Alternatives to Qopy

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

  • CopyQ

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    CopyQ is also open source on Windows, macOS and Linux, offering tabs, tags, rich formats and scripting, though macOS support needs version 13 or newer.

  • EcoPaste

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    EcoPaste is an open-source Tauri app for Windows, macOS and Linux with a published changelog, with some documentation mainly in Chinese.

  • PasteBar

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

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    PasteBar is free on Windows and macOS with unlimited history and saved clips, but has no Linux build and uses a Creative Commons license.

  • Ditto

    A long-running Windows clipboard manager that stores your copy history in a database you can search.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

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

  • 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 MIT licensed with password skipping and ignore rules, but it runs only on macOS Sonoma 14 or newer.

  • 1Clipboard

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

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    1Clipboard is free but closed source on Windows and macOS, syncing clipboard history through Google Drive and lacking Linux support.

  • Ringboard

    A fast, memory-efficient and composable clipboard history manager for Linux on X11 and Wayland.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxCommand line

    Ringboard is Apache-2.0 licensed and Linux only, supporting X11 and Wayland with CLI, terminal and graphical front ends and low memory use.

  • ClipboardFusion

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

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    ClipboardFusion is freemium and closed source on Windows and macOS, adding text macros and cross-device sync in its paid version.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Qopy as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Clipboard History

    A GNOME Shell extension that saves what you copy into a searchable clipboard history panel.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Qopy is a standalone open-source app for Windows, macOS and Linux with searchable history, shipped as deb, rpm and AppImage packages.

  • ClipClip

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

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    Qopy is open source with searchable history on Windows, macOS and Linux, including arm64 Windows builds, from a younger project.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.