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I Can Copy on My Phone and Paste on My Mac Instantly — Across 10 Devices at Once

All tests run on an 8-year-old MacBook Air.

Copy something on your phone. Paste it on your Mac. No QR codes, no cloud accounts, no manual steps.

Now do that with 10 devices simultaneously.

That's what HiyokoClip does.


The Problem with Clipboard on Android

If you've ever tried to sync clipboard between Android and Mac, you already know the pain.

The usual options:

  • Cloud clipboard tools that require an account and internet
  • Browser extensions with privacy concerns
  • Manual copy-paste via messaging apps

None of these feel seamless. And Android 10+ makes it even harder — apps can no longer read the clipboard in the background by default.


How HiyokoClip Solves It

HiyokoClip runs entirely on your local network. No cloud. No accounts. No data leaving your devices.

The moment you copy something on your Android device, it appears on your Mac clipboard. Instantly.

And it works the other way too — copy on Mac, paste on any connected Android device.


N-to-N Sync: The Part That's Actually Fun

Most clipboard tools are 1-to-1. One phone, one Mac.

HiyokoClip supports N-to-N sync:

  • Copy on Phone A → paste on Phone B, Phone C, and Mac simultaneously
  • Copy on Mac → paste on all connected Android devices
  • Connect up to 10 devices at once

If you work with multiple test devices, or just have a tablet and a phone on your desk, this changes how you move information around.


Fully Local, Fully Private

Everything stays on your local network:

  • No internet connection required after setup
  • No account needed
  • No clipboard data sent to any server

For developers handling sensitive data — API keys, tokens, internal URLs — this matters.


Seamless Link Included

HiyokoClip also includes Seamless Link: plug in your Android via USB once, and it automatically switches to Wi-Fi. Pull the cable out and the sync keeps running wirelessly.


Try It

HiyokoClip for Mac

If you're an Android developer or just tired of the clipboard gap between your devices, give it a shot. Let me know how it goes in the comments

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