How does Paste compare with other Clipboard Manager apps?

4 apps · 6 factors

Scored for the goal: Find a Mac clipboard manager that keeps searchable history, syncs across my Macs and does not require a subscription.

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	Paste 67%Misses Current price	Maccy 67%Misses Clipboard history sync	Alfred 67%Misses Clipboard history sync	CopyClip 67%Misses Clipboard history sync
Features
Clipboard history syncYes★	✓	No	No	No
History Depth	Unlimited clipboard history, governed…	Default: 200 unpinned items;…	Time-based: choose 24 hours,…	CopyClip 2: up to…
Purchase
Current priceNo subscription★	$26.99/yr +4	$9.99 once	£34 once +1	$7.99 once
Launcher
Clipboard historyYes★	✓	✓	✓	✓
Trust
Privacy / data handling	Clipboard history, pinboards and…	Clipboard history stays locally…	Local	Clipboard history stays locally…
Product
What it does	Clipboard manager	Clipboard manager	MacOS launcher + automation…	CopyClip 2 saves every…

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Paste ✓Yes
Yes — clipboard history and Pinboards sync between Macs through private iCloud. Sign in with the same Apple Account and enable Settings → General → iCloud sync on each Mac; sync is off by default. Included with subscriptions, Lifetime and the 7-day trial. Personal plans cover all personal devices; no numeric sync-item cap is documented. Large initial histories can take several minutes.
pasteapp.io pasteapp.io pasteapp.io pasteapp.io
Maccy ✕No
No — saved history stays on each Mac; no built-in history sync or sync plan. Maccy can capture individual copies received through Apple Universal Clipboard.
apps.apple.com github.com
Alfred ✕No
No — clipboard history stays separate on each Mac; Powerpack preferences syncing explicitly excludes history data.
alfredapp.com
CopyClip ✕No
No — CopyClip saves history locally without syncing between Macs. Apple Universal Clipboard can supply individual copied items, but does not sync saved history. No sync tier applies to the original free app; separate CopyClip 2 sync support remains unverified.
support.fiplab.com support.fiplab.com

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Plays from month 1 to year 10 when you scroll here. Each bar is split by year; a one-time purchase stays one block.

CheapestAlfred$45.34

Most expensivePaste$89.97

Gap2.0×after 3 yrs

Every subscription now costs more than Alfred, the cheapest one-time purchase.

3 yrs

$0$25$50$75$100

Paste$29.99/yr

$89.97

Alfred£34 once · ≈ $45 USD

$45.34

One-timeYearlyMonthlyYear 1 Year 3Converted to USD: £1 ≈ $1.33 (ECB, 2026-10-16)

Each dot is a release. The hatched bar runs from the last release to today; its color says whether that gap is normal for the app.

1 of 1 app with a dated changelog is behind its usual pace. Furthest behind: Alfred, 199 days since its last release (usually ~64).

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AlfredUsually every ~64 days

199 days since last release

Slower than usual3.1× its usual gap

One releaseLast release → todayGreen / amber / red = gap within 2× / 2–5× / over 5× the usual interval

Alfred · v5.7.3 · Apr 1, 2026

macOS Tahoe window-rendering mitigation and build updates.

No changelog found for 3 apps · that does not mean they never update, only that there was no dated public record to check.

Paste

Maccy

CopyClip