Project and task management

PastePal 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

hluk/CopyQ12,092GPL-3.0Feature-rich, cross-platform clipboard manager with history, search, scripting, and item actions.Open on GitHub p0deje/Maccy21,053MITLightweight macOS clipboard manager with menu-bar access, quick search, and history deduplication.Open on GitHub

What you give up either way

Polished native UX and cross-platform refinements
Paid distribution, licensing, and app-store presence
Professional support and regular feature releases
Any proprietary sync/cloud features (if present in vendor product)

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