Clipboard managers for MacHead to head

Paste vs Maccy

Paste ranks #1 and Maccy ranks #2 in our guide to the best clipboard managers for Mac. Paste is our pick for most people, and Maccy is the best free option.

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

Our pickPaste app iconPastePick Paste if you copy on your iPhone and paste on your Mac many times a day.From $3.99Best freeMaccy app iconMaccyPick Maccy if you work on 1 Mac and want a free history you search without touching the mouse.Free, open source

What decides it

  • Maccy costs less over 3 years: Free, against $89.97 for Paste.
  • Both run on Mac. Only Paste runs on iPhone and iPad.
  • Paste is included with a Setapp subscription; Maccy isn't.

Side by side

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At a glancePaste app iconPasteMaccy app iconMaccy
Price7 days free, then $3.99 a month, $29.99 a year or $99.99 onceFree from GitHub. $9.99 once on the Mac App Store
How you paySubscriptionFree
3 years of use$89.97 Yearly planFree Cheaper
Free trialYesFree to start
Runs onMac, iPhone, iPadMac
Where to buyDeveloper, App Store, SetappDeveloper, App Store
Rating4.2 1.3K ratingsToo few ratings
FeaturesiCloud sync, Family Sharing, Free trialMenu bar app, Open source, Privacy
Made byPaste TeamAntonina Ivanova
Last updated23 Oct 202627 Oct 2026

Who should get which

Get Paste if

You copy something on your iPhone and need it on your Mac a minute later, many times a day.

Get Maccy if

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

Skip Paste if

You only copy and paste on one Mac, where the free Maccy keeps a searchable history just fine.

Skip Maccy if

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

Our verdicts

Paste app iconPaste

At $29.99 a year or $99.99 once, Paste costs more than most clipboard managers, and the money mostly buys sync between your Mac, iPhone and iPad. It saves everything you copy, finds text inside old screenshots and pastes queued items in order. If you only copy on a Mac, the free Maccy or the clipboard history built into Raycast covers the basics.

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.

What each one helps you do

Paste app iconPaste

  • Find a link you copied last week
  • Pull text out of an old screenshot
  • Paste a list of items in order
  • Keep reusable snippets 1 shortcut away

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

Where to get them

Paste

7 days free, then $3.99 a month, $29.99 a year or $99.99 once

Maccy

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

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