Project and task management

Paste alternatives

2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.

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The projects

p0deje/Maccy21,053MITLightweight macOS clipboard manager with searchable history and quick-access overlay.Open on GitHub hluk/CopyQ12,092GPL-3.0Cross-platform clipboard manager with searchable history, scripting, and item editing.Open on GitHub

What you give up either way

Polish and UX refinements of a mature commercial app
Ready-made iOS keyboard and Siri Shortcuts integration
Lifetime purchase and team plans handled by vendor
Cross-device iCloud integration bugs handled by vendor support

An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Paste, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.