Private and open-source alternatives to Paste

6 clipboard managers rated against the same public privacy criteria as Paste, with our picks first.

What is the best private alternative to Paste?

CopyQ, Flycut, GPaste and Maccy share the highest score among these alternatives: 80 out of 100 (grade B).

Why look for an alternative?

• Open source: no. Closed source.
• No trackers or telemetry: no. The privacy policy lists PostHog product analytics and Sentry crash reporting in the app, and Plausible analytics on the website.
• Independent audit: no. No independent audit is published.

See the full Paste rating.

The alternatives

1. CopyQ Grade B

   Open-source clipboard manager for Linux, Windows and