ClipToss
Cross platform exchange of texts and files
ClipToss connects signed-in devices through a browser based interface. Text and links are synchronized via realtime channels, while files are stored only temporarily for transfer. No native app is required, but an account is used to connect devices clearly and deliberately.
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ClipToss
Cross platform exchange of texts and files
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About ClipToss
ClipToss is a cross platform web app for exchanging texts, links and files between all your devices. Whether you are working on a Mac and want to send something to your Android phone or switching between laptop and tablet: ClipToss connects your devices in real time.
The app works completely in the browser. You do not need to install a native app. Simply open cliptoss.com on both devices, log in and you can push content back and forth.
ClipToss solves an everyday problem: the uncomplicated transfer of content between different operating systems and devices.
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Workflow
You open cliptoss.com on both devices and sign in with your account. The devices connect automatically via an encrypted real time connection.
On the sending device you copy a text, link or file. The content appears instantly on the receiving device and can be pasted there.
Files are temporarily transferred via Supabase Storage and automatically deleted after successful transfer. Texts and links are synchronized in real time via WebSocket channels.
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Use Cases
ClipToss is useful for anyone who regularly switches between devices.
Developers copy code snippets from the desktop monitor to the laptop. Designers transfer screenshots from the tablet to the work computer. Students send notes from the iPad to the PC.
In everyday office work, ClipToss replaces the cumbersome sending by email. Instead of sending an email to yourself, you copy the content and it is immediately available on the other device.
For presentations, ClipToss is especially practical. You can prepare last minute changes on your phone and seamlessly transfer them to the presentation computer.
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Technical Implementation
ClipToss is built as a Progressive Web App with Next.js and TypeScript. The backend uses Supabase for authentication, realtime channels and temporary file storage. Payments for a Pro plan can be connected through Stripe.
The web interface runs in the browser. Cross device synchronization intentionally uses a backend: Supabase Auth connects devices to an account, realtime channels transfer text and links, and Supabase Storage buffers files only for transfer. ClipToss is therefore not a fully local tool, but a browser based cross device system with server assistance.
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Privacy and Storage
ClipToss is designed for short transfers rather than permanent content archives. Text and links are forwarded to signed-in devices through realtime channels. Files are stored temporarily so the receiver can retrieve them and are removed afterwards.
An account is required so devices can be assigned reliably. Clipboard content is not stored as a permanent profile or archive and is not used for content analysis. Because ClipToss uses backend services, transfer data can briefly leave the device depending on the content; the project page makes that tradeoff explicit.
Data from device to device
Fast transfer between signed-in devices, without a native app and without a permanent content archive.
Sign in
Both devices are connected through the same account.
Send content
Select text, link or file in the browser.
Synchronize
Realtime channel or temporary storage handles the transfer.
Receive
The second device shows the content immediately.
Clean up
Temporary file buffers are removed after transfer.
ClipToss Realtime Architecture
The browser UI uses Supabase Auth for device assignment, realtime channels for short content and temporary storage for files.
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- User
- Server
- Storage
Clip Lifecycle
Every transfer goes through a short lifecycle instead of becoming a permanent archive.
- Createdâ Transfer was created by a signed-in device.
- Transfer readyâ Available
- Availableâ Waiting for a connected receiver device.
- Device connectedâ Picked up
- Timeoutâ Deleted
- Picked upâ Receiver has received the data.
- Transfer doneâ Deleted
- Deletedâ Buffer cleared, nothing remains.
Features
Cross device transfer
Exchange text, links and files between your own devices without installing a native app.
Realtime synchronization
Supabase Realtime channels move short content directly to connected devices.
Temporary file storage
Files are buffered only for retrieval and are not treated as a permanent archive.
Account based device pairing
An account connects devices deliberately and avoids random public transfer codes.