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How Pastily stacks up against other clipboard managers.

Honest, side-by-side comparisons with the clipboard managers people switch from — platforms, pricing, privacy and the workflow features that matter.

At a glance

Pastily runs on macOS, Windows and Linux, stays fully offline, and is a one-time $8.99 purchase. The last five columns are features only Pastily brings together.

App	Platforms	Pricing	Offline-first	1-Click Image Download	Auto-Disappear Timers
Pastily	macOS, Windows, Linux	$8.99 one-time
Paste	macOS, iOS, iPadOS	$29.99/year subscription or Setapp membership		Drag out only	Global retention only
Maccy	macOS only	$9.99 on macOS App Store (or free open-source)	—
Ditto	Windows only	Free and Open-Source	—		Global expiry only
CopyQ	Windows, macOS, Linux	Free and Open-Source		Via custom commands	Via scripting
Windows Clipboard History	Windows 10 & 11	Built-in (Free)			Cleared on restart
Raycast Clipboard	macOS only	Free basic, $8/month for Pro (AI & Cloud sync features)			Global retention only
Alfred Clipboard	macOS only	Requires Alfred Powerpack license (~$38 USD)	—		Global retention only
Clipdiary	Windows only	$19.99 for personal license (free basic home version available)	—
Clipy	macOS only	Free and Open-Source	—
Pastebot	macOS only	$12.99 on Mac App Store		Drag out only

Detailed comparisons

Pick an app for the full breakdown.

Pastily vs Paste

Compare Paste and Pastily for modern clipboard visual history, custom categorization spaces, hotkey speed, and subscription-free licensing.

macOSiOSiPadOS

Pastily vs Maccy

Compare Maccy and Pastily for custom workspace spaces, visual previews, search indexing, and cross-platform Windows compatibility.

macOS only

Pastily vs Ditto

Compare Ditto and Pastily for layout styling, visual search indexing, platform support, and modern developer-first clipboard workflows.

Windows only

Pastily vs CopyQ

Compare CopyQ and Pastily for setup speed, visual layout simplicity, script command requirements, and clipboard productivity metrics.

WindowsmacOSLinux

Pastily vs Windows Clipboard History

Compare the built-in Windows clipboard flyout (Win+V) and Pastily for privacy logs, data capacity, template folders, and sequential paste workflows.

Windows 10 & 11

Pastily vs Raycast Clipboard

Compare Raycast Clipboard and Pastily for workspace folder organization, Windows compatibility, background telemetry logs, and dedicated keyboard layouts.

macOS only

Pastily vs Alfred Clipboard

Compare Alfred and Pastily for database visual formats, setup simplicity, platform availability, and developer multi-paste automation.

macOS only

Pastily vs Clipdiary

Compare Clipdiary and Pastily for user interface aesthetics, cross-platform availability, custom snippet organization, and developer paste workflows.

Windows only

Pastily vs Clipy

Compare Clipy and Pastily for visual search indexing, snippet categorization folder tabs, platform support, and sequential paste queues.

macOS only

Pastily vs Pastebot

Compare Pastebot and Pastily for price affordability, cross-platform compatibility, custom filter scripts, and sequential paste queue support.

macOS only