Copy Better Alternatives

Apps similar to Copy Better include PasteBar, which is free and open source. Other options are Alfred, Planck, CopyCat Clipboard and Maccy. There's no shortage of Clipboard Managers like Copy Better, with more than 50 alternatives for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Windows and Android.

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  1. PastePlop icon
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    Your clipboard, but a grid. Hit a keyboard shortcut, see everything you've ever copied, file the keepers into categories, paste with a click.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. A lightweight, minimal, and fast clipboard manager for macOS built with Python and PySide6.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  3. Layr icon
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    Clipboard history for macOS, currently available as a public beta.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. Slipboard icon
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    Slipboard turns your clipboard into a workspace.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. Pasteon icon
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    Clipboard history remains searchable and actionable with local network sync, no cloud, content-aware actions, OCR, previews, batch copy, merge, split, paste queue, keyboard controls, URL cleanup, metadata inspection, color conversions, and privacy.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. ClipBrew icon
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    ClipBrew is a clipboard history manager for macOS. Search everything you've copied — text, links, code, and images — and pin the items you reach for again. ClipBrew is included in every getapps.cafe subscription.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. Cropy.it icon
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    Captures regions, windows, full screens and scrolling pages, then provides arrows, shapes, text, numbered badges, blur, pixelation and pixel-precise cropping. OCR copies image text, while pinned snippets and searchable local clipboard history retain text and images.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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