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Clipboard managers

Keep a searchable history of everything you copy.

5 apps, listed best first · prices checked October 2026

  1. Maccy

    FreeOpen sourceBuilt-in may be enough

    Lightweight, keyboard-first clipboard history

    Keeps your copy history and lets you search and paste from it with the keyboard. Everything is stored locally, and it drops copied passwords when your password manager clears them.

    Our take The best free pick if you want a fast, minimal history without extra features. Spotlight's built-in history now does much the same, so try that first.

    Free; $9.99 on the Mac App Store as of Oct 2026MIT licenceby Alex Rodionov

    Website Mac App StoreSource

  2. Paste

    $3.99/mo

    Polished clipboard history synced across Mac and iPhone

    Saves everything you copy with no limit, with search, pinboards for reusable items and sync across Mac, iPhone and iPad. It can suggest what to paste next using on-device Apple Intelligence.

    Our take The best choice if you want your clipboard on every Apple device and a visual, easy interface. It costs more than the others, though there is now a one-time lifetime option.

    $3.99/month, $29.99/year, or $99.99 lifetime as of Oct 2026

    Website Mac App Store

  3. Pastebot

    $39

    Power-user clipboard with filters, stacks and pastebins

    Keeps a clipboard history with custom and rule-based pastebins, a quick paste menu, stacks for pasting items in sequence, and text filters you can stack before pasting. Syncs over iCloud.

    Our take For people who transform text as they paste, such as developers and writers who clean up formatting. Version 3 requires macOS 26 Tahoe or later.

    $39 one-time; or $24.99/year on App Store as of Oct 2026by Tapbots, LLC

    Website Mac App Store

  4. CopyClip 2

    $8.99Built-in may be enough

    Simple menu bar clipboard history with pinned clips

    Saves everything you copy in a menu bar list you can search, with pinned clips, Command-number shortcuts for the first ten items, a private mode and plain-text pasting.

    Our take A cheap, no-fuss option if you want pinned snippets in the menu bar. For plain history, Spotlight or the free Maccy cover the same ground.

    $8.99 (direct); $7.99 on the Mac App Store as of Oct 2026by FIPLAB

    Website Mac App Store

  5. Clipy

    FreeOpen source

    Free open-source clipboard history with snippets

    A menu bar clipboard manager that keeps text, images and other formats, opens with a keyboard shortcut, and stores reusable text as snippets.

    Our take A good free option if you want saved snippets alongside history, which Spotlight does not offer. The menu-based interface is basic.

    FreeMIT licenceby Clipy Project

    Website Source
Compare all 5 side by side
AppPriceModelOpen sourceApp Store
Maccy Free Free MIT Yes
Paste $3.99/mo Subscription – Yes
Pastebot $39 Paid – Yes
CopyClip 2 $8.99 Paid – Yes
Clipy Free Free MIT –

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