Described is an automatic safety spring clip with rapid coupling and release consisting of a main body (33) which on one side presents means of fixing to a ring (31) connectable to a cable or a cord or similar and on the other side is equipped with a fork-shaped "invite" area defined by appendices (34, 35) which allow the rapid centring of the spring clip on the object to be coupled. The spring clip comprises a first element (36) one end of which is shaped like a hook (37) which interferes in the "invite" area of the main body, the first element being mobile and rotating around a pin (38) restrained to the main body (33); the first element (36) is equipped with a housing (42) in proximity to the pin (38), and a second element (41), or operating button, opposite the pervious element with respect to the longitudinal centreline of the main body (33), mobile and rotating around a second pin (40) restrained to the main body (33), the second element being placed in elastic contrast (39) and provided with a mechanical profile consisting of a tooth (43) which interacts with the housing (42) of the first element (36) in order to move the latter from an open position to a closed position and vice versa, the second element thus taking on the role of a lever control with respect to the first element.