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

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.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    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.

    PaidProprietarymacOS

    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.

    PaidProprietarymacOSiOS

    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.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    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.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    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.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    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.

    FreeProprietaryWindows