Clip Hold Release Notes

Version 1.6.1

Release: October 5, 2025

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Bug Fixes and Improvements

Fix issue (#4) that sometimes failed to launch Clip Hold

Version 1.6.0

Release: October 4, 2025

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New Features

Add the feature to set icons and colors for standard phrase presets
- You can now assign colors and set your favorite icons for each preset.
- Icons can be selected from SF Symbols. While you can choose icons from the in-app symbol picker, using the SF Symbols app is convenient for viewing symbols in more detail or searching for them.
- You can change icons and colors from the edit screen in the “Preset Settings” section of the Standard Phrases settings.
Add the “Overlay Display” option and “Overlay Transparency” option to the “History Window” section and “Standard Phrases Window” section in General Settings
- Overlay Display
  - When unfocused, make the window semi-transparent.
- Overlay Transparency
  - When “Overlay Display” is enabled, you can set the transparency level of the semi-transparent window between 20% and 80%.
Add the “Ignore Standard Phrases” option to the “History Settings” section in the Copy History Settings
- Prevents copied standard phrases from being added to the history.
Add the “Delete All History from This App...” feature to the History window’s context menu and action menu
Add the “Change and Copy...” feature to the Standard Phrases window’s context menu and action menu
- Similar to the “Change and Copy...” feature (formerly “Edit and Copy...”) in the History window, a feature allowing you to edit a portion and create a new copy has been added to the Standard Phrases window.

Bug Fixes and Improvements

Improve to remove animated effects when “Reduce Motion” is enabled
Improve the style of navigation buttons in the Settings window for macOS Sequoia or earlier versions
- Icon positioning and spacing have been improved, bringing them closer to the navigation buttons in System Settings.
Improve the default preset to be editable
- You can now edit the default presets to change colors and icons (please note that you cannot change the names).
Improve accessibility and notification permission status display in Privacy Settings to update in real time
Improve the style of “Quick Paste Only for Text” when “Quick Paste” is off
- When “Quick Paste” is off, the title and description in the settings item now appear in a lighter color, making it easier to see that the option is disabled.
Change “Edit and Copy...” to “Change and Copy...” in the History window
- The feature name has been changed to make it clearer. No changes have been made to the functionality.
Change to monospace font for text input field on the “Change and Copy” screen
Add help text to the preset list in the “Preset Settings” section of Standard Phrases Settings
- Hovering the mouse cursor over each list item now displays the full preset name in a tooltip.
Add a character limit to the preset names in each preset picker
- Even if excessively long preset names are set, they no longer cover the screen or slow down processing.

Version 1.5.0

Release: September 24, 2025

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New Features

Add “Plain Text Only” and “Rich Text Only” options to the filtering options
- These options are in “Text Only”.
Add “PDF Only”, “Videos Only”, “Folders Only” and “Other Files” options to the filtering options
- These options are in “Files Only”.
Add a feature to edit and copy
- You can edit and copy the history by clicking “Edit and Copy...” in the context menu or action menu of a text item in the History window.
- You can also use a shortcut key to edit and copy the latest history item. The default shortcut key is ⌥ (Option) + ⌘ (Command) + E.
- This feature allows you to edit and copy text retrieved from your past history, so your past history will not be modified.

Bug Fixes and Improvements

Fix issue that previously selected items weren't chosen when closing the custom number input sheet in Settings using the Escape key
Fix issue that copied folders starting with ”.” did not appear in the History window
Fix the background of the window for add a standard phrase and add a preset
Improve settings item names and descriptions in General and Copy History Settings
- Names have been changed to be more intuitive, and descriptions have been added to each item, making it easier to understand the role of each setting and what functionality it provides.
Improve the layout of settings items in General and Copy History Settings
- Related or similar features are now grouped together.
Improve behavior to disable filtering and sorting buttons while loading history
Improve Settings window to be able to close with the Escape key
Improve the style of the add standard phrase screen
Improve the Privacy Settings indicator to be differentiated by shape when “Differentiate Without Color” is enabled in System Settings
Improve the search boxes in the History and Standard Phrases windows to display borders when “Increase Contrast” is enabled in System Settings
Improve the separator line between navigation buttons in the Settings window to increase contrast when “Increase Contrast” is enabled in System Settings
Improve the history list to display dedicated icons for non existing apps
Improve the “Apps” picker in the filtering options to display the selected app icon and name
Change default behavior to display numbers for each item in the History and Standard Phrases windows
Change default behavior to not close the window when you double-click an item in the History or Standard Phrases windows
Change the rich text icon
- Changed from append.page to richtext.page, making rich text items easier to recognize.
Change “Links Only” into “Text Only” in the filtering options
Change the clipboard check interval to 0.1 seconds
- Now faster at 0.1 seconds from 0.5 seconds previously, reducing delays in history updates and app retrieval.
- Performance impact from this change is minimal.
Add icons to each filtering option and sorting option
Add ico, icns, svg, eps, ai, and psd to the filtering targets for “Images Only”
Remove the icon from the “Copy as Plain Text” option in the History window's context menu and action menu
- Following Apple's Human Interface Guidelines, icons for related features now appear only on one parent item (in this case, “Copy”).

