ActionClip is local-first. Selected text leaves your Mac only when you deliberately run an online action or choose an external destination that needs the text.
Examples that stay local
- Copy, Paste, formatting, case changes, counts, and unit conversions
- Apple Intelligence AI actions
- Ollama Local on a loopback server
- Apple Notes, Apple Calendar, and Apple Contacts integrations
- Opening selected text in Refine's Floating Editor
Examples that use an external destination
- External AI providers, including Ollama Cloud
- Web Search and browser-based Open Link behavior
- Google Calendar, Google Maps, and Google Contacts
- Online translation routes when used
- Custom actions you configure to call a URL or remote service
Control online actions
- Open ActionClip → Settings → Privacy.
- Use Allow online actions to permit or block actions that may send selected text to external apps or services.
- Review an action's guide and settings before enabling it.
ActionClip does not silently switch an AI action from a local source to an external provider.
Optional iCloud Sync is configuration sync
Eligible multi-Mac plans can transfer selected settings through your private iCloud database. Sync does not include selected text, clipboard contents, prompts, outputs, or recent history.
Credentials
- Provider API keys are stored in the system Keychain.
- Optional key sync is separately controlled, off by default, and encrypted before upload.
- ChatGPT accounts stay on the Mac where you connect them.
Read the complete ActionClip Privacy Policy.