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ClipTools vs CopyQ: catalog facts
ClipTools	CopyQ
Free Free to use; available on the Mac App Store.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.
macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Keeps clipboard history and saved clips in the menu bar Offers reusable Smart Clips and text cleanup actions	Stores text, images, HTML and custom formats, not just plain text Tabs, tags, notes and filtering for a history you actually use
Available for macOS only Requires Accessibility permission to work	The interface is functional rather than attractive Scripting is where the power is, and that means learning its API
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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