Alternatives to Ditto

A long-running Windows clipboard manager that stores your copy history in a database you can search. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Ditto.

  • CopyQ

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    CopyQ is also free and GPL-3.0 licensed, adds macOS and Linux, and offers tabs, tags and a scripting API, but it has no built-in network sync.

  • ClipboardFusion

    Clipboard manager that syncs, cleans, and macro-processes copied text.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    ClipboardFusion is freemium and closed source on Windows and macOS, with sync across PCs and text macros, though full sync and macros need the paid version.

  • 1Clipboard

    Cross-platform clipboard manager that syncs history through Google Drive.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    1Clipboard is free but closed source on Windows and macOS, syncing history through Google Drive rather than over the local network.

  • Clipdiary

    A Windows clipboard manager that saves everything you copy to a searchable local history with snippets.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    Clipdiary stays on Windows but is freemium and closed source, adding labels, starred clips and optional AES-256 database encryption, without sync.

  • ClipAngel

    An open-source Windows tool that captures clipboard history and pastes earlier items.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    ClipAngel is free and open source on Windows with search, filters and a built-in updater, but comes from a small project with limited community.

  • PasteBar

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

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    PasteBar is free but not open source, runs on Windows and Mac, and offers unlimited history with saved clips.

  • EcoPaste

    An open-source cross-platform clipboard manager for Windows, macOS and Linux.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    EcoPaste is free and open source on Windows, macOS and Linux with a Tauri-based interface, but lists no sync between machines.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Ditto 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

    Ditto is open source under GPL-3.0 and adds searchable history, per-entry shortcuts and network sync between your machines, while staying Windows only.

  • ClipCascade

    A self-hostable, open-source utility that automatically syncs clipboard contents across devices.

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted

    Ditto syncs clipboard history between machines on the same network without a separate server, but is Windows only with no mobile client.

  • ClipClip

    A free Windows clipboard manager that keeps a searchable history of copied text and images.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    Ditto is open source under GPL-3.0 and Windows only, adding network sync between machines and per-entry shortcuts, but no screen capture.

  • Qopy

    An open-source clipboard manager for Windows, macOS and Linux with a searchable history.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Ditto is open source under GPL-3.0 and long maintained, adding network sync and per-entry shortcuts, but it runs only on Windows.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.