Beetroot v1.6.5 — Your Clipboard Can Now Read Images
AI Vision transforms let your clipboard read images — OCR, describe, extract data, translate. Background job queue means no more UI freezing. All AI providers moved to native Rust.
BeetrootThe clipboard manager Windows should have built
Your clipboard remembers everything — and now it can see. AI Vision reads text from photos, extracts data from receipts, describes images. AI text transforms with one right-click. Smart search with accent folding. Never steals focus. Code preview with ML detection. OCR baked in. Fast, native, no Electron.
Your data stays on your machine. No telemetry. No cloud. No account required.
Free installer · No account · Local-only
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See It in Action
Watch Beetroot in action
Smart search across clipboard history
AI text transform with one right-click
9 themes + Auto mode
Settings & customization
Windows Clipboard History: Win+V vs Beetroot
Already using Win+V? Here is what you are missing.
| Feature | Win+V | Beetroot |
|---|---|---|
| AI text transforms | No | 5 providers + local, background processing |
| AI vision (image analysis) | No | OCR, describe, extract data, translate |
| Source app tracking | No | Icon, name, window title (Java/Electron too) |
| Search | No | 5-phase + accent folding + regex |
| OCR | No | Native Windows OCR |
| History limit | 25 clips | Unlimited |
| Persists across reboots | No | Yes (SQLite) |
| Themes | No | 9 + Auto mode |
| Multi-monitor | No | Follows cursor |
| No-focus mode | Yes | Yes — never steals focus |
| Pin on top | No | Pin + drag anywhere |
| Languages | System only | 26 languages |
| Keyboard layouts | No | AZERTY, QWERTZ, AltGr |
AI Transforms — Text & Vision
Right-click any text clip to transform it with AI — fix grammar, translate, summarize, rewrite. Right-click any image to analyze it — read text, extract data, describe, translate. 10 text prompts + 5 vision prompts built in, plus your own custom ones. All transforms run in the background — no UI freezing.
Five cloud providers: OpenAI GPT-5.4, Google Gemini 2.5 (free tier), Anthropic Claude, DeepSeek, plus local models via LM Studio, Ollama (llava, bakllava, moondream for vision), or llama.cpp — fully offline, nothing leaves your machine. Privacy FAQ
Search Your Clipboard History Instantly
Find anything — exact match, word-boundary, or Levenshtein for typos. Five search phases with accent folding so "café" matches "cafe". Results ranked by relevance — the right clip is always on top. Filter by type — text, images, starred, notes. Press Space to preview any clip with ML-powered syntax highlighting for 54 programming languages.
2,500+clips and still instant
OCR Text Extraction
Copy a screenshot of code, extract text with OCR, paste as editable text. Native Windows OCR — no cloud, works offline.
Unlimited History
Every copy you make — text, images, code — saved and searchable forever. Survives reboots. Pin the important stuff. Set auto-cleanup after 1, 7, or 30 days.
Keyboard-First
Ctrl+1..9 quick paste, Ctrl+C copy without pasting, configurable plain text paste hotkey, Alt+T transform (or Shift+F10 from keyboard), Space preview, global hotkey to show/hide. AZERTY, QWERTZ, and AltGr layouts supported. Instant keyboard layout detection — switch with Win+Space and hotkey labels update immediately. All shortcuts configurable in Settings → Shortcuts.
Batch Operations
Select multiple clips and copy them all at once with a custom separator. Merge clips in seconds.
Notes on Clips
Add notes to any clip. Tag, annotate, and find clips by your own labels. Filter by Notes tab.
Mica & Acrylic
Native Windows 11 window effects — translucent background that blends with your desktop. Mica for the title bar, Acrylic for the content area. Falls back gracefully on Windows 10.
Your Data Stays Local
Everything is stored in a local SQLite database on your machine. No cloud sync. No telemetry. No account. With auto-update off and no API key configured, Beetroot makes zero network requests.
Your clipboard history is too valuable to lose. Beetroot keeps three automatic backups plus a snapshot before every update. If the database ever gets corrupted, Beetroot recovers it silently — you just see a notification that a backup was restored.
Auto-backup with rotation — three timestamped copies, always ready
Automatic recovery from corruption — no data loss, just a notification
Warns if your data sits in OneDrive, Dropbox, or Google Drive — sync conflicts can corrupt databases
Checks for USB and network drives — warns before writing to unreliable storage
Always Where You Need It
Beetroot never steals focus from the app you are typing in. Open it with your hotkey, browse and paste — your cursor stays right where it was, just like Win+V.
Pin it on top and drag between monitors. Or switch to follow-cursor mode — the window pops up wherever your mouse is.
Five window position presets (center, corners). Window remembers its position and size between sessions.
