Alternatives to Maccy
A small native macOS clipboard history that stays out of the way and drops anything a password manager marks secret. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Maccy
A small native macOS clipboard history that stays out of the way and drops anything a password manager marks secret.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Maccy.
Clipy
Keep clipboard history accessible on macOS.
Clipy is also free and MIT-licensed on macOS with reusable snippets, but it does not mention skipping passwords, so sensitive text can remain in history.
CopyQ
A clipboard manager that keeps everything you copied in searchable tabs, with scripting on top.
CopyQ is free and GPL-3.0 licensed on Windows, macOS 13 or newer and Linux, adding tabs, tags and scripting, with a less polished interface.
Paste
Clipboard manager for Mac and iOS with cloud sync and pinboards.
Paste is a paid, closed source app for Mac and iOS that adds cloud sync across devices and pinboards for organizing frequently reused snippets.
Pastebot
Mac clipboard manager with paste filters and quick actions.
Pastebot is a paid, closed source macOS app that adds paste filters and quick actions for transforming clipboard content before pasting.
1Clipboard
Cross-platform clipboard manager that syncs history through Google Drive.
1Clipboard is free but closed source on Windows and macOS, and syncs clipboard history between machines through Google Drive, which Maccy does not offer.
ClipboardFusion
Clipboard manager that syncs, cleans, and macro-processes copied text.
ClipboardFusion is freemium and closed source on Windows and macOS, adding sync across devices and text macros, with full features in the paid version.
Flycut
A free, open-source clipboard history manager for macOS aimed at developers.
Flycut is free and open source with a minimal keyboard-driven interface for text snippets, also runs on iOS, and has a plainer feature set with modest development.
CopyClip 2
A native macOS menu bar clipboard manager with search, pinning and shortcut pasting.
CopyClip 2 is a paid closed-source menu bar app with search, pinning and single-shortcut pasting, and it requires macOS 11.5 or later instead of Sonoma.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Maccy as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
ClipBook
A clipboard history app for macOS that stores everything you copy for fast search and reuse.
Maccy is free and open source under MIT, skips concealed passwords and supports ignore rules, but requires macOS Sonoma 14 and has no sync.
EcoPaste
An open-source cross-platform clipboard manager for Windows, macOS and Linux.
Maccy is free under MIT but macOS only, keyboard-first and skipping concealed passwords, requiring macOS Sonoma 14 or newer.
Jumpcut
A minimal open-source macOS menu bar app that keeps a history of text you have copied.
Maccy is also free and MIT licensed, adding password skipping and app ignore rules, but it requires macOS Sonoma 14 or newer.
PasteBar
A free clipboard manager for Mac and Windows with unlimited history and saved clips.
Maccy is free and MIT licensed with a keyboard-first workflow and password skipping, but runs only on macOS Sonoma 14 or newer.
PasteNow
A native clipboard manager for Mac, iPhone and iPad with iCloud sync and keyboard control.
Maccy is free and MIT licensed but macOS only with no sync between machines, focusing on a small keyboard-first history.
Qopy
An open-source clipboard manager for Windows, macOS and Linux with a searchable history.
Maccy is free and MIT licensed with password skipping and ignore rules, but it runs only on macOS Sonoma 14 or newer.
Unclutter
A macOS pull-down panel that holds clipboard history, quick notes and a file drop zone.
Maccy is a free MIT-licensed keyboard-first clipboard history for macOS Sonoma 14 or newer, without notes or file storage.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
