The best clipboard managers for Mac
The best clipboard managers for Mac compared: Maccy, Paste, Pastebot, Raycast, Koi, CopyClip and Spotlight's own history. Prices, sync and how long they keep.
Start here
What CopyClip does, and what it costs
CopyClip, by FIPLAB, lives in the menu bar. CopyClip 2 opens with Control-Space, pastes the first ten with ⌘1 to ⌘0, keeps up to 9,999 text clippings, searches as you type, pins with ⇧⌘P, and skips passwords and apps you exclude, with a Private Mode to pause it. Beware a lookalike on the App Store from another developer.
The original CopyClip is free; CopyClip 2 is $7.99 on the Mac App Store. Both need macOS 12 or later.
We make Koi, so read this with that in mind. Every fact about another app comes from its own site or App Store page, checked October 26, 2026.
The picks
The best CopyClip alternatives for Mac in 2026
1. Koi
Best for: Six months of what you copy, in the notch, on your Mac only
Koi's Copy history keeps words, links, pictures and the paths of files you copy in Finder for 6 months, only on your Mac. It never keeps passwords or what apps mark as private, and it's never sent or read by Koi's AI. Open it from the notch's Tools: search it, pin what matters, copy it again.
Where CopyClip is better, plainly: it's free or $7.99 once, opens with a shortcut, and runs on macOS 12. Koi's Copy history keeps pictures and files too, but opens from the notch. Koi is $20 a month or Lifetime, paid once, with dictation, call recording and an assistant in the same app.
2. Spotlight, built in
Best for: Free, nothing to install, for the last hours or days
On macOS Tahoe, press ⌘Space, then ⌘4, for Spotlight's clipboard history. Apple's help for macOS 27 keeps it 30 minutes, 8 hours or 7 days. Seehow to find something you copied earlier.
3. Maccy
Best for: Free and open source
Keyboard first, local only. Free; App Store $9.99. More in our Maccy alternatives.
4. Paste
Best for: Sync with iPhone and iPad
Unlimited history of links, pictures and files. From $3.99 a month. More in our Paste alternatives.
Comparison
CopyClip vs the alternatives
From each app's own site. “Not listed” means the site doesn't mention it.
| Opens with | Syncs | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CopyClip 2 | Control-Space | Not listed | $7.99; CopyClip free |
| Koi | The notch's Tools | No | Comes with Koi: $20 a month, or Lifetime, $199 once |
| Spotlight | ⌘Space, ⌘4 | Not listed | Free, built in |
Honest take
When CopyClip is still the better pick
Stay on CopyClip if
- You want something tiny in the menu bar, paid once or free.
- You only copy text.
- Your Mac runs macOS 12 or 13.
Choosing
Which one should you pick?
All of them side by side inthe best clipboard managers for Mac, or see Koi's Copy history.
Keep exploring
Copied it last week? It's still here.
Koi keeps everything you copy for 6 months, only on your Mac: words, links, pictures and files. Search it, pin it and copy it again. Never passwords.
The best Maccy alternatives for Mac
Maccy alternatives for Mac compared: Paste, Pastebot, Raycast's Clipboard History, Koi's Copy history and Spotlight. Sync, history length and prices.
The best Paste alternatives for Mac
Paste alternatives for Mac: Maccy, Pastebot, Raycast's Clipboard History, Koi's Copy history and Spotlight. Free and paid-once options, compared.
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Frequently asked questions
The original CopyClip is free. CopyClip 2 is $7.99 on the Mac App Store.
Its App Store page lists text clippings, up to 9,999.
No. It never keeps what a password manager copies, or what apps mark as private or only passing through, and it stays on your Mac.