The clipboard manager Windows should have built.
AI transforms, OCR, and fuzzy search across your full history — one shortcut away.
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New in v1.6.0: No-focus window — Beetroot no longer steals focus when opened. New Rust search engine with accent folding and typo tolerance. Window position presets. 4 new text transforms. See what's new →
| Feature | Win+V | Beetroot |
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| History | 25 clips, lost on reboot | Unlimited, persists across reboots |
| Search | No | Fuzzy + regex |
| AI transforms | No | 5 cloud providers + local models, 10 built-in + custom |
| Source app tracking | No | Icon, name, window title per clip |
| OCR | No | Native Windows engine, on-device |
| Image history | Thumbnails only | Full images, stored locally |
| Themes | No | 9 themes + Auto mode + accent color |
| Plain text paste | No | Dedicated hotkey |
| Multi-monitor | No | Window follows your cursor |
| Pin on top | No | Pin + drag anywhere |
| Notes | No | Searchable annotations |
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| Context menu & AI | Code preview |
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| Search | AI Transform menu |
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Download the latest .exe from GitHub Releases
Or use a package manager:
# Winget
winget install MNardit.Beetroot
# Scoop
scoop bucket add beetroot https://github.com/mnardit/scoop-bucket
scoop install beetroot
# Chocolatey
choco install beetrootRequirements: Windows 10 or later.
- 5-phase search — exact substring → word-start tokens → metadata → fuzzy. Typo-tolerant with ranked results
- Regex mode —
/pattern/with match highlighting - Filters — text, images, starred, notes — one click to narrow down
- Quick paste —
Ctrl+1..9to paste recent clips without opening the window - Batch operations — multi-select with
Ctrl+Click, then copy (custom separator) or delete - Content detection — auto-badges for URLs, emails, code, JSON, colors. ML-powered language detection (54 languages) for code preview
- Single instance — launching Beetroot again brings the existing window to focus
- 5 cloud providers + local — OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, DeepSeek, or local (LM Studio, Ollama), one-click switch
- Reasoning models — Qwen3, DeepSeek R1, and similar work out of the box (auto-strips
<think>tags) - 10 built-in prompts — fix grammar, translate, summarize, rewrite, extract data, format as code, and more
- Custom prompts — create up to 20 of your own, accessible from the right-click menu
- BYOK — bring your own OpenAI key, or skip it with a local model
Recommended local models for text transforms
| Model | Size | Speed | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 8B (Q4_K) | ~5 GB | Fast | Grammar, translation, rewriting |
| Gemma 3 4B (Q4_K) | ~3 GB | Very fast | Fixing typos, simple rewrites |
| Phi-4 Mini 3.8B (Q4_K) | ~2.5 GB | Very fast | Code and structured text |
| Llama 3.1 8B (Q4_K) | ~5 GB | Fast | General-purpose |
| Mistral Small 3.1 24B (Q4_K) | ~14 GB | Slow (16+ GB VRAM) | Premium quality |
| DeepSeek R1 7B (Q4_K) | ~5 GB | Fast | Complex rewrites, summarization |
Tested with LM Studio, Ollama, and llama.cpp. Set up in Settings → AI → Local LLM.
- See where each clip came from — app icon, name, and window title
- Filter by app — "Apps" dropdown with search, sort by last used / most used / alphabetical
- Searchable — source app and window title included in fuzzy and regex search
- Extract text from images — right-click any image → OCR
- Native Windows engine — no cloud, no uploads, fully offline
- Instant — async, never freezes the UI
- 9 themes — Beetroot Dark/Light, Tokyo Night Storm, Gruvbox, GitHub Light, Nord Snow, Cyberpunk Dark/Light, Pure Dark (OLED #000000), plus Auto mode
- Window effects — Mica, Acrylic, or Solid; auto-detected by Windows version
- Typography — 8 UI fonts, 5 code fonts, 6 size presets
- 26 languages — EN, RU, DE, ES, ZH, JA, FR, PT, KO, TR, IT, PL, NL, UK, TH, HI, ID, VI, CS, HU, RO, SV, DA, FI, NB, MS
- Pin window — always-on-top, drag between monitors, or follow-cursor mode
- All shortcuts customizable — remap everything in Settings → Shortcuts; AZERTY, QWERTZ, AltGr supported
- Automatic backups — 3-copy rotation + snapshot before every update
- Auto-recovery — detects corruption, restores from backup silently
- Cloud sync warnings — alerts if data folder is inside OneDrive, Dropbox, or Google Drive
- Drive detection — warns before writing to USB or network drives
- Auto-update — built-in updater, or disable for fully offline operation
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+` |
Show / hide Beetroot |
Enter |
Paste selected clip |
Ctrl+1..9 |
Quick paste |
Space |
Preview |
Alt+T |
Transform with AI |
Alt+P |
Pin window on top |
Alt+F |
Follow cursor mode |
Shift+F10 |
Context menu |
Ctrl+C |
Copy to clipboard |
Alt+Del |
Delete |
All shortcuts are customizable in Settings → Shortcuts. Works with AZERTY, QWERTZ, and AltGr layouts.
Is Beetroot free? Yes. Free for personal and commercial use — no ads, no trials, no feature gates, no telemetry.
Does Beetroot send my clipboard data anywhere? No. Everything stays in a local SQLite database on your machine. With a local AI model, nothing ever leaves your machine. If you use a cloud AI provider (OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic, or DeepSeek), only the text you explicitly transform is sent — directly to their API using your own key.
Where is my API key stored? In the app's local settings (localStorage in the WebView2 profile). It never leaves your machine.
Where is my data stored?
By default in %APPDATA%\com.beetroot.desktop\. You can move it in Settings → Data. The database is a standard SQLite file — back it up by copying the folder.
Does auto-update work? Yes, for v1.0.6+. Users on v1.0.5 or earlier need to download manually once — after that, auto-update works normally. You can disable auto-update in Settings → General.
Auto-update not working (v1.0.5 or earlier) A one-time signing key change means you need to download the latest version manually. Future updates will work automatically.
OCR not working or low quality OCR uses the native Windows engine. Make sure the relevant language pack is installed: Settings → Time & Language → Language → Add a language → check "Speech" or "Basic typing".
Beetroot doesn't open or hotkey doesn't work
- Check if another app is using the same hotkey (e.g. `Ctrl+``)
- Try running as administrator once to rule out permission issues
- Remap the hotkey in Settings → Shortcuts
SmartScreen or antivirus warning Beetroot is not code-signed yet (certificate pending). Click "More info" → "Run anyway" in SmartScreen. You can verify the .exe hash against the release checksums.
Found a bug or have a feature request? Open an issue.
Please include:
- Beetroot version (Settings → About)
- Windows version (
winver) - Steps to reproduce
- Screenshot or error message if applicable
Free for personal and commercial use. Source code is proprietary.
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Third-party fonts & credits
Fonts (SIL Open Font License 1.1):
- Inter — Copyright 2020 The Inter Project Authors
- Open Sans — Copyright 2020 The Open Sans Project Authors
- Montserrat — Copyright 2011 The Montserrat Project Authors
- Noto Sans — Copyright 2022 The Noto Project Authors
- JetBrains Mono — Copyright 2020 The JetBrains Mono Project Authors
Built with: Tauri v2 · React 19 · Rust · SQLite · TypeScript
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