Alternatives to EcoPaste
An open-source cross-platform clipboard manager for Windows, macOS and Linux. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
EcoPaste
An open-source cross-platform clipboard manager for Windows, macOS and Linux.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as EcoPaste.
CopyQ
A clipboard manager that keeps everything you copied in searchable tabs, with scripting on top.
CopyQ also runs on Windows, macOS and Linux under GPL-3.0, adding tabs, custom formats and a scripting API with English documentation.
Qopy
An open-source clipboard manager for Windows, macOS and Linux with a searchable history.
Qopy is open source on Windows, macOS and Linux with arm64 and Apple Silicon builds and Linux packages, though it is a younger project.
PasteBar
A free clipboard manager for Mac and Windows with unlimited history and saved clips.
PasteBar is also built with Tauri and free, with unlimited history and saved clips, but has no Linux build and is not OSI open source.
Ditto
A long-running Windows clipboard manager that stores your copy history in a database you can search.
Ditto is free under GPL-3.0 but Windows only, with a searchable database history and network sync between machines.
Maccy
A small native macOS clipboard history that stays out of the way and drops anything a password manager marks secret.
Maccy is free under MIT but macOS only, keyboard-first and skipping concealed passwords, requiring macOS Sonoma 14 or newer.
1Clipboard
Cross-platform clipboard manager that syncs history through Google Drive.
1Clipboard is free but closed source on Windows and macOS, with no Linux version, and syncs history through Google Drive.
ClipboardFusion
Clipboard manager that syncs, cleans, and macro-processes copied text.
ClipboardFusion is freemium and closed source on Windows and macOS, adding sync and text macros, with full features in the paid version.
GPaste
A clipboard management system for GNOME with a background daemon, GTK 4 interface and command line.
GPaste is a Linux-only GNOME clipboard system with a daemon, GTK 4 window and CLI sharing one history.
Also worth comparing
These listings name EcoPaste as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Clibor
A lightweight Windows clipboard history tool with saved fixed phrases and hotkey pasting.
EcoPaste is open source and runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, built with Tauri, though parts of its documentation are mainly in Chinese.
ClipAngel
An open-source Windows tool that captures clipboard history and pastes earlier items.
EcoPaste is free and open source and runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, though parts of its documentation are primarily in Chinese.
Clipboard History
A GNOME Shell extension that saves what you copy into a searchable clipboard history panel.
EcoPaste is an open-source Tauri app for Windows, macOS and Linux, so it is independent of GNOME Shell releases, with some documentation mainly in Chinese.
Clipboard Indicator
A GNOME Shell extension that adds a clipboard history menu to the top panel.
EcoPaste is a separate open source app for Linux, Windows and macOS rather than a panel extension, built with Tauri.
ClipClip
A free Windows clipboard manager that keeps a searchable history of copied text and images.
EcoPaste is open source and runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, built with Tauri and with some documentation mainly in Chinese.
Clipdiary
A Windows clipboard manager that saves everything you copy to a searchable local history with snippets.
EcoPaste is free and open source on Windows, macOS and Linux, built with Tauri, with some documentation primarily in Chinese.
Clipman
A clipboard history plugin for the Xfce panel that keeps text and images after apps close.
EcoPaste is a free open-source Tauri app running on Linux, Windows and macOS, with documentation partly in Chinese and no Xfce panel integration.
Diodon
A lightweight GTK clipboard manager for Linux desktops, originally built for Unity.
EcoPaste is an active open source project built with Tauri for Linux, Windows and macOS, though some documentation is mainly in Chinese.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
ClipCascade
A self-hostable, open-source utility that automatically syncs clipboard contents across devices.
Clipboard
A cross-platform command-line clipboard tool for copying, pasting and keeping clipboard history in the terminal.
