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Your clipboard history and a file shelf, one hotkey away.

A searchable clipboard history and a drag-and-drop file shelf, both one keystroke from the menu bar.

Download TopBox on the App Store $2.99 / £2.99 one-time · macOS 13+

A menu-bar-only app for Mac (no Dock icon). Press a global hotkey — default ⇧⌘T, fully rebindable — or click the menu bar icon, and a floating panel opens with two side-by-side panes: your clipboard history and a file shelf.

What it does

Clipboard

Searchable clipboard history

Automatically captures text, images, and code-like text as you copy; full-text search across everything you've copied; click any entry to copy it back.

Pinning

Pin your favourites

Pin up to 3 favorite clipboard entries so they survive auto-clear and manual clearing.

Settings

Configurable limits

History limit of 50 / 100 / 200 / 500 items, and auto-clear never, after 1 hour, or after 24 hours — pinned items are never cleared.

Files

File Shelf

A fixed-size "Loading Bay" drop zone for temporarily parking files; drag files in, search by name, drag them back out to Finder or another app whenever you need them.

Files

Right-click actions

Right-click a shelved file to open it, reveal it in Finder, or remove it; pin up to 20 files.

Controls

Rebindable hotkey & reset

Rebindable global hotkey, Launch at Login, and a one-click Reset All Data option (confirmation-gated).

Private

No account, no analytics

No tracking of any kind — $2.99 / £2.99 one-time purchase, no subscription.

Common questions

Does TopBox sync my clipboard or files anywhere?

No. Everything lives in memory only, on your Mac, for as long as the app is running — nothing is written to disk, nothing syncs to iCloud, and nothing leaves your Mac. Quitting or relaunching TopBox clears the in-memory history (aside from what you've pinned during that session).

Does it need an account or internet connection?

No. There's no sign-in and no network calls of any kind — see the Privacy Policy for the full detail.

How is this different from macOS's own clipboard?

macOS only remembers your single most recent copy. TopBox keeps a searchable history of many past copies (up to 500), lets you pin favorites so they don't get bumped, and pairs it with a separate File Shelf for temporarily parking files mid-drag — something the built-in clipboard doesn't do at all.

Is it out yet?

Yes — TopBox is live on the Mac App Store now.