted" in the marketing materials.

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  • bstsb an hour ago

    to be fair the data can be stored and still be "end-to-end encrypted", depending on delivery method

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ValdikSS 2 hours ago

KDE Connect does that in LAN. Clipboard sync, file transfer, contacts, calls, remote control, etc.

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  • utopiah an hour ago

    Came that for that, how is this different (not necessarily better) than KDE Connect which I already use daily?

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  • thebiblelover7 an hour ago

    And you can do it over any network if you pair it with tailscale. Tailscale + KDE Connect is such a time saver.

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shinycode 3 hours ago

I did something similar with Claude code, I did not write a single line of code and it’s hosted on cloudflare workers. With the free tier it’s enough for one person (and I feel safer to own and host my private data). Works beautifully. Your website does not show how it works, no screenshots, it would be better with it

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  • yashau 2 hours ago

    Same. I vibe-coded a real-time notepad thing with optional E2E with CC over a weekend. Not going to plug it unless someone asks me to, just pointing out how easy this is nowadays.

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  • imgopaal 3 hours ago

    Thanks for your suggestions. Would work on it

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ax0ar 2 hours ago

Cool. I just wouldn't use it at all in its current form without more information on how you handle my data.

Why should users trust you?

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  • imgopaal 2 hours ago

    Yeah fair point. QuickClip does store data in database, otherwise syncing between devices not possible. But here is how it works:

    - Data is encrypted when sending and also when sitting in database. - Stored only so your devices can fetch it, not for me or anyone else. - When you delete, it’s gone. I don’t keep logs of clipboard stuff. - I don’t look at your data, only your devices can see it.

    I know trust is big thing for clipboard app. I’ll write small “how it works” page so it’s more clear. Appreciate you asking this, makes sense.

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    • josephg an hour ago

      Where are the keys stored? If you encrypt the data but just have the keys in another database table, I don’t really see the point of having it encrypted at all.

      I agree with others. I wouldn’t use this unless I trust how you’re handling my data security. All sorts of highly sensitive passwords and security keys hit my clipboard.

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    • Oras 2 hours ago

      Your footer “no rights reserved just kidding” is not helping with trust building either.

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semyonsh 3 hours ago

The website does not show anything on how the product is used, which is kind of important for me as a potential customer. Especially if it's going to be effectively handling my copy/pasting of sensitive information.

Does it use some client, what do I need to install on my devices (if supported) and what permissions does it need etc? Instead I'm greeted by a login page.

It's not transparent enough for me how the product is used before signing up and that's a huge turn off.

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  • imgopaal 3 hours ago

    Hi, Its a simple web application, nothing is required to install

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    • sakopov 2 hours ago

      So you copy/paste things into the app on one device then copy it from the app on another device?

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      • philipallstar an hour ago

        Oh! I thought it was more like a second copy keyboard shortcut that pushed to the cloud.

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      • baobun an hour ago

        And for but the price of a coffee per month you get both dark mode and markdown support!

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nottorp 2 hours ago

Funny, i want Apple to STOP synchronizing my clipboard between devices. I'm doing different things on them and I don't need the last piece of code on my desktop to paste in the 'where do we go out tonight' chat on whatsapp on my phone.

If I do want to move some info i'll message it to myself thank you.

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phireal 3 hours ago

KDE Connect works fine for me and does more than clipboard (files, mouse sharing etc.).

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sixtyj 2 hours ago

Copy API keys

I would add examples how data encryption works. This is so sensitive topic. But if you explain it nicely, people could use the service.

I would add FAQ. Boxes seem like I can read more but I can’t.

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r0xsh 31 minutes ago

Closed source ? i mean thanks for the project but not for me

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baobun 2 hours ago

> For Developers

Would you mind sharing the source code?

> Copy API keys

...yeah, I think that'd be a hard requirement. I don't think there is value in a cliboard-as-a-SaaS that is not self-hostable or even auditable.

I think you are putting the cart before the horse and putting your users at risk by integrating credit card payments before sorting out the basics.

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zekejohn 4 hours ago

i know a gemini 3 site when i see one lol, looks good tho! Does this work if you copy an image on your phone/laptop, will it sync to the other device?

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  • elicash 24 minutes ago

    > i know a gemini 3 site when i see one lol, looks good tho!

    Ha I thought the same. I created a website that's also in this neo-brutalist style and it has the same marquee.

    This reminds me of when everything used to look like default Bootstrap.

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  • imgopaal 3 hours ago

    Yes, It works smoothly with texts and images both

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janandonly 2 hours ago

I forgot that this was a problem for some. I’ve been op iPad iPhone and macOS for too long it guess.

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  • imgopaal 2 hours ago

    yup, thats still a nightmare for a lot of people

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Someone 2 hours ago

> Would honestly love to hear, how you move stuff between devices today

In cases where iOS/macOS misbehave, I use (IMAP) email without sending anything:

- create new mail message

- paste text or add attachments

- save as draft

- open draft on other device

- copy out the data

- delete draft

Works reliably for not-too-large items

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