Privacy-First by Design

TurboClipboard Privacy Policy

Your clipboard data is personal and sensitive. TurboClipboard keeps your data completely private with local-only storage, military-grade encryption, and zero tracking.

Privacy Policy for TurboClipboard

Complete privacy and security commitment

Last Updated
November 26, 2025

TurboClipboard is a privacy-first clipboard manager for macOS. We believe your clipboard data is personal and sensitive, so we have designed TurboClipboard to keep your data completely private and secure.

Our Privacy Commitment

We do not collect, transmit, or have access to any of your data.

TurboClipboard operates entirely on your device. Your clipboard history, saved clips, templates, and settings never leave your Mac.

All data stays on your Mac

No analytics or tracking

No internet connection required

AES-GCM encryption

Data Storage

All your data is stored locally on your Mac, encrypted and secured.

What We Store Locally

Clipboard History
Temporary items you have copied (ephemeral items)
Saved Clips
Clips you have explicitly saved with tags and pins
Templates
Text templates with variables you have created
App Settings
Your preferences and configuration

Where Data is Stored

Location
~/Library/Application Support/TurboClipboard/
Encryption
AES-GCM encryption using your macOS Keychain
Access
Only accessible by TurboClipboard and you

Your data is sandboxed and protected by macOS security features. No other apps can access TurboClipboard's data without your explicit permission.

Security Measures

Military-grade encryption and automatic password protection keep your data secure.

Encryption

AES-256-GCM military-grade encryption

Encryption keys stored in macOS Keychain

Password Protection

Automatic password exclusion

Respects password manager standards

On-Device AI

Apple Intelligence (macOS 26+)

No external servers or cloud services

Password Manager Protection

TurboClipboard automatically excludes sensitive data from password managers and never stores passwords or credentials in clipboard history.

Respects org.nspasteboard.ConcealedType
Respects org.nspasteboard.TransientType
Excludes known password managers

Apple Intelligence & On-Device AI

On macOS 26 (Sequoia) and later, TurboClipboard can use Apple's on-device AI for smart features.

AI Features

Smart Categorization
Automatically categorize clipboard items
AI Summarization
Generate summaries for long text

Privacy Guarantee

All AI processing happens on your device
No data sent to external servers or cloud services
You can disable AI features in Settings
AI is opt-in (disabled by default for summarization)

TurboClipboard does not use third-party AI services or APIs. All intelligence features use Apple's on-device Foundation Models framework.

Data We Do NOT Collect

TurboClipboard does not collect, store, or transmit any of the following:

Analytics or usage statistics
Crash reports
Personal information
Clipboard contents
IP addresses
Device identifiers
Location data
Cookies or tracking data

Network Access

TurboClipboard does not require or use internet access.

The app is completely offline and does not:

Send data to external servers
Connect to third-party services
Track your usage
Display advertisements
Auto-update without your permission

The only network access is for App Store updates (handled by macOS) and optional CLI installation via Homebrew/GitHub (user-initiated).

Permissions

TurboClipboard requires minimal permissions to function. You control these in System Settings.

Accessibility Access

Required

Required to monitor keyboard shortcuts (Option+Space hotkey)

Input Monitoring

Required

Required to detect clipboard changes

Notifications

Optional - for smart action feedback (you can deny)

You control these permissions in System Settings → Privacy & Security

Data Retention

Ephemeral Clipboard History

You control how long temporary clipboard items are kept:

24 hours (default)
1 week
1 month
3 months
Forever

Change this in Settings → Features → Retention Period

Persistent Clips

Clips you explicitly save with tags or pins are kept forever until you delete them.

Clearing Data

Clear Ephemeral: Settings → Clear Ephemeral History
Delete All: Uninstall and delete ~/Library/Application Support/TurboClipboard/

Your Rights

You have complete control over your data.

Access all data in ~/Library/Application Support/TurboClipboard/

Export clips and templates manually

Clear history or uninstall at any time

Disable features (AI, clipboard monitoring, etc.)

Questions About Privacy?

We take privacy seriously and will respond to all privacy inquiries.