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Last updated June 2026

Everything in one place: how Copy Cat handles your data, the terms of your licence, the macOS permissions it asks for, and the open-source work it's built on.

Privacy Policy

Copy Cat is built privacy-first. The short version: your clipboard never leaves your Mac. This section explains exactly what that means and what limited data the website and our payment provider touch.

The app

Copy Cat stores your clipboard history and pinboards locally on your device using macOS's native storage. We operate no servers that receive your clipboard contents — there is no cloud, no sync, and no account to create. We cannot see what you copy because it is never sent to us.

  • No clipboard data leaves your device.
  • No analytics or tracking are embedded in the app.
  • Sensitive items (such as password-field copies) are detected and kept out of history.
  • Link previews: when you copy a URL, the app may fetch that page directly to show its title and thumbnail. That request goes from your Mac to that website, not to us, and the result is cached locally.

Purchases & licensing

Payments and licence keys are handled by Lemon Squeezy, who acts as the merchant of record and processes your payment and email under their own privacy policy. To activate and validate a licence, the app sends your licence key and an anonymous device identifier to Lemon Squeezy — never your clipboard.

Updates

Copy Cat checks for new versions using the Sparkle framework, which requests an update feed from our website. These requests contain only standard information such as your app version and macOS version.

This website

The marketing website uses no third-party analytics and sets no advertising or tracking cookies. The support board stores the name, email, and message you choose to submit so we can respond and so the community can vote on requests.

Your rights

For the limited personal data tied to a purchase or support request, the data controller is the Copy Cat developer. Under the UK/EU GDPR you may request access to, correction of, or erasure of that data, and may lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority. Under the California CCPA/CPRA we confirm that we do not sell or share your personal information. To exercise any right, email us below.

Terms of Use

These terms cover your use of Copy Cat ("the app"). By downloading or purchasing, you agree to them.

Licence

A Copy Cat purchase grants you a personal, non-exclusive licence to use the app. Each tier permits activation on a set number of Macs:

  • Single: 1 device
  • Three: 3 devices
  • Unlimited: unlimited devices you personally own

You may deactivate a device at any time to free up an activation. The licence is for the same app and features across all tiers.

Free trial

Copy Cat is free to use for 7 days with all features enabled. After the trial, a valid licence is required to continue using the app. Your local history is preserved during and after the trial.

Payments & cancellation

The 7-day free trial is your opportunity to evaluate every feature before paying, so purchases are final once a licence key is issued. This does not affect any statutory rights you may have: EU/EEA and UK consumers are presented with the right-of-withdrawal terms at checkout by Lemon Squeezy, our merchant of record, who also handles any legally required refunds and applicable VAT or sales tax.

Updates & support

Updates are delivered free for the life of your licence. Support is provided on a best-effort basis by email and via our support board.

Disclaimer & governing law

The app is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, to the fullest extent permitted by law. Nothing in these terms limits liability for anything that cannot be limited by law. These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales.

Permissions

Copy Cat asks for the minimum macOS access it needs to work, and nothing more. Here is exactly what each one is for.

Accessibility

Granted on first run in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility. Copy Cat uses it for one thing: to paste a selected clip into the app you're working in by simulating the paste keystroke. It does not read your screen or monitor other apps, and you can revoke it at any time in System Settings.

Network access

Outbound only, and never with your clipboard contents. It is used to fetch a link's title and thumbnail directly from the site you copied, and to check for app updates via Sparkle. Disabling network access simply turns off link previews and update checks.

Local storage

Your clipboard history and pinboards are written to your Mac's local storage so they survive restarts. Clearing history removes them.

What Copy Cat never asks for

No camera, microphone, contacts, calendar, photos library, or location access is requested at any time.

Acknowledgements

Copy Cat stands on the shoulders of excellent open-source work, with gratitude to its authors.

Maccy

Copy Cat's clipboard engine is built on Maccy, an open-source clipboard manager licensed under the MIT License — Copyright © 2025 Alex Rodionov. The MIT permission and copyright notice is retained in accordance with that licence.

Open-source libraries

Copy Cat also makes use of these open-source projects:

Payments and licensing are powered by Lemon Squeezy.

Contact

Questions about anything on this page? Email deepakkrishnar1618@gmail.com.

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