crosspaste-desktop
crosspaste-desktop is an MCP server. Its repository has 2,652 GitHub stars and is licensed under AGPL-3.0; we last read it on 2026-10-23.
Crosspaste-desktop synchronizes clipboard items across macOS, Windows, and Linux devices using end-to-end encryption and is limited to local network communication, requiring no cloud storage. It includes built-in OCR, command-line interface, and multi-client protocol server functionalities.
Install
MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. crosspaste-desktop’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.
What it reaches, and what it needs
Maintenance
Cross-device clipboard sync for macOS, Windows & Linux — end-to-end encrypted, LAN-only, no cloud. OCR, CLI and MCP server built in.
Common questions about crosspaste-desktop
- What does crosspaste-desktop do?
- Crosspaste-desktop synchronizes clipboard items across macOS, Windows, and Linux devices using end-to-end encryption and is limited to local network communication, requiring no cloud storage. It includes built-in OCR, command-line interface, and multi-client protocol server functionalities.
- How do I install crosspaste-desktop?
- Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/CrossPaste/crosspaste-desktop
- Is crosspaste-desktop official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 2,652 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-23.
- What licence does crosspaste-desktop use?
- The repository declares the AGPL-3.0 licence.