Relic is a clipboard manager for capturing copied items and syncing them across devices. Desktop apps capture copies automatically; on phones, you need to share items to Relic or use a shortcut or tile. Search can find items by text, meaning, date phrases, or words recognized in screenshots. Tagging, OCR, image captioning, and semantic search run on your device without cloud AI. In your vault, you can title, tag, annotate, save, and set reminders for items. A command-line tool can read and search the vault, and the help guide describes connecting AI agents to search, save, and retrieve items. Content is encrypted on-device, and the server stores encrypted content. The maker says it cannot read content, titles, notes, or tags, though it collects service metadata such as account email and item counts. The apps, sync server, encryption code, and self-host stack are open source. The Free plan includes three synced devices and 250 MB. Pro is $5/mo billed yearly; Max is $8/mo billed yearly. Self-hosting is free under AGPL-3.0.
Who it is for
Relic suits people who want searchable clipboard history across desktop and mobile, with local AI features and the option to self-host. Developers can also use its command-line tool or connect AI agents to vault items.
What is good
- Searches text, meaning, dates, and screenshot text
- Local AI handles tagging, OCR, and semantic search
- Open-source apps, sync server, and self-host stack
- Free self-hosting under AGPL-3.0
What to know first
- Phone capture requires sharing, a shortcut, or tile
- Free hosted plan is limited to three devices and 250 MB
- No free trial
Verdict
Relic combines cross-device clipboard history, varied search options, and local AI features. Its Free plan has device and storage limits, while self-hosting offers an alternative for users who want to run the sync server on their own hardware.
Relic plans and pricing
All plansCompared on clipboard manager software
- Free plan
- Yes
- History search
- Yes
- Cross-device sync
- Yes
- Snippets
- Yes
- Rich text support
- Yes
- Supported platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iPhone, web
