Alternatives to ClipBook

A clipboard history app for macOS that stores everything you copy for fast search and reuse. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • ClipBook

    A clipboard history app for macOS that stores everything you copy for fast search and reuse.

    FreemiumProprietarymacOS

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as ClipBook.

  • Maccy

    A small native macOS clipboard history that stays out of the way and drops anything a password manager marks secret.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOS

    Maccy is free and open source under MIT, skips concealed passwords and supports ignore rules, but requires macOS Sonoma 14 and has no sync.

  • Paste

    Clipboard manager for Mac and iOS with cloud sync and pinboards.

    PaidProprietarymacOSiOS

    Paste is a paid app for Mac and iOS that syncs history across Mac, iPhone and iPad and organizes snippets into pinboards.

  • CopyQ

    A clipboard manager that keeps everything you copied in searchable tabs, with scripting on top.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    CopyQ is free and open source under GPL-3.0, runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, and adds tabs, tags and a scripting API.

  • PasteNow

    A native clipboard manager for Mac, iPhone and iPad with iCloud sync and keyboard control.

    PaidProprietarymacOSiOS

    PasteNow is paid and adds iCloud sync between Mac, iPhone and iPad with Smart Lists, requiring macOS 14 or iOS 17 or later.

  • Pastebot

    Mac clipboard manager with paste filters and quick actions.

    PaidProprietarymacOS

    Pastebot is a paid macOS app whose paste filters and quick actions transform clipboard content before pasting.

  • CopyClip 2

    A native macOS menu bar clipboard manager with search, pinning and shortcut pasting.

    PaidProprietarymacOS

    CopyClip 2 is a paid menu bar app with search, pinning and shortcut pasting, running on macOS 11.5 or later rather than 13.

  • PasteBar

    A free clipboard manager for Mac and Windows with unlimited history and saved clips.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    PasteBar is free on macOS and Windows with unlimited history and saved clips, licensed under Creative Commons rather than an OSI license.

  • Clipy

    Keep clipboard history accessible on macOS.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOS

    Clipy is free and open source under MIT, keeping clipboard history on macOS with reusable snippets and quick access to copied content.

Also worth comparing

These listings name ClipBook as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Jumpcut

    A minimal open-source macOS menu bar app that keeps a history of text you have copied.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOS

    ClipBook is a freemium closed-source macOS app keeping text, images, files and colors, with sequential pasting and text extraction from images.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.

  • LaunchBar

    A keyboard-driven macOS launcher for apps, documents, contacts, reminders, files and web searches.

    PaidProprietarymacOS

  • Monarch

    A keyboard-driven macOS launcher with a calculator, clipboard history, system controls and bookmarks.

    FreeProprietarymacOS

  • Unclutter

    A macOS pull-down panel that holds clipboard history, quick notes and a file drop zone.

    PaidProprietarymacOS

  • Flycut

    A free, open-source clipboard history manager for macOS aimed at developers.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOSiOS