CopyClean
Changelog

Every version, in the open.

A running history of CopyClean - every release, what changed, and when. Short and to the point; for how a feature works, see the help guide.

v1.6 July 2026 Latest

Trial, onboarding & a new home

  • NewA 7-day free trial, then a one-time purchase to unlock for good - no subscription, ever.
  • NewA first-launch welcome that gets you set up in a few quick steps.
  • NewDe-styles more fancy text - small caps and superscript lettering become plain, readable letters.
  • NewOptional 'text decorations' switch strips combining strikethrough and underline marks (off by default - crossed-out text usually means something).
  • NewA brand-new website and help guide.
  • ImprovedRedesigned Settings with a tidy sidebar.
  • ImprovedLookalike apostrophes normalize to the real thing, preserved for languages that spell with them.
  • ImprovedBroader invisible-character coverage, including newer Unicode additions.
  • ImprovedWith Preserve Formatting on, styled text now gets the same typography and link cleanup as plain text, and your group settings apply to it too.
  • FixedImages and attachments in rich text always survive cleaning.
  • Fixed'Clean clipboard now' keeps rich-text formatting intact instead of flattening it.
v1.5.1 May 12, 2026

Polish

  • NewA menu-bar switcher to change cleaning mode in a click.
  • ImprovedA tidier Settings layout and refreshed notification pills.
  • FixedCorrected the menu-bar sparkle animation timing.
v1.5 April 21, 2026

Modes & clean links

  • NewCleaning modes - Off, Light, Standard, Max and Custom - so you choose how much gets cleaned.
  • NewClean automatically on every copy, or only when you ask.
  • NewLink cleaning - strips tracking parameters and tidies AMP, Amazon and Shorts links.
  • NewOptional short-link expansion, off by default.
  • NewPer-app rules - include or exclude specific apps, so your code editor stays untouched.
  • NewGlobal hotkeys to clean the clipboard now or cycle through modes.
v1.4.1 March 17, 2026

Complete coverage

  • ImprovedA far more complete catalog of invisible characters - the rare ones and the brand-new.
  • NewPer-group switches for which kinds of hidden characters to remove.
  • FixedSharper detection of watermark characters hidden inside emoji and tagged text.
v1.4 February 17, 2026

Typography you control

  • NewSimplify Typography is now split into categories you can toggle - keep the math symbols, currency and Greek you typed on purpose.
  • NewPer-category switches in Settings.
  • FixedStopped a few visible characters from being removed by mistake.
v1.3.1 January 20, 2026

Fixes & hardening

  • FixedEmoji built from joiners and skin tones - including family emoji and subdivision flags - stay fully intact.
  • FixedRich-text cleaning now preserves your formatting faithfully.
  • FixedSmarter link detection - ordinary text with a stray percent sign is no longer mistaken for a URL.
  • ImprovedSmoother menu-bar animation and steadier notifications.
v1.3 December 16, 2025

Privacy-first rebuild

  • ImprovedRemoved all analytics and telemetry - nothing you copy ever leaves your Mac.
  • NewAdded an App Store privacy manifest that declares zero data collection.
  • ImprovedDropped an unused network permission entirely.
  • ImprovedRebuilt on modern Swift for a faster, more responsive app.
  • ImprovedNow requires macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later.
v1.2.1 November 18, 2025

Emoji & language fixes

  • FixedEmoji are preserved correctly, including the presentation selector and skin-tone variants.
  • FixedCorrected a locale mismatch for UK keyboards.
  • ImprovedSafer, more predictable cleaning across languages.
v1.2 October 21, 2025

Steady hands

  • ImprovedMore natural-reading typography normalization.
  • ImprovedHardened the app for rock-solid background operation.
  • ImprovedUpdated for the latest macOS and SwiftUI.
v1.1.1 September 23, 2025

Reliability

  • FixedResolved background threading and race conditions for smoother, safer cleaning.
  • NewClear feedback when the text you copied was already clean.
v1.1 August 26, 2025

Menu-bar moments

  • NewA little sparkle in the menu bar each time CopyClean cleans a copy.
  • NewDetection-only mode - leave it switched off and get a gentle warning pulse when hidden characters turn up.
  • ImprovedClearer, friendlier menu-bar notifications.
v1.0 July 28, 2025

Hello, clean clipboard

  • NewThe first release of CopyClean - it cleans your clipboard the moment you copy.
  • NewLocale-aware removal of invisible and watermark characters, tuned per language.
  • NewSimplify Typography turns AI and autocorrect 'tells' back into plain ASCII.
  • NewCode-safe cleaning that leaves your code alone.
  • NewA settings window, with your preferences saved between launches.
  • NewSandboxed and hardened for the Mac App Store.