Pasteboard Alternatives

Apps similar to Pasteboard include CopyQ, which is free and open source. Other options are Ditto, Rememory, PasteBar and Planck. There's no shortage of Clipboard Managers like Pasteboard, with more than 50 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Alternatives
Pasteboard alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. Clipblade icon
     Like

    Clip it once, blade it anywhere. Sharpen your productivity with the clipboard manager that also acts as your screen assistant.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  2. FlowShelf icon
     1 like

    FlowShelf a free Mac app that turns your notch into a Dynamic Island and gives everything you copy, drop, or screenshot a temporary home.

    171 FlowShelf alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
    Good alternative?
     
  3. McDitto icon
     Like

    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
    Good alternative?
     
  4. simple clipboard manager for Wayland, built in Rust. It saves a history of your clipboard content, and lets you paste things you've copied earlier. It also lets you configure "favorite" pastes for strings you need often.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
    • Rust
    Good alternative?
     
  5. MonkeyPaste is a clipboard manager, automation and productivity tool with extensive hotkey, plugin and drag-and-drop features with more platforms coming soon.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  6. everclip is a headless, event-driven X11 CLIPBOARD history daemon and pipe-first CLI. It stores stable history records in a Turso database (sqlite3) while keeping each original X11 target payload in a deduplicated blob store.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  7. Clip Log icon
     Like

    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
    Good alternative?
     
  8. Mac clipboard history manager inspired by Windows, holding text, images, files, folders, and groups. Customize up to 50 items. Access via shortcuts and command keys. Opens at the bottom right, with a status menu bar icon. Provides comprehensive usage tips.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Good alternative?
     
  9. Pluks icon
     Like

    Auto-copies any text the moment you select it — no Ctrl+C needed. Provides deep click paste and a searchable local clipboard history. Works on Mac and Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  10. CleanBoard is a lightweight clipboard utility for macOS that removes unwanted formatting from copied text—so you can paste clean, plain text into any app with ease.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Good alternative?
     
  11. ClipboardMenu is a powerful yet lightweight clipboard manager that lives in your Mac's menu bar. Never lose copied content again - access your complete clipboard history and save frequently used items as snippets for instant reuse.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Good alternative?
     
  12. 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.

    50 ClipCapsule alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Go (Programming Language)
    Good alternative?
     
You are at page 7 of Pasteboard alternatives