Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Maccy is completely free and open-source under the MIT license. There are no paid tiers, subscriptions, trials, or feature gates — optional tips are welcome, but nothing is locked behind payment.

Yes. Maccy is released under the MIT license and its full source code is public on GitHub, so anyone can read, audit, fork, or contribute to it. View the source →

Maccy 2.7.3 requires macOS Sonoma 14 or later and runs as a universal binary on both Apple silicon (M1–M4) and Intel Macs.

Maccy quietly records what you copy so you can search your clipboard history and paste any earlier item with a keystroke — instead of losing it the moment you copy something new.

Download the .dmg and drag Maccy into Applications, or run brew install --cask maccy if you use Homebrew. Both deliver the same signed, notarised app. Full install guide →

Both give you the identical app. The .dmg is the quickest one-off install; Homebrew is better if you live in the terminal because brew upgrade --cask maccy keeps it updated.

Only Accessibility permission, used solely so Maccy can paste the selected item into the app you are using. It is not used to monitor your activity. See first-run setup →

Add Maccy in System Settings → General → Login Items. Maccy deliberately does not install a background launch agent, keeping your startup clean.

Press Command-Shift-C from any app, type to filter, and press Return to paste. The shortcut is rebindable in Settings → Hotkeys. All shortcuts →

Select an item and press Option-Shift-Return, hold Option-Shift while clicking it, or use Option plus a number (1–9) for quick-pick.

Select an entry and press the pin shortcut (Option-P by default, rebindable in Settings). Pinned items survive restarts and clear-history actions.

Yes. Maccy preserves the original data type — plain text, rich text, images, file references, and URLs — so nothing degrades when you paste it back.

Yes. Maccy stores everything locally on your Mac, includes no analytics or telemetry, and is open source so its behaviour can be independently verified. Privacy policy →

No. Maccy automatically ignores concealed clipboard entries from password managers such as 1Password, Bitwarden, and Apple Passwords, so credentials are not recorded.

No. Nothing leaves your Mac unless you explicitly turn on iCloud sync, which moves pinned items between your own devices through Apple's encrypted iCloud — the developer never sees it.

Yes. Add any application or pasteboard type to the ignore list in Settings → Ignore — useful for banking apps, token generators, or VPN clients.

Maccy needs Accessibility access to simulate the paste keystroke. Enable it in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility. A few apps block simulated keystrokes; in those, press Command-V manually.

Open System Settings → Keyboard → Keyboard Shortcuts and disable the conflicting binding (often under Services), then re-assign in Maccy. Command-Shift-C is recommended because it avoids macOS defaults.

Relaunch Maccy and confirm it is in Login Items. If your menu bar is crowded, a tool that hides icons may be concealing it; widen the menu bar or reveal hidden icons.

Quit Maccy and drag it from Applications to the Trash. To remove all data, also delete ~/Library/Application Support/Maccy and the org.p0deje.Maccy preferences file.

Yes — Maccy. It is free and open source and covers the everyday essentials (searchable history, pinning, plain-text paste, privacy controls). You give up Paste's cloud pinboards and iOS app, but you pay nothing. Maccy vs Paste →

Maccy is free, open source, and intentionally focused on a fast searchable history. Paste adds cloud pinboards and Pastebot adds scripted paste sequences; Maccy trades those extras for being lightweight, private, and free. Full comparison →

It is free, so trying it costs nothing. For most people who just want their copy history one keystroke away — fast, private, and out of the way — it is an easy yes.