Alternatives to ClipboardFusion
Clipboard manager that syncs, cleans, and macro-processes copied text. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
ClipboardFusion
Clipboard manager that syncs, cleans, and macro-processes copied text.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as ClipboardFusion.
CopyQ
A clipboard manager that keeps everything you copied in searchable tabs, with scripting on top.
CopyQ is free and open source under GPL-3.0, adds Linux, and replaces macros with a scripting API and command line, but it has no built-in sync.
Ditto
A long-running Windows clipboard manager that stores your copy history in a database you can search.
Ditto is free and open source, syncs history between machines on the same network, and supports per-entry shortcuts, but it runs on Windows only and lacks macros.
1Clipboard
Cross-platform clipboard manager that syncs history through Google Drive.
1Clipboard is free on Windows and macOS and syncs history through Google Drive, but it has no macro system for transforming copied text.
Pastebot
Mac clipboard manager with paste filters and quick actions.
Pastebot is a paid macOS-only app whose paste filters transform content before pasting, similar to macros, but it drops Windows support.
Paste
Clipboard manager for Mac and iOS with cloud sync and pinboards.
Paste is a paid Apple-only app with cloud sync across Mac, iPhone and iPad and pinboards for snippets, but no Windows support or text macros.
Maccy
A small native macOS clipboard history that stays out of the way and drops anything a password manager marks secret.
Maccy is a free, open source native macOS clipboard history with password skipping and ignore rules, but it has no sync and no text transformation features.
Clipy
Keep clipboard history accessible on macOS.
Clipy is free and open source under MIT with reusable snippets on macOS, but it lacks sync, macros and Windows support.
PasteBar
A free clipboard manager for Mac and Windows with unlimited history and saved clips.
PasteBar is free on Mac and Windows with unlimited history and saved clips, but offers no macros or sync in its listing.
Also worth comparing
These listings name ClipboardFusion as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Clibor
A lightweight Windows clipboard history tool with saved fixed phrases and hotkey pasting.
ClipboardFusion is freemium on Windows and macOS, adding macros that transform clipboard text and cross-device sync, with full features in the paid version.
ClipAngel
An open-source Windows tool that captures clipboard history and pastes earlier items.
ClipboardFusion is freemium and closed source on Windows and macOS, adding sync across PCs and macros that transform clipboard text, with full features in the paid version.
ClipCascade
A self-hostable, open-source utility that automatically syncs clipboard contents across devices.
ClipboardFusion syncs clipboard content across PCs and devices as a freemium closed source app, with full sync requiring the paid version.
Clipdiary
A Windows clipboard manager that saves everything you copy to a searchable local history with snippets.
ClipboardFusion is freemium on Windows and macOS and adds sync across PCs and text macros, with full features requiring the paid version.
EcoPaste
An open-source cross-platform clipboard manager for Windows, macOS and Linux.
ClipboardFusion is freemium and closed source on Windows and macOS, adding sync and text macros, with full features in the paid version.
Qopy
An open-source clipboard manager for Windows, macOS and Linux with a searchable history.
ClipboardFusion is freemium and closed source on Windows and macOS, adding text macros and cross-device sync in its paid version.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Executor
A keyword-based launcher for Windows that opens programs, files, websites and web searches.
