Clipboard managers for MacHead to head

Maccy vs Pastebot

Maccy ranks #2 and Pastebot ranks #3 in our guide to the best clipboard managers for Mac. Maccy is the better pick for most people.

The Useful TechResearched and written with AI under our rulesUpdated 14 Oct 2026

Better for most peopleMaccy app iconMaccyPick Maccy if you work on 1 Mac and want a free history you search without touching the mouse.Free, open source#3 in the guidePastebot app iconPastebotPick Pastebot if you paste the same addresses and code daily and want saved snippets plus paste-in-order stacks.$39 once

What decides it

  • Maccy costs less over 3 years: Free, against $39 for Pastebot.
  • Both run on Mac.

Side by side

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At a glanceMaccy app iconMaccyPastebot app iconPastebot
PriceFree from GitHub. $9.99 once on the Mac App Store$39 once with a year of updates, or $24.99 a year in the App Store
How you payFreePay once
3 years of useFree Cheaper$39
Free trialFree to startYes
Runs onMacMac
Where to buyDeveloper, App StoreDeveloper, App Store
FeaturesMenu bar app, Open source, PrivacyiCloud sync, Shortcuts, Free trial, Privacy, Family Sharing
Made byAntonina IvanovaTapbots
Last updated27 Oct 20261 Sept 2026

Who should get which

Get Maccy if

You copy and paste all day and keep losing the link you copied 5 minutes ago.

Get Pastebot if

You paste the same addresses, replies and bits of code every day and want them 1 shortcut away.

Skip Maccy if

You already run Raycast, whose free plan has clipboard history built in.

Skip Pastebot if

You just want back the thing you copied 10 minutes ago, and free Maccy does exactly that.

Our verdicts

Maccy app iconMaccy

The same open-source clipboard manager is free on GitHub and $9.99 on the Mac App Store. Maccy keeps your copy history a Shift-Command-C away, searches it as you type and drops copied passwords when your password manager clears them. Everything stays on your Mac with no sync, so Paste is the better pick if you want your history on your iPhone too.

Pastebot app iconPastebot

Maccy gives you a free, searchable clipboard history, and Pastebot is what you pay for when that stops being enough. Filters clean up text before you paste, custom pastebins hold the snippets you reuse, and a stack pastes several copied items back in order, all from Shift-Command-V. At $39 direct or $24.99 a year in the App Store it costs a lot for clipboard history alone, and version 3 needs macOS 26.

What each one helps you do

Maccy app iconMaccy

  • Find something you copied an hour ago
  • Pin text you paste every day
  • Paste from history without touching the mouse
  • Keep copied passwords out of your history

Pastebot app iconPastebot

  • Paste something you copied an hour ago
  • Clean up text with a filter before pasting
  • Paste a list of items one after another
  • Keep your password manager out of the history

Where to get them

Maccy

Free from GitHub. $9.99 once on the Mac App Store

Pastebot

$39 once with a year of updates, or $24.99 a year in the App Store

  • From the developer14-day free trial, includes 1 year of updates
    $39Get it
  • Mac App StoreWith in-app purchases
    Free downloadMac App Store

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