Desk Buddy clipboard manager for Mac
Copied it? He's kept it.
Every text, link, image and colour, saved. Click a copy and it pastes right where you're working.
Works on your Mac · Syncs through your own iCloud · Your Mac just got a family.
- Text, links, images & colourseverything you copy, kept
- Click to pasteclick where it goes, click the copy
- Your own iCloudsame copies on your other Mac
Morning, Alex.
Desk Buddy lives at the edge of your Mac screen and keeps your clipboard history.
- Peeks from the screen edge
- Left or right edge
- 3 faces · 11 outfits
Copy. Click. Pasted.
Click where it goes, then click the copy in your clipboard history. It pastes itself.
- Text, links, images, colours
- ⌃⌘V opens your history
- Click a copy · it pastes
Music, stay closed.
Stops Music opening by itself when you plug in your iPhone or connect your AirPods.
- Stops apps that pop up on their own
- Shows how many it stopped
- Toggle it in the menu bar
48 screenshots. Filed.
A screenshot cleaner for your Mac: one click on Tidy Now files every screenshot into one folder.
- Tidy Now, or after 30 s
- One Screenshots folder
- Undo if you need it
He has a lot to say.
330 lines for every moment of your day. Right-click him: Chatty, Normal or Quiet.
- Off · Quiet · Normal · Chatty
- Quiet in calls and full-screen
- Knows the app, never your text
Made for you.
Water and stretch breaks, your name, and your country's words.
- Water every 90 minutes
- Your country's break words
- Special days, by region
Presenting? Curtain.
Presentation mode for Mac: one click hides every desktop icon, and Buddy. Another brings it all back.
- Hides desktop icons and Buddy
- One click from the menu bar
- Everything comes back
Need quiet? Hide him.
Right-click › Hide Buddy, or just double-click him. He waits in the menu bar until you click Show Buddy.
- Double-click to hide
- Show Buddy from the menu bar
- Nudges become notifications
Other Mac. Same copy.
Clipboard sync between your Macs: copy on your MacBook, and it's already in Buddy's history on your other Mac.
- Your own iCloud
- No sign-in
- A different Buddy on each, if you like
Go to sleep.
He'll keep your copies till morning.
- Late-night nudges
- Daily copy recap
- Your copies stay saved
Make him yours.
Pick a face. Pick a country. Chatty or quiet. Or hide him away.
Certificate of adoption
Adopt Buddy.
Two ways to take him home. Pick the one that suits you.
Mac App Store
Desk Buddy
Free for 7 days, then
- Clipboard history, search & pins
- Your history one shortcut away (⌃⌘V)
- Copy Text from Screen
- iCloud sync between your Macs
- Buddy, his care nudges and outfits
Direct from Vistaar Studio
Desk Buddy Complete
Everything in the App Store edition, plus:
- App Blocker: Music stays closed
- Screenshot tidy-up: one click files them
- Presentation Mode: hides your desktop
- Licence key for 1–3 Macs
- Paid up front, no trial
macOS 14+ · Lost your key?
Also in the family
Photos too big? Meet Pictailor.
Buddy's little sister tailors your photos to the exact size: a whole folder at once, right from Finder.
- Batch resize thirty photos in one Save
- Under any KB limit, passport and visa sizes
- Product photos on white, backgrounds removed