Clipboard history is useful without a cloud account holding every copy. OGAD (Off Grid AI Desktop) can keep supported copies in local history on your Mac or Windows computer. If you want text to follow you to another device, its separate Pro sync controls let you choose copied-text sharing between your own paired devices.
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You can use local history on one computer or add a device-to-device text workflow. Both start with clear choices about what is captured and what is sent. Clipboard and device sync are Pro features; prepare the apps and licence access before using them offline.
Separate keeping a copy from sending it
Local capture and device sharing are different controls. You can retain clipboard history on one computer without enabling copied-text sharing. You can also pause new capture without assuming that old items have been deleted.
| Choice | What it controls |
|---|---|
| Capture clipboard | Whether OGAD saves new supported local copies |
| Keep history for / Maximum items | How much local history you retain |
| Copied text in device sharing | Whether new copied text can be sent to paired devices |
| Receiving rules | Whether a device accepts optional incoming content |
This distinction helps when you want convenience on your own computer but do not want every copied passage on another screen.
The desktop workflow is in OGAD 0.0.51. Its released Windows package includes both local Clipboard history and LAN device sync.
Start with local history on one computer
Open Clipboard → Settings and inspect Capture clipboard. The released service defaults to capture on, so check it explicitly. Choose whether to retain images too, then set a retention period and item cap.
You can keep entries for 7, 30, or 90 days, or choose Forever. The maximum item setting still limits the history. Choose enough for the work you want to recover rather than treating Forever as unlimited storage.
Try two harmless copied lines. Search for the first after copying the second, then restore it from the list. You now have useful history without needing to turn on any device sharing.
Local history does not need a downloaded AI model. It stores and retrieves clipboard entries; it is not an AI summary of everything you copied.
Share new copied text only when it helps
A practical two-computer use case is moving a short draft from a desktop to a laptop. Pair your own devices through Devices, then review Sharing. Enable optional sending and Copied text on the sending device only when you want that route.
On the receiving device, check that the receiving rules accept the intended copied text from that peer. Then copy a harmless sentence and confirm it arrives before using the setup for real work.
The visible label is Copied text. Do not infer from that option that all old clipboard history, copied images, and arbitrary files will be mirrored. Those are different data types and workflows.
After pairing and setup, a working local network can carry the text without internet. Both apps must be reachable; a saved device entry does not mean that device is awake and connected now.
Getting started with a two-device check
Use two computers you control for the simplest test. Keep the shared sentence harmless and easy to recognize.
- Install OGAD and activate Pro on the devices you will use.
- Check Clipboard → Settings on each device.
- Pair them in Devices over your trusted local network.
- In Sharing, enable optional sending and Copied text where wanted.
- Check the other device’s receiving choices.
- Copy “Local clipboard check — September draft” and confirm the receiving result.
Disable Copied text again if you only wanted to test it. You can keep using local history on the first computer.
For phone workflows, OGAM (Off Grid AI Mobile) has its own platform-specific clipboard behavior and sharing controls. Do not assume a phone can monitor every background copy in the same way as a desktop app.
Keep secrets out of the route
Passwords and API keys can enter ordinary clipboard history when copied. Before handling them, check Capture clipboard and copied-text sharing, as well as any other clipboard software on the devices.
OGAD’s Clipboard is separate from its encrypted Vault. Copying a secret out of the vault moves it onto the system clipboard; the vault’s encryption does not follow the text into every destination.
If a private entry was already delivered, disabling future sending does not recall the copy from the recipient. Review the local histories and other places where it was pasted. Changing a sharing rule is a control for future behavior, not a promise to erase all earlier copies.
Keep a local route local
On the same network, your devices can communicate through the router even when internet access is unavailable. Keep that local connection active. Turning off all networking removes the path between the devices.
A remote connection between different locations has different requirements and normally needs internet. It can still connect your own devices, but it should not be described as the same internet-free LAN workflow.
“No cloud storage” here describes the chosen OGAD clipboard route. It does not change the behavior of other applications, operating-system clipboard sync, or backup tools you have enabled separately.
Choose the smallest setup that solves your problem
Download OGAD and start with local history on one computer. Add Copied text sharing only if moving new text between your devices is useful. You can recover earlier copies and control the sharing route without adding a cloud clipboard service.