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CopyQ vs Ringboard: catalog facts
CopyQ	Ringboard
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 license.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux, Command line
Stores text, images, HTML and custom formats, not just plain text Tabs, tags, notes and filtering for a history you actually use	Supports both X11 and Wayland Low memory use by design
The interface is functional rather than attractive Scripting is where the power is, and that means learning its API	Linux only Installation is aimed at users comfortable with Cargo and systemd
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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