Alternatives to PasteNow
A native clipboard manager for Mac, iPhone and iPad with iCloud sync and keyboard control. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
PasteNow
A native clipboard manager for Mac, iPhone and iPad with iCloud sync and keyboard control.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as PasteNow.
Paste
Clipboard manager for Mac and iOS with cloud sync and pinboards.
Paste is also a paid app for Mac and iOS, syncing history across Mac, iPhone and iPad and organizing snippets into pinboards.
Flycut
A free, open-source clipboard history manager for macOS aimed at developers.
Flycut is free and open source on macOS and iOS, with a minimal text-focused history and no rich previews or file storage.
Maccy
A small native macOS clipboard history that stays out of the way and drops anything a password manager marks secret.
Maccy is free and MIT licensed but macOS only with no sync between machines, focusing on a small keyboard-first history.
ClipBook
A clipboard history app for macOS that stores everything you copy for fast search and reuse.
ClipBook is freemium and macOS only, storing text, images, files and colors and copying text out of images, without iPhone support.
Pastebot
Mac clipboard manager with paste filters and quick actions.
Pastebot is a paid macOS-only app with paste filters and quick actions, and no iPhone or iPad app is mentioned.
CopyQ
A clipboard manager that keeps everything you copied in searchable tabs, with scripting on top.
CopyQ is free and open source on Windows, macOS and Linux, with tabs and scripting, but offers no iOS app or iCloud sync.
CopyClip 2
A native macOS menu bar clipboard manager with search, pinning and shortcut pasting.
CopyClip 2 is a paid macOS menu bar app with search and pinning, requiring macOS 11.5 or later and lacking iOS sync.
Clipy
Keep clipboard history accessible on macOS.
Clipy is free and MIT licensed on macOS with snippets and quick history access, but without iPhone or iPad support.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
ClipCascade
A self-hostable, open-source utility that automatically syncs clipboard contents across devices.
1Clipboard
Cross-platform clipboard manager that syncs history through Google Drive.
ClipboardFusion
Clipboard manager that syncs, cleans, and macro-processes copied text.
Unclutter
A macOS pull-down panel that holds clipboard history, quick notes and a file drop zone.
LaunchBar
A keyboard-driven macOS launcher for apps, documents, contacts, reminders, files and web searches.
