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[GH-ISSUE #482] See preferences without accessing through menu bar? #303

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opened 2026-03-03 01:11:35 +03:00 by kerem · 8 comments

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2026-03-03 01:11:35 +03:00

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Originally created by @letitiayhho on GitHub (Sep 20, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Clipy/Clipy/issues/482

Hi, like some others, I tried to hide clipy from my menu bar. Unfortunately, once you hide it from the menu bar you cannot access its preferences, not unless you delete some of its files, restart your computer, and reset Clipy. Can you make the preferences window open when you double click on the app in Applications, instead of requiring it to be accessed through the menu bar icon?

Originally created by @letitiayhho on GitHub (Sep 20, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Clipy/Clipy/issues/482 Hi, like some others, I tried to hide clipy from my menu bar. Unfortunately, once you hide it from the menu bar you cannot access its preferences, not unless you delete some of its files, restart your computer, and reset Clipy. Can you make the preferences window open when you double click on the app in Applications, instead of requiring it to be accessed through the menu bar icon?

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2026-03-03 01:11:35 +03:00

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@a-lianos commented on GitHub (Oct 14, 2021):

There is an option at the bottom of the menu.

@a-lianos commented on GitHub (Oct 14, 2021): ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/84623567/137307408-3d9b7761-219d-4bde-b68e-7f8f3e28bc41.png) There is an option at the bottom of the menu.

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2026-03-03 01:11:35 +03:00

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@letitiayhho commented on GitHub (Oct 14, 2021):

Mine doesn't have this option? I only see the history

@letitiayhho commented on GitHub (Oct 14, 2021): Mine doesn't have this option? I only see the history

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2026-03-03 01:11:35 +03:00

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@AmiciA commented on GitHub (Jan 23, 2022):

I also have hidden the menu bar icon, and can only see the history itself in the context menu.

@AmiciA commented on GitHub (Jan 23, 2022): I also have hidden the menu bar icon, and can only see the history itself in the context menu.

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2026-03-03 01:11:36 +03:00

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@letitiayhho commented on GitHub (Jan 23, 2022):

Ah, I realize there are two separate shortcuts for accessing Clipy. One that shows only the history, and one that shows history and preferences. For my mac, the shortcut to show history and preferences is cmd + shift + v, to view only history use cmd + ctrl + v. I hope this helps!

@letitiayhho commented on GitHub (Jan 23, 2022): Ah, I realize there are two separate shortcuts for accessing Clipy. One that shows only the history, and one that shows history and preferences. For my mac, the shortcut to show history and preferences is cmd + shift + v, to view only history use cmd + ctrl + v. I hope this helps!

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2026-03-03 01:11:36 +03:00

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@AmiciA commented on GitHub (Jan 23, 2022):

I see that now—I had disabled all the shortcuts except for the history, because I only ever needed the history in the context menu. But if you do that, and then hide the menu bar icon, it seems like the only way to reopen the preferences window is to delete all Clipy data as shown in #459 and restart.

@AmiciA commented on GitHub (Jan 23, 2022): I see that now—I had disabled all the shortcuts except for the history, because I only ever needed the history in the context menu. But if you do that, and then hide the menu bar icon, it seems like the only way to reopen the preferences window is to delete all Clipy data as shown in #459 and restart.

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2026-03-03 01:11:36 +03:00

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@letitiayhho commented on GitHub (Jan 23, 2022):

Yeah, seems like it would be useful to be able to open the settings by clicking the app's icon, right now it doesn't do anything

@letitiayhho commented on GitHub (Jan 23, 2022): Yeah, seems like it would be useful to be able to open the settings by clicking the app's icon, right now it doesn't do anything

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@OleksiL commented on GitHub (Jul 26, 2022):

This is very annoying. I also hide icons and disabled all other shortcuts except History - now I need to delete the application to change settings. It should show preferences on launch from applications. As Rectangle does, for example

@OleksiL commented on GitHub (Jul 26, 2022): This is very annoying. I also hide icons and disabled all other shortcuts except History - now I need to delete the application to change settings. It should show preferences on launch from applications. As Rectangle does, for example

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@takeaki-m commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2024):

Hi everyone. I encountered the same issue and it was very annoying. I think I may have found one of the solutions at #101 . So please try this. #101 is answered by Japanese, so I translate it with English

I resolved the problem by the solution 2, run the defaults~ command

Using tools something like "AppCleaner" to uninstall Clipy, then re-install.
http://itea40.jp/application/mac-utilities/appcleaner/
If you can use command on Terminal, run the following command and restart Clipy
defaults delete com.clipy-app.Clipy
If your settings remain at default, run Command + Shift + v and then show menu.

@takeaki-m commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2024): Hi everyone. I encountered the same issue and it was very annoying. I think I may have found one of the solutions at #101 . So please try this. #101 is answered by Japanese, so I translate it with English I resolved the problem by the solution 2, run the `defaults~` command 1. Using tools something like "AppCleaner" to uninstall Clipy, then re-install. http://itea40.jp/application/mac-utilities/appcleaner/ 2. If you can use command on Terminal, run the following command and restart Clipy `defaults delete com.clipy-app.Clipy` 3. If your settings remain at default, run `Command + Shift + v` and then show menu.