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About PasteBar
PasteBar is a clipboard manager for macOS and Windows that keeps an unlimited clipboard history alongside saved clips you can organize and reuse. It is built with Tauri and stores its data locally in a database.
The source code is published on GitHub, but the repository uses a Creative Commons license file rather than a standard OSI-approved software license. It suits people who want a free clipboard manager with saved snippets on both Mac and Windows.
Strengths
- No limit on clipboard history
- Saved clips for reusable snippets
- Runs on both macOS and Windows
- Built with Tauri
Limitations
- No Linux build
- Creative Commons license rather than an OSI-approved one
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to use, with source code published on GitHub.
- License
- Proprietary (Creative Commons (see CC-LICENSE))
- Developer
- PasteBar
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Mac and Windows users who want a free clipboard manager with saved snippets
- Categories
- Clipboard managers
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to PasteBar
Compare allSoftware that can replace PasteBar for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
CopyQ
A clipboard manager that keeps everything you copied in searchable tabs, with scripting on top.
CopyQ is GPL-3.0 open source, adds a Linux build, and offers tabs, tags, scripting and window ignore rules, with a more functional-looking interface.
EcoPaste
An open-source cross-platform clipboard manager for Windows, macOS and Linux.
EcoPaste is also a free Tauri-built clipboard manager but is open source and adds Linux support, with documentation partly in Chinese.
Qopy
An open-source clipboard manager for Windows, macOS and Linux with a searchable history.
Qopy is free and open source for Windows, macOS and Linux, with arm64 and Apple Silicon builds, from a younger project with a smaller community.
ClipboardFusion
Clipboard manager that syncs, cleans, and macro-processes copied text.
ClipboardFusion runs on Windows and macOS with macros that transform text and multi-device sync, though full features require the paid version.
1Clipboard
Cross-platform clipboard manager that syncs history through Google Drive.
1Clipboard is free on Windows and macOS and syncs clipboard history through Google Drive, requiring a Google account, and is not open source.
Ditto
A long-running Windows clipboard manager that stores your copy history in a database you can search.
Ditto is free and GPL-3.0 licensed with searchable history and network sync between machines, but runs on Windows only.
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 with a keyboard-first workflow and password skipping, but runs only on macOS Sonoma 14 or newer.
ClipClip
A free Windows clipboard manager that keeps a searchable history of copied text and images.
ClipClip is a free closed-source Windows-only clipboard manager that organizes saved clips into folders and includes screen capture.
PasteBar as an alternative
Listings that name PasteBar as an alternative.
Clibor
A lightweight Windows clipboard history tool with saved fixed phrases and hotkey pasting.
PasteBar is free, runs on both Windows and macOS, and offers unlimited history with saved clips, under a Creative Commons license rather than an OSI one.
ClipAngel
An open-source Windows tool that captures clipboard history and pastes earlier items.
PasteBar is free but not open source, runs on Windows and Mac, and offers unlimited history with saved clips for reusable snippets.
ClipBook
A clipboard history app for macOS that stores everything you copy for fast search and reuse.
PasteBar is free on macOS and Windows with unlimited history and saved clips, licensed under Creative Commons rather than an OSI license.
Clipdiary
A Windows clipboard manager that saves everything you copy to a searchable local history with snippets.
PasteBar is free on Windows and Mac with unlimited history and saved clips, but has no database encryption mentioned.
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Pastebot
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Clipy
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