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Paste alternatives for Mac
Paste is a polished clipboard manager that syncs across Mac, iPhone and iPad by subscription. If you want a one-time price, a free option, or your history to stay on one Mac, these are the alternatives.
About Paste
What Paste is, and why people look elsewhere.
Paste keeps unlimited clipboard history in your private iCloud, in sync across Mac, iPhone and iPad, with pinboards and search. $2.49 a month or $29.99 a year, with a 7-day trial; also in Setapp.
- You prefer paying once to a subscription.
- You only use one Mac and want history to stay on it.
- You want something free, or built into macOS.
The alternatives
4 options worth a look.
Facts checked against each developer's own page on October 29, 2026. Prices change, so check before you buy.
How to choose
Pick by what matters to you.
| If you want… | Try |
|---|---|
| One price, files and clipboard together | dragand |
| Free and open source | Maccy |
| Already living in Raycast | Raycast |
| Just the last few hours | Spotlight's clipboard history |
FAQ
Paste alternatives: common questions
Is there a Paste alternative without a subscription?
Yes. dragand is $9.99 paid once; Maccy and Raycast are free to download; Spotlight's clipboard history is built into macOS 26 and later.
Which alternative syncs with my iPhone like Paste?
None of these syncs to an iPhone the way Paste does. Maccy can sync between your own Macs through iCloud. If iPhone sync matters, Paste is built for it.
Which keeps my clipboard most private?
dragand and Raycast both store history encrypted on your Mac and skip password managers; dragand also never syncs it and lets you exclude any app.
Sources, checked October 29, 2026: Paste pricing, Maccy, Raycast clipboard history. Product names are trademarks of their owners. This page isn't affiliated with or endorsed by any of them.
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