# FuzzyIdeas/Clop

Clipboard optimizer for macOS

Repository: https://github.com/FuzzyIdeas/Clop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/clop
Homepage: https://lowtechguys.com/clop
Language: Swift
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: clipboard, gifsicle, jpegoptim, macos, pngquant
Last push: 2026-08-26T13:27:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1508, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 6.0, "n_releases_24m": 45}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1623, forks 71 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:12.698806+00:00)

## What it is
Clop is a macOS menu bar application that automatically optimises images, videos, and PDFs as soon as they are copied to the clipboard, minimising file size with little to no quality loss. It also supports drag-and-drop optimisation, downscaling via hotkeys, format conversion, and macOS Shortcuts integration.

## Use cases
- automatically compress images copied to the clipboard
- shrink screen recordings before sharing them
- downscale images and videos to a specific resolution
- convert HEIC or TIFF files to more compatible formats
- optimise files by dragging and dropping them
- integrate image optimisation into macOS Shortcuts workflows

## When to choose
- you frequently paste screenshots or images into apps and want them small automatically
- you share screen recordings and want them to upload faster
- you want a native macOS utility with hotkeys and Shortcuts support

## When to avoid
- you need a cross-platform or command-line-only batch image compressor
- you are on Linux or Windows
- you need lossless-only optimisation with zero quality trade-offs

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, video-processing, compression, pdf
- domain: image-processing, media, developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: -
- tags: clipboard-optimizer, image-compression, video-compression, screen-recording, downscaling, shortcuts-integration, freemium, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- FuzzyIdeas/Clop (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:12.698806+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:48:48.302550+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/FuzzyIdeas/Clop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:12.698806+00:00, sha 817bf41f7a43)
  - homepage: https://lowtechguys.com/clop (fetched 2026-08-29T11:21:28.010131+00:00, sha 5386fb6a5374)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.