How clipboard sharing works
CursorHop monitors your clipboard on each connected computer. When you copy something — text, an image, a file path — CursorHop detects the change and syncs the clipboard content to the other machines over your local network. When you switch to another computer and paste, the content is already there.
The sync happens in the background the moment you copy. By the time you move your cursor to the other computer and press Ctrl+V (or Cmd+V), the clipboard data has already arrived. For text, this is essentially instant. Images may take a fraction of a second depending on size.
Copy on one, paste on another
The workflow is exactly what you would expect: highlight text on Computer A, press Ctrl+C, move your cursor to Computer B, press Ctrl+V. The text appears. No extra steps, no intermediate clipboard managers, no manual sync buttons. It works the way you wish it always had.
Text and images
CursorHop transfers the full clipboard payload, including plain text, rich text (HTML), and bitmap images. Copy a formatted paragraph from a document on one machine and paste it with formatting intact on another. Copy a screenshot or diagram and paste it directly into an application on the other computer.
Bidirectional sync
Clipboard sharing works in both directions. There is no "source" and "destination" — any computer can be the copier and any can be the paster. The most recent copy operation wins. If you copy on Computer A and then copy something else on Computer B before pasting, Computer B's content takes priority.
Near-instant on LAN
Because CursorHop sends clipboard data directly between computers on your local network, latency is minimal. Text payloads are typically a few kilobytes and transfer in under a millisecond. Even large images (several megabytes) arrive in well under a second on a standard gigabit connection.
Privacy and encryption
Clipboard data can contain sensitive content — passwords, personal messages, code snippets. On Pro and Max plans, all clipboard data is encrypted with Noise protocol before leaving the source machine. On shared networks, this ensures nobody else can intercept your copied content.
Clipboard sharing availability
Clipboard sharing is available on all plans, including the free trial. The free trial includes full Pro features with clipboard sync for up to 2 computers. Pro Plus supports up to 5 computers, Max up to 10.