Pasteable vs CopyClip
Pasteable vs CopyClip
the free Mac App Store clipboard manager
CopyClip is a free Mac clipboard manager available on the App Store. It is simple, sits in your menu bar, and remembers your text clipboard history. It is a fine choice if you want a free, no-frills Mac tool. But it is Mac-only, text-focused, and lacks cloud sync, AI search, images, files, mobile, and expansion.
Pasteable
Free · Pro $6/mo or $60/yr · $80 founder lifetime
Cross-platform · E2E sync · AI search
CopyClip
Free
the free Mac App Store clipboard manager
Where CopyClip is genuinely good
- Free on the Mac App Store with no in-app purchases.
- Simple menu-bar interface that stays out of the way.
- Lightweight and good for basic text clipboard history.
Where Pasteable pulls ahead
- Same simple, free, local-first ethos — plus a lot more.
- Captures text, code, links, images, files, rich text, and HTML.
- Runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux from one account, plus a web app for your phone today — iPhone and Android apps are in store review.
- On-device semantic search, snippets with OS text expansion, and optional E2E sync.
- A web app so your synced clips are in any browser.
Feature-by-feature
| Feature | Pasteable | CopyClip |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Mac · Windows · Linux · Web · iOS & Android soonMac · Windows · Linux · Web · iOS & Android soon | Mac onlyMac only |
| Price model | Free · Pro $6/mo or $60/yr · $80 founder lifetimeFree · Pro $6/mo or $60/yr · $80 founder lifetime | FreeFree |
| Local-first storage | ||
| End-to-end encrypted sync | CopyClip has no cloud sync. | |
| AI semantic search | ||
| Snippets + OS text expansion | ||
| Sensitive blur / password-manager skip | ||
| Mobile keyboard with synced clips | Coming soon (in store review)Coming soon (in store review) | |
| Web app access | ||
| File & image copy sync | CopyClip is text-only. | |
| Open source |
Comparisons reflect publicly documented features as of 2026 and are updated as products change.
Where CopyClip falls short
- Mac only — no Windows, Linux, iOS, or Android.
- Text only — no images, files, rich text, or code detection.
- No cloud sync, no semantic search, no snippets.
- Basic feature set — no smart collections, no web app.
The honest verdict
CopyClip is a fine free Mac menu-bar tool for basic text history. The moment you need images, files, search, sync, or any device that is not a Mac, Pasteable’s free tier already does more — and Pro adds a bigger synced library, larger files, and hosted AI.
Common questions
CopyClip is free. Why would I use Pasteable instead?+
Pasteable’s free tier is also free and covers the same basic local text history. The difference is Pasteable also captures images, files, links, and code; runs on Mac, Windows, Linux, and the web; and offers semantic search and optional E2E sync. If you only want a free Mac text popup, CopyClip is fine. Pasteable is for when you want more.
Is Pasteable as lightweight as CopyClip?+
Pasteable is fast and quiet in the background, but it does more than CopyClip by design. If minimalism is your only criterion, CopyClip wins. If you want to grow past text-only Mac history without switching tools, Pasteable is the upgrade path.
Try Pasteable free
Local-first clipboard history today. Add cross-device sync, AI search, and text expansion whenever you want.
v3.2.16
Pasteable for iPhone and Android is in App Store and Play Store review right now. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you the moment it’s live — or use the web app in your phone’s browser today.