ClipCascade
Syncs your clipboard across multiple devices instantly, without any button press. Available on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android, it provides seamless and secure clipboard sharing with end-to-end data encryption.
Little to no recent activity. Treat as unmaintained until proven otherwise.
Commit activity more than 3% of tracked projects; popularity more than 48%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 1.9k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 3.2.0 · 4 May 2026 |
| Repo updated | 4 May 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Java, Docker |
Is ClipCascade actively maintained?
ClipCascade logged 2 commits over the last 11 months, but none in the most recent quarter. Development has paused rather than stopped outright — worth watching before a production deployment.
The most recent tagged release, 3.2.0, is about 5 months old.
ClipCascade ranks #52 of 77 tracked miscellaneous projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What ClipCascade actually does
ClipCascade is a self-hosted tool designed to synchronise your clipboard contents automatically across various operating systems including Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. It handles data transfer over the network using end-to-end encryption to protect sensitive text or media copied by the user. The application relies on Java and is packaged for containerised environments.
Best fit: It suits users who need to bridge clipboard histories between mixed desktop and mobile operating systems entirely on private infrastructure.
Worth knowing: The project currently shows low development activity, suggesting potential delays in patch delivery or compatibility updates for newer operating systems.
Deployment notes
As a Java-based container workload, it typically requires a persistent volume for state storage and a reverse proxy to handle secure transport layers.
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