9 Themes + Auto Mode
Beetroot Dark & Light, Tokyo Night Storm, Gruvbox, GitHub Light Pro, Nord Snow, Cyberpunk Dark & Light — plus Auto mode that follows your Windows theme. Pick an accent color. Mica and Acrylic window effects on Windows 11.
Pure Dark — true OLED #000000 black. On OLED displays, black pixels are completely off — zero light bleed, zero power draw. Pair it with any accent color.
Tech Stack
RustTauri v2React 19TypeScriptSQLiteViteWindows OCR APITensorFlow.js (ML language detection)OpenAI / Gemini / Claude / DeepSeek / Local LLM
Read the v1.6.5 release notes for the full story behind the latest update.
Install
scoop bucket add beetroot https://github.com/mnardit/scoop-bucket
scoop install beetrootUpgrading from v1.0.5 or earlier? Auto-update won't work due to a signing key change. Download the latest version manually.
Quick Start (60 seconds)
- 1Install and launch — Beetroot starts with Windows automatically
- 2Press your global hotkey (default: Ctrl+`) to open
- 3Type to search — smart matching finds the right clip instantly
- 4Right-click (or Shift+F10) → Transform to fix grammar, translate, or summarize with AI
- 5Press Space to preview any clip with syntax highlighting
Built by
I used Paste on macOS for years. When I switched to Windows, the built-in Win+V felt like a toy — 25-clip limit, no search, gone after reboot. Ditto works but looks like it is from 2005. So I built the clipboard manager I wanted to use every day.
— Max Nardit
FAQ
- Is Beetroot free?
- Yes. Free with all features — no ads, no trials, no feature gates, no telemetry.
- Does Beetroot work on Windows 10?
- Yes. Beetroot supports both Windows 10 and Windows 11. Mica and Acrylic window effects are available on Windows 11.
- Is my clipboard data sent to the cloud?
- No. Everything stays on your machine in a local SQLite database. AI transforms (text and vision) work with local models (fully offline) or cloud providers — OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, DeepSeek. With cloud, only the specific clip you are transforming is sent.
- Can Beetroot read text from images?
- Yes. Right-click any image → AI to use vision prompts: Read Text, Describe Image, Extract Data, Summarize, or Translate. Works with cloud providers and local models (Ollama, LM Studio). For basic OCR without AI, use the built-in Windows OCR (right-click → Extract text).
- Does it work offline?
- Yes. Everything works offline. For AI transforms, use a local model via Ollama or LM Studio — no cloud, no API key, no data leaves your machine. Even small 4B-parameter models can read handwritten text accurately.
- Does Beetroot save my passwords?
- Beetroot respects clipboard privacy signals from password managers (1Password, Bitwarden, KeePass) and skips those clips automatically. Passwords copied manually (Ctrl+C in a browser) will be saved. Everything stays in your local SQLite database — nothing is sent anywhere.
- How much disk space does the database use?
- Typically 10–50 MB for thousands of text clips. Images take more. Set auto-cleanup (1/7/30 days) in Settings if needed.
- What happens to my data if I uninstall?
- Your database stays in AppData. Reinstall and everything is back. To fully remove, delete the Beetroot folder in
%APPDATA%. - Does Beetroot support AZERTY/QWERTZ keyboards?
- Yes. Full support for AZERTY, QWERTZ, and AltGr key combinations. Beetroot detects your keyboard layout instantly when you switch with Win+Space — hotkey labels update immediately.
- Does Beetroot update automatically?
- Yes. Beetroot has a built-in auto-updater that checks for new versions and updates with one click. You can disable it in Settings > General — with auto-update off and no API key configured, Beetroot makes zero network requests. If you installed via Scoop, you can also run
scoop update beetroot. - Can I run multiple Beetroot windows?
- No. Beetroot is single-instance — launching it again brings the existing window to focus.
See the full changelog on GitHub Releases.
Articles
Release notes, tips, and deep dives about Beetroot.
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New preview panel with three content-aware modes for text, code, and images. Overlay notification now customizable — position, duration, animation. Plus fixes for ghost highlights, click-blocking, and filter reset.
Beetroot v1.6.3 — Copied Overlay, Explorer Images, GPT-5.4
System-wide 'Copied' overlay confirms every clipboard capture. Fixed images copied from Explorer. OpenAI models upgraded to GPT-5.4. Security hardening.
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A hotfix for v1.6.1's content truncation — AI transforms, preview, and copy were silently working with partial text. Plus Alt+T toggle and filter count fixes.
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Ready to upgrade your clipboard?
Beetroot is free with all features. No account. No cloud. No subscription. No telemetry. AI text and vision transforms with 5 cloud providers (Gemini free tier included) or fully offline with local models.
