PocketryA clipboard manager for developers on Mac
Developers copy a lot of odd things: stack traces, tokens, JSON blobs, long URLs, commands. A good clipboard manager makes those quick to find and safe to keep. Here is what to look for, and what Pocketry offers.
What matters
- Secrets stay out of the history. You will copy API keys and tokens. They should be recognized, hidden and deleted, not kept for months.
- Transforms for the usual jobs so you do not open a website to decode a string.
- Fast search that tolerates typos and finds the snippet you copied last week.
- No cloud for the history. Your clipboard can hold customer data and credentials.
- Scriptable from the terminal, without a cloud account.
Paste as… for developers
| Option | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Pretty-print JSON | Making a minified response readable |
| Escape for JSON | Putting text inside a JSON string |
| Base64 encode and decode | Inspecting encoded values |
| URL-encode and decode | Query strings and redirects |
| Decode login token (JWT) | Reading a token’s header and payload (the signature is not checked) |
| SHA-256 hash | Checking a value |
| Timestamp to date | Turning 1700000000 into a date |
| camelCase, snake_case, url-slug | Renaming things |
| Sort lines, remove duplicate lines | Cleaning lists |
It all runs on your Mac. Nothing is uploaded.
Secrets
Pocketry skips anything a password manager marks as secret, and hides text that looks like an API key, token or card number. Those entries are deleted after two minutes (you can change that) and cleared from the clipboard once pasted. You can also ignore specific apps entirely.
From the terminal and your AI tools
The pocketry-cli tool, bundled with the app, can print your latest copy, search your history and list collections. The same connector lets an AI app such as Claude Desktop or Cursor search your history, if you choose to turn it on. It is off by default, read-only, approved tool by tool for an hour or 30 days, and never exposes hidden secrets, pictures or files. It stops working while the lock is closed.
Snippets
Save boilerplate as a snippet, such as ;shebang or a commit template, with dates, fill-in fields and a cursor spot. See snippets on Mac.
Common questions
Does Pocketry hide API keys and tokens?
Yes. Text that looks like an API key, token or card number is hidden, deleted from history after two minutes by default, and cleared from the clipboard after you paste it.
Can I use it from the terminal?
Yes. The pocketry-cli tool can read your latest copies, search your history and list collections. It is off until you turn on sharing in Settings, it is read-only, and each tool needs your approval.
Can it pretty-print JSON?
Yes. Paste as… includes Pretty-print JSON, Escape for JSON, Base64 encode and decode, URL-encode and decode, SHA-256, timestamp to date and JWT decoding.
Does it work with AI coding tools?
It can share your history with tools such as Claude Desktop or Cursor, if you turn it on. Access is read-only, approved tool by tool, and never includes hidden secrets.
Try Pocketry free for 14 days · then $12 once, no subscription.