Alternatives to Clipdiary
A Windows clipboard manager that saves everything you copy to a searchable local history with snippets. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Clipdiary
A Windows clipboard manager that saves everything you copy to a searchable local history with snippets.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Clipdiary.
Ditto
A long-running Windows clipboard manager that stores your copy history in a database you can search.
Ditto is free and open source under GPL-3.0 on Windows, with a searchable database history, per-entry shortcuts and network sync between your machines.
CopyQ
A clipboard manager that keeps everything you copied in searchable tabs, with scripting on top.
CopyQ is free and open source, runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, and adds tabs, tags, notes and scripting, with an interface that is functional rather than attractive.
ClipClip
A free Windows clipboard manager that keeps a searchable history of copied text and images.
ClipClip is a free Windows manager with searchable history, folders and screen capture, but it is also closed source and lists no encryption.
ClipAngel
An open-source Windows tool that captures clipboard history and pastes earlier items.
ClipAngel is a free, open source Windows clipboard history with search and filters, though it is a small project with a limited community.
Clibor
A lightweight Windows clipboard history tool with saved fixed phrases and hotkey pasting.
Clibor is a free, lightweight Windows tool focused on fixed phrases and hotkey pasting rather than a long-term searchable record.
PasteBar
A free clipboard manager for Mac and Windows with unlimited history and saved clips.
PasteBar is free on Windows and Mac with unlimited history and saved clips, but has no database encryption mentioned.
ClipboardFusion
Clipboard manager that syncs, cleans, and macro-processes copied text.
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.
EcoPaste is free and open source on Windows, macOS and Linux, built with Tauri, with some documentation primarily in Chinese.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Executor
A keyword-based launcher for Windows that opens programs, files, websites and web searches.
1Clipboard
Cross-platform clipboard manager that syncs history through Google Drive.