Version 1.4.0

Release: September 11, 2025

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New Features

Support for Rich Text
- This fixes a issue (#3) that caused text to be copied as an image in Microsoft Office software.
Support for PDF
- Software that stores data as PDF in the clipboard can now copy vector data as PDF.
Support Liquid Glass
- New app icons designed for Liquid Glass have been added.
- Liquid Glass effects have been added to the background of the History and Standard Phrases windows, and to the overlay background of the License Information screen.
- Liquid Glass is available on macOS Tahoe or later.
Add “Copy as Plain Text” in the History window when the history item is rich text
Add “Automatic” to the app filtering options in the History window
- This option automatically filters based on the app currently in focus.
Add “Exclude Clip Hold Windows with App's ‘Automatic’ Filtering” to the History Window section in General Settings
- Do not switch the filtered app when you focus the Clip Hold window (such as the History window) while the app's “Automatic” filtering is active.
Add “Use Filtered Copy History in the History Window” to the “Copy History” section in Shortcuts Settings
- Allow copying filtered history using shortcut keys when the History window is open and filtering is applied.
Add the feature to be able to add apps by drag and drop to the Preset to Assign list in Standard Phrases Settings and the Apps to Exclude list in Privacy Settings

Bug Fixes and Improvements

Fix issue that voice input is entered in the standard phrase input field when the preset add screen is opened from the standard phrase add screen
Fix issue that “Show All Processes” does not work on the add apps to exclude screen in Privacy Settings
Fix issue that default preset name was not localized in the notification shown when switching presets using shortcut keys
Fix issue that the “Preset to Assign” picker in Standard Phrases Settings becomes empty when the selected preset is deleted
Fix issue that the remove app button (minus button on the list) does not update when switching the Preset to Assign list in Standard Phrases Settings
Fix issue that memory is not released even after closing the History and Standard Phrases windows
Improve the Settings screen and add standard phrase screen when no presets exist
Improve the Settings screen and Standard Phrases window when all presets are deleted
Improve the focus back to the input field when returning to the add standard phrase screen after adding a preset from the add standard phrase screen
Improve the alert message when deleting presets
- Added a message indicating the number of standard phrases within the preset being deleted and that they will be removed.
Improve focus detection in the Settings window
- Improved the styling of the “Information” button in the Settings window to ensure it is properly set.
Improve only the display name of image files to be localized
- Image files that cannot be obtained by name such as images copied from a web browser are now properly localized when copied and then the system language is changed.

Version 1.3.2

Release: September 7, 2025

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New Features

Add “Exclude Clip Hold Windows” option to the “Assign Presets” section of the Standard Phrases Settings
- Prevents the preset switching when the Clip Hold window (such as the Standard Phrases window) is focused.

Bug Fixes and Improvements

Fix the issue (#2) that when “Maximum number of history items to save” is set, old history items are saved instead of the set number of new history items
Improve margins on the edit standard phrase screen
Improve to remember the last selected preset when importing presets

Version 1.3.1

Release: September 5, 2025

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New Features

Add the feature to allow drag and drop to copy items in the History and Standard Phrases windows
- You can drag and drop icons shown for each item in the History window, or list items in the Standard Phrases window to copy text or files to the dropped location.
Add the feature to duplicate a standard phrase
- You can duplicate a standard phrase by clicking on “Duplicate” which has been added to the context menu and the action menu (Standard Phrases window only) in the Standard Phrases window or in standard phrases list in the “Standard Phrases Settings” section of the Standard Phrases Settings.
Add the feature to duplicate a preset
- You can duplicate a preset by clicking on “Duplicate” which has been added to the context menu in the preset list in the “Preset Settings” section of the Standard Phrases Settings.
Add the feature to move a standard phrase to another preset
- You can move a standard phrase to another preset by clicking on “Move to Another Preset...” which has been added to the context menu and the action menu (Standard Phrases window only) in the Standard Phrases window or in standard phrases list in the “Standard Phrases Settings” section of the Standard Phrases Settings.

Bug Fixes and Improvements

Fix issue that the last selected preset is not remembered
Fix issue that the last position in the settings window is not remembered
Fix issue that default presets are not localized in some places
Fix issue that description text was sometimes cut off in import to preset sheet
Fix issue that some of the context menus in the Standard Phrases Settings did not have icons
Add app icons to the app picker in the filtering options in the History window
Change the filtering and sorting buttons in the History window and the preset button in the Standard Phrases window to a picker
Change preset icons to star.square
- The icon has been changed in the Standard Phrases window and in the menu so you can recognize the preset feature at a glance.

Version 1.3.0

Release: August 31, 2025

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Important
This version has a major change in the way history files are saved.
If you update from a previous version, your history file will also be upgraded to the new format. The new history file format is not compatible with older versions of Clip Hold.

Note that the history file clipboardHistory.json used in the previous version will stay after the upgrade with the name changed to oldClipboardHistory.json.
So if you use an older version of Clip Hold for some reason after upgrading the history file, you can rename oldClipboardHistory.json to clipboardHistory.json to load the old history file with the old Clip Hold.

Important
This version has changed the saving method with the introduction of the Standard Phrases Preset feature.
The file structure itself is unchanged, so it is compatible with older versions of Clip Hold.

Note that the standard phrases file standardPhrases.json used in previous versions will be renamed to default.json in the standardPhrasesPreset folder.
So if you use an older version of Clip Hold for some reason, you can rename standardPhrasesPreset/default.json to standardPhrases.json to load the standard phrases file with the old Clip Hold.

New Features

Revamped settings screen
- The existing tabbed style has been greatly revamped to a sidebar style setting screen.
Add Preset feature for Standard Phrases
- You can now group your favorite standard phrases by preset. You can switch between presets from the menu or the Standard Phrases window. You can also use shortcut keys to create and switch presets.
Add “Assign Preset” settings to “Standard Phrases” settings
- If you assign presets to apps, they will automatically switch to the selected preset when the app is on the foreground.
Add “Developer Features” tab
- Add “Show Character Count” option
  - Show the character count after the date in the History window and in the menu.
- Add “Show a Color Icon Based on Color Code” option
  - When you copy a color code in HEX, HSL / HSLA, or RGB / RGBA format, an icon for that color will be shown in the History / Standard Phrases window and menu.
- Add “Allow Filtering by Color Codes” option
  - Add “Color Codes Only” to the filtering options in the History window.
- Add “Reset All Settings” option
  - Resets all settings of the app to their defaults. History and standard phrases are not affected.
Add “Show App Icons” option
- Toggle to show or hide the app icon for each item in the History window.
Support link in standard phrases
- As in the History window, the Standard Phrases window now displays “Open Link” from the context menu when the item is a link.
Support for copying multiple files at the same time
Support filtering by the app in the History window

Bug Fixes and Improvements

Fix issue with two “About QR Code” items being displayed on the license sheet
Fix issue that an image or image address could not be copied from Safari
Fix issue that sometimes did not add to the history
Fix issue that sometimes the background color did not match the theme in the Add a Standard Phrase window
Improve menu history thumbnails to fit in a square
Improve to temporarily disable Quick Paste when clicking on an item from the menu bar while holding down the Option key
- Copying from a shortcut key is not affected by this.
Improve the issue causing large disk writes when copying with a large number of history items
Improve the list of apps displayed on the app adding screen in the “Apps to Exclude” list
Improve the design of the add edit standard phrase screen
Improve the design of the custom number input sheet
Add an app icon to the list item in the History window
- It shows the app icon of the app that was in the foreground when it was copied. The icon will not be shown in the copy history before this feature was added.
- When you hover the mouse cursor over an app icon, the app name will be displayed in a tooltip.
Add an icon to the Standard Phrase window
Add “Open” to the History window menu when the item is a file
Add “Add to Apps to Exclude...” to the History window menu
Add a dedicated alert message when trying to delete a file from the history
Add a picker that allows you to select a destination preset on the add standard phrase screen
Change file duplicate detection method to file hash-based
- This allows for more accurate duplicate file detection. Existing size-based duplicate detection is used for folders and other items for which file hashes cannot be computed.
Change the default “Maximum Size per File:” from 1 GB to Unlimited

Version 1.2.1

Release: July 26, 2025

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Bug Fixes and Improvements

Correct the English wording of “Only __” displayed in the filtering options from “Only __” to “__ Only”
- Example: Only Text → Text Only
Improve to display a clip icon when the history item is a website link
Add “Links Only” to the filtering options in the History Window

Version 1.2.0

Release: July 23, 2025

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New Features

Support for saving file and image copy history
Support for Quick Look of files in the History Window
- You can Quick Look by pressing the space key with an item selected or by clicking on “Quick Look” from the menu.
Add filtering and sorting options to the History Window
- You can filter by file type and sort by date or file size.
Add “Only Text” option in the settings for Quick Paste
- When this option is enabled, you can prevent accidental pasting of a file or image when performing a Quick Paste.
Add “Maximum Size per File” option
- If you set a size, files larger than the set size will not be saved in the copy history.
Add “Show alert when copying a file larger than” option
- If you set a size, an alert will be shown asking if you want to save the file to history when you copy a file larger than the size you set.
Add “Open Link...” option to the menu of text items containing website URL in the History Window
Add “Copy QR Code Contents” option to the menu of image items containing QR Code in the History Window
- With this change, the “Scan QR Code Image” setting has been removed, as the QR Code is now automatically scanned when the image is copied.

Bug Fixes and Improvements

Add small app icon images
- This makes it easier to recognize when small app icon images are displayed, such as in System Settings.
Add icons to each item in the menu and history items in the History Window
- Some icons for menu items will appear on macOS Tahoe or later.
Add new “Copy History” tab
- Settings related to copy history have been moved to a new tab.
Add file size next to the date if the item on the History Window is a file
Change description of “Apps to Exclude” setting
Improve history list performance in the History Window
- Performance is no longer slowed down even if the list contains more than a few thousand items.

Version 1.1.1

Release: July 13, 2025

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Bug Fixes and Improvements

Add limit to number of characters displayed in standard phrases as well
- Standard phrases displayed in menus, list items in standard phrase settings, and shortcut settings will not be too long.

Version 1.1.0

Release: July 11, 2025

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New Features

Add the feature to create a QR Code from copied text
- Click “Show QR Code” in the item options of the History Window and Standard Phrases Window to generate a QR Code.
Add the feature to copy an image that contains a QR code to add the content to the history
- You can use it by enabling “Scan QR Code Image” in the settings.
Add the feature to drag and drop an image that contains a QR code into the history window to copy the content
Add the feature to create a standard phrase from the clipboard contents
- Added shortcut key to add a standard phrase from the current clipboard contents.
- Added the feature to add a standard phrase from an item in the History Window.
Add the feature to automatically scroll to the top when the history list is updated
- You can use it by enabling “Scroll to the Top When the List is Updated” in the settings.

Bug Fixes and Improvements

Improve the context menu in the Standard Phrase Window and History Window
- Items that show an additional screen now have a trailing “...” and added a divider line above “Delete...”.
Improve placement in General settings
Improve the Standard Phrases Window to be able to reorder items
- You can reorder only if you are not searching.
Fix the Standard Phrase Window and the History Window to remember the correct position

Version 1.0.1

Release: July 7, 2025

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Bug Fixes and Improvements

Add accessibility labels
- Descriptions have been added to help VoiceOver users understand items.
Add option to temporarily hide menu bar icon
- The icon will reappear when you reopen the app.

Version 1.0.0

Release: July 6, 2025

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Initial release