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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.
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Which clipboard manager should you get?
- Free and fast from the keyboard: Maccy.
- Your history on iPhone and iPad too: Paste.
- Filters, stacks and rules for heavy pasting: Pastebot.
- Already use Raycast: its free Clipboard History.
- Nothing to install, and hours are enough: Spotlight on macOS Tahoe.
- Six months in the notch, beside the rest of Koi: Koi.
We make Koi, so read this with that in mind. Every fact about another app comes from its own site or Apple's help, checked October 26, 2026.
The picks
The best clipboard managers for Mac in 2026
1. Maccy
Best for: Free, open source, keyboard first
Open it with ⇧⌘C or from the menu bar, type to filter, pin with ⌥P. It keeps everything on your Mac and skips concealed, transient and password manager types. Free and open source (MIT); the Mac App Store build is $9.99 to support it. macOS 14 or later. More in our Maccy alternatives.
2. Paste
Best for: Syncing with iPhone and iPad
Unlimited history of links, pictures, files, colors and code, pinboards you can share, and private iCloud sync across Mac, iPhone and iPad. On the App Store it's $3.99 a month, $29.99 a year or $99.99 for life, with a week to try it, and it's in Setapp. macOS 14 or later. More in our Paste alternatives.
3. Pastebot
Best for: Filters, stacks and rules
⇧⌘V opens Quick Paste anywhere. Filters change text as you paste, Stacks paste items in order, and iCloud syncs your Macs. $39 with a year of updates, or $24.99 a year on the App Store, with a 14-day trial. Pastebot 3 needs macOS 26. More in our Pastebot alternatives.
4. Raycast Clipboard History
Best for: Raycast users
Free in Raycast: text, pictures, files, links and colors, encrypted on your Mac, kept up to 3 months, or longer on Pro ($10 a month). It skips password managers by default.
5. Koi
Best for: Six months, in the notch, beside the rest of Koi
Copy history keeps words, links, pictures and the paths of files you copy for 6 months, only on your Mac, never passwords or what apps mark private. Search it, pin it, copy it again, from the notch's Tools. It's one part of Koi: $20 a month or Lifetime, paid once, with dictation, call recording and an assistant.
Where others are better: Koi has no shortcut of its own for it, no sync to other devices, and no text filters or stacks.
6. CopyClip
Best for: A simple menu bar list
CopyClip is free; CopyClip 2 is $7.99, opens with Control-Space, keeps up to 9,999 text clippings and skips passwords. macOS 12 or later. More in our CopyClip alternatives.
7. Spotlight, built in
Best for: Free, nothing to install
On macOS Tahoe, press ⌘Space, then ⌘4. Apple's help for macOS 27 keeps it 30 minutes, 8 hours or 7 days. Apple warns that sensitive information may appear there. Steps in how to find something you copied earlier.
Comparison
Side by side
From each app's own site. “Not listed” means the site doesn't mention it.
| Opens with | Keeps | Syncs | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maccy | ⇧⌘C | Not listed | Not listed | Free; App Store $9.99 |
| Paste | A shortcut | No limit | iCloud, iPhone, iPad | From $3.99 a month |
| Pastebot | ⇧⌘V | Not listed | iCloud, Macs | $39, or $24.99 a year |
| Raycast | Its command | Up to 3 months free | Not listed | Free; Pro $10 a month |
| Koi | The notch's Tools | 6 months | No | $20 a month, or Lifetime, $199 once |
| CopyClip 2 | Control-Space | Up to 9,999 clippings | Not listed | $7.99 |
| Spotlight | ⌘Space, ⌘4 | Up to 7 days | Not listed | Free |
Keep exploring
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.
The best Pastebot alternatives for Mac
Pastebot alternatives for Mac: Maccy, Paste, Raycast's Clipboard History, Koi's Copy history and Spotlight. Which to pick, with prices and macOS.
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Frequently asked questions
Maccy: free, open source and quick from the keyboard. Raycast's Clipboard History is free too if you use Raycast.
On macOS Tahoe, Spotlight does: ⌘Space, then ⌘4. It keeps hours or days, not months.
Paste syncs your history across Mac, iPhone and iPad through private iCloud.