Pasteboard Alternatives

Pasteboard is described as 'Windows desktop utility that stores all copied data, allowing for easy recall of specific clips. It enables users to search, pin, and rename items, preventing the loss of text snippets or important URLs' and is a clipboard manager in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Pasteboard for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Pasteboard alternative is CopyQ, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Pasteboard are Ditto, Rememory, PasteBar and Planck.

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  2. 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)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  3. 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

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
    • Rust
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  4. 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
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  5. 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
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  6. 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
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  7. 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
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  8. Pluks icon
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    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
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  9. 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
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  10. 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
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  11. 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)
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