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Stone Clipboarder Tool

Installation Guide

How to install Stone Clipboarder Tool on macOS

Important Notice

This app is not signed with an Apple Developer certificate. Due to the lack of an Apple Developer subscription, you'll need to manually allow the app to run. This is completely safe — the app is open source and you can review the code on GitHub.

Recommended: Install via Homebrew

Easiest

The easiest way to install and avoid most security warnings is using Homebrew.

brew tap foxfollow/stone
brew install stone-clipboarder-tool

This automatically configures the app to run without the usual security quarantine.

or

Manual Installation Method

1

Download the App

First, download the latest version of Stone Clipboarder Tool from GitHub releases.

Download Latest Release Download from GitHub releases

Note: Look for the latest release and download the .dmg file or .zip archive containing the app.

2

Move to Applications

After downloading, extract the app (if it's in a zip file) and drag it to your Applications folder. You can also double-click the .dmg file and drag the app to Applications.

Move app to Applications folder

Tip: You can also install the app in any other location, but Applications folder is recommended for easy access.

3

First Launch Attempt

Try to open the app by double-clicking it. macOS will show a security warning because the app is not from an identified developer.

macOS security warning dialog

Expected behavior: macOS will prevent the app from opening and show a security dialog. This is normal — click "DONE" and proceed to the next step.

4

Open System Settings

Go to System Settings → Privacy & Security. Scroll down to find the Security section where you'll see a message about the blocked app.

Privacy & Security settings

Alternative: You can also click on "?" in the previous step, then click on "Open Privacy & Security settings for me" from macOS Tips app.

5

Allow the App

In the Privacy & Security settings, click "Open Anyway" next to the Stone Clipboarder Tool entry. Confirm your choice when prompted.

Click Open Anyway button

Success: After clicking "Open Anyway", the app will launch and you'll be able to use it normally. You only need to do this once.

6

Grant Permissions

When the app first runs, it may request permission for:

  • Accessibility: Required for global hotkeys and pasting directly into the active app (⌘V simulation)
  • No other permissions are needed — clipboard history works out of the box, entirely on your device

Grant this permission in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility to ensure hotkeys and auto-paste work properly.

Privacy: Stone Clipboarder Tool only accesses your clipboard to save and manage copied content locally. No data is sent to external servers.

Alternative: Terminal Command

If the steps above don't work, you can clear the quarantine flag macOS adds to downloads with a single command.

After moving StoneClipboarderTool.app to /Applications, open Terminal and run:

xattr -cr /Applications/StoneClipboarderTool.app

Then launch the app normally. This removes the quarantine attributes so macOS allows the ad-hoc–signed app to run.

Note: If you installed the app somewhere other than /Applications, adjust the path in the command accordingly.

Security & Privacy

Stone Clipboarder Tool is completely safe to use:

  • The app is open source — you can review the code on GitHub
  • All clipboard data is stored locally using SwiftData
  • No network connections are made
  • No personal data is collected or transmitted

The only reason for the security warning is the lack of an Apple Developer certificate, which costs $99/year.