CopyQ Alternatives

CopyQ is described as 'Multi-platform clipboard tool monitoring and saving text, images, and custom formats, with tabs, search, shortcuts, scripting, and customization for efficiency' and is a very popular clipboard manager in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to CopyQ for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best CopyQ alternative is Ditto, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like CopyQ are PasteBar, Planck, CopyCat Clipboard and Maccy.

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CopyQ alternatives are mainly Clipboard Managers, but if you're looking for Text Expanders or File Search Utilities you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to CopyQ.
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  1. Copychest icon
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    Copychest is a Windows clipboard manager and saved-replies app for people who type the same things every day. Save the replies and templates you use every week, organise them into projects, and paste them anywhere with a quick keyboard panel.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. ClipCapsule is a minimalist clipboard manager for Linux. It supercharges your productivity by allowing you to manage and switch clipboard entries using only keyboard shortcuts—no mouse or GUI required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Go (Programming Language)
     
  3. McDitto icon
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    Ditto is a native macOS clipboard manager. Every copy — text, rich text, images, files — is kept, searchable and one keystroke away. It's the unofficial macOS sibling of the Windows classic Ditto.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. Clip is a tiny web tool that helps you send text between devices when copy & paste doesn’t work. No account. No installation. Works on any browser. Text is temporary, approval-based, and never stored.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Mimer icon
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    Mimer is a free, open-source (MIT) clipboard manager that lives in the macOS menu bar. Press Shift-Cmd-V to open a command palette over your clipboard history: search as you type (with type:, app:, is:fav and /regex/ filters), then paste, favorite, or transform any clip.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. ClipV icon
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    Minimal, native clipboard manager for macOS — one-time purchase, cross-type history (text, code, images, files), and instant search.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. ClipGate icon
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    Terminal-native clipboard vault for developers — auto-classifies, encrypts secrets, and recovers context fast.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Python
     
  8. Clip Log icon
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    Say goodbye to losing important snippets of text and images! Clip Log is the ultimate clipboard manager, combining intelligent organization, real-time saving, and privacy-first design. Designed to simplify your workflow, Clip Log ensures that everything you copy is instantly...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Advanced Recent Access is designed to see more properties of your recent used resources (files and directories). Key features: can see more properties of the recent resources, such as path, size, type, date modified and date created. And more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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