Alternatives to CopyClip 2

A native macOS menu bar clipboard manager with search, pinning and shortcut pasting. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • CopyClip 2

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

    PaidProprietarymacOS

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as CopyClip 2.

  • 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, keyboard-first and skips concealed passwords, but requires macOS Sonoma 14 or newer and has no sync.

  • Paste

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

    PaidProprietarymacOSiOS

    Paste is also paid and closed source, adding pinboards and clipboard sync across Mac, iPhone and iPad.

  • Clipy

    Keep clipboard history accessible on macOS.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOS

    Clipy is free and open source under MIT on macOS, offering clipboard history plus reusable snippets.

  • ClipBook

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

    FreemiumProprietarymacOS

    ClipBook is freemium, storing text, images, files, links and colors with paste in sequence and text extraction, requiring macOS 13 or later.

  • Pastebot

    Mac clipboard manager with paste filters and quick actions.

    PaidProprietarymacOS

    Pastebot is a paid macOS app that adds paste filters to transform content before pasting, plus quick actions.

  • PasteNow

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

    PaidProprietarymacOSiOS

    PasteNow is paid and adds iCloud sync with iPhone and iPad plus Smart Lists, but requires macOS 14 or iOS 17 or later.

  • Flycut

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

    FreeOpen sourcemacOSiOS

    Flycut is free and open source with a minimal, keyboard-driven text history aimed at developers, without rich previews or file storage.

  • CopyQ

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    CopyQ is free under GPL-3.0, runs on macOS 13 or newer plus Windows and Linux, and adds tabs, images and scripting.

Also worth comparing

These listings name CopyClip 2 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

    CopyClip 2 is a paid, closed-source menu bar app adding search across history, pinned snippets and single-shortcut pasting.

  • Unclutter

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

    PaidProprietarymacOS

    CopyClip 2 is a paid menu bar clipboard manager with search, pinning and shortcut pasting, opened from the menu bar rather than a scroll gesture.

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

  • PasteBar

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

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOS