Top 10 clipboard managers for Mac (2026)
We compared the major Mac clipboard managers — free and paid — on speed, features, privacy, and price. Here are the top 10 in 2026, ranked, with who each one is for.
How we ranked them
We weighted everyday usefulness: capture reliability, search speed, privacy (local storage, password-manager safety), native feel, maintenance, and value for money. Niche power features matter, but only after the basics are excellent.
The top 10
1. Maccy — best overall (free)
Native, open source, instant search, pinning, password-manager safety, near-zero footprint, $0. The default recommendation. Full review.
2. Paste — best premium
Beautiful, with cloud pinboards and iOS sync. Subscription. Best if you reuse curated snippets across devices. Maccy vs Paste.
3. Pastebot — best for power pasting
One-time purchase with paste filters and sequences. For people who script their pastes. Maccy vs Pastebot.
4. Raycast — best if you use the launcher
Clipboard history inside a capable launcher. Convenient if Raycast is already home base. Maccy vs Raycast.
5. Alfred — best for workflow nerds
Clipboard history via the paid Powerpack, alongside deep workflows and snippets. Maccy vs Alfred.
6. PopClip — best for selection actions
Not a pure history app — it pops up actions when you select text, with clipboard extensions available. Maccy vs PopClip.
7. Flycut — minimal developer clip stack
Free and open source, text-only, very simple. Maccy vs Flycut.
8. Clipy — snippet menus
Free, classic, good for nested snippet menus; dated UI and quiet updates.
9. CopyClip — simplest free menu-bar list
Free and dependable for the basics; lacks search, pinning, and open source.
10. Jumpcut — the classic ancestor
The venerable free clip buffer many others descend from. Legacy, but still works for plain text.
Quick guide
- Want the best free, private, no-fuss option? → Maccy.
- Cloud pinboards across devices? → Paste.
- Scripted pastes? → Pastebot.
- Already in Raycast/Alfred? → use their built-in history.
For the deeper free-only list, see best free clipboard manager for Mac; for the overall pick, best clipboard manager for Mac.
The complete ranked list
Ranked by overall value for 2026: features, price, maintenance, and macOS Tahoe compatibility.
- Maccy — Best overall. Free, open source, fastest, regex search. Download free.
- Paste (~$30/yr) — Best if you need iPhone/iPad sync. Beautiful UI, OCR search.
- CleanClip ($12.99 once) — Best visual panel, cursor-adjacent. Good one-time buy.
- Raycast clipboard (Pro $96/yr) — Best if you already use Raycast for other features.
- Alfred clipboard ($42 Powerpack) — Best if you need text expansion alongside clipboard.
- OneTap (~$25/yr) — Best for Mac+iPhone+iPad+visionOS cross-device clipboard.
- PastePal (~$25 once) — Best visual collections without subscription.
- CopyClip 2 (~$8.99) — Best Mac App Store–only clipboard manager (text only).
- macOS Tahoe built-in — Best for zero-install, occasional use (Tahoe only).
- Flycut (free) — Only if you cannot use Maccy for some reason. Unmaintained since 2019.
The verdict on pricing tiers
Free tier: Maccy wins outright. No other free option is close.
One-time purchase: CleanClip ($12.99) for visual UX; PastePal (~$25) for collections.
Subscription: Paste (~$30/yr) if you need iPhone sync; skip subscriptions for Mac-only use.
Bundled (Setapp): Maccy and CleanClip are both on Setapp — check your subscription for what is included.