Show HN: Smartclip – Clipboard Manager/ Application Launcher with Plugins
github.comI’ve been working on Smartclip, a tool designed to streamline workflows and give quick access to various utilities, all from a simple, user-friendly interface. It’s similar to app launchers like Spotlight, Celebro, or Albert but goes further with a range of specialized plugins:
- Launch apps and search for files quickly
- Manage and reuse rich clipboard content effortlessly
- Render and paste mathematical expressions on the fly
- Pick, search, and paste emojis with ease
- Instantly translate words and paste them into your workflow
- Set reminders to stay on top of your tasks
Smartclip is currently in Beta, and I’d love to get feedback from fellow hackers. Whether it's thoughts on the functionality, bugs, or feature requests, feel free to share them here or in the GitHub Issues section.
> You agree not to: Modify, alter, adapt, translate, or create derivative works of Smartclip. > Decompile, reverse-engineer, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code of Smartclip. > Use any part of Smartclip in another software or application. > Redistribute, sublicense, rent, lease, sell, or otherwise transfer Smartclip to any third party. Use Smartclip for any purpose other than your personal use.
OK, no problem, I'll just go use Albert and Flow Launcher, which actually let me modify the app to fit my needs.
Plugin development is currently not supported but planned in the long term. I decided to finish basic useful plugins and distribute Smartclip with a set amout of features, to see where it goes. I will include Plugin development in the long run, depending on the feedback and usage.
As Smartclip is a hobby and I've worked on it in my freetime for many months on end, I decided to protect my work. I don't make money with it and published it as a useful tool for developers. It provides multiple features that are not available by Albert and Flow Launcher, even without providing plugin support at the moment. Its main functionality is a clipboard manager, that is similar to launchers, but not the same.
If there is functionality missing right now for it to be a useful product to you, I would very much be interested in that feedback. If you are just one of those people that read the license and drop it, only because its not open source, then please move on.