Alternatives to Unclutter
A macOS pull-down panel that holds clipboard history, quick notes and a file drop zone. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Unclutter
A macOS pull-down panel that holds clipboard history, quick notes and a file drop zone.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Unclutter.
Maccy
A small native macOS clipboard history that stays out of the way and drops anything a password manager marks secret.
Maccy is a free MIT-licensed keyboard-first clipboard history for macOS Sonoma 14 or newer, without notes or file storage.
Paste
Clipboard manager for Mac and iOS with cloud sync and pinboards.
Paste is a paid dedicated clipboard manager with pinboards and sync across Mac, iPhone and iPad, but lacks Unclutter's notes and file drop zone.
ClipBook
A clipboard history app for macOS that stores everything you copy for fast search and reuse.
ClipBook is a freemium macOS clipboard app that stores text, images, files and colors with paste in sequence, but lacks a notes panel.
CopyClip 2
A native macOS menu bar clipboard manager with search, pinning and shortcut pasting.
CopyClip 2 is a paid menu bar clipboard manager with search, pinning and shortcut pasting, opened from the menu bar rather than a scroll gesture.
Pastebot
Mac clipboard manager with paste filters and quick actions.
Pastebot is a paid Mac clipboard manager adding paste filters and quick actions, without the notes panel or file shelf.
Clipy
Keep clipboard history accessible on macOS.
Clipy is free and MIT licensed on macOS with snippets and quick access to clipboard history, without notes or file storage.
CopyQ
A clipboard manager that keeps everything you copied in searchable tabs, with scripting on top.
CopyQ is free and GPL-3.0 licensed across Windows, macOS and Linux, with tabs, notes on entries and scripting, but no file drop zone.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Unclutter as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
SideNotes
A Mac note-taking app that slides in from the side of the screen for quick notes.
Unclutter is a paid macOS pull-down panel that combines quick notes with clipboard history and a file drop zone, opened by a scroll gesture.
Tot
A small text scratchpad for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch that syncs through iCloud.
Unclutter is a paid macOS-only pull-down panel combining quick notes with clipboard history and a file drop zone, without iPhone or Apple Watch apps.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
LaunchBar
A keyboard-driven macOS launcher for apps, documents, contacts, reminders, files and web searches.
Monarch
A keyboard-driven macOS launcher with a calculator, clipboard history, system controls and bookmarks.
PasteNow
A native clipboard manager for Mac, iPhone and iPad with iCloud sync and keyboard control.
Flycut
A free, open-source clipboard history manager for macOS aimed at developers.
Jumpcut
A minimal open-source macOS menu bar app that keeps a history of text you have copied.
PasteBar
A free clipboard manager for Mac and Windows with unlimited history and saved clips.
