# Clop (open-source PDF tool)

> Clop is a free, open-source PDF tool for macOS. Clop Image, video, PDF and clipboard optimiser Copy large, paste small, send fast As long as the Clop app is running, every time you copy an image to your clipboard, Clop will optimise it to the. It has 1,813 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license.

Clop Image, video, PDF and clipboard optimiser Copy large, paste small, send fast As long as the Clop app is running, every time you copy an image to your clipboard, Clop will optimise it to the smallest possible size.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/FuzzyIdeas/Clop |
| Platforms | macOS |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 1,813 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Swift |
| Website | https://lowtechguys.com/clop |
| Official | no |
| Category | PDF editors & tools |
| Latest release | v3.5.0 (Oct 6, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/FuzzyIdeas/Clop/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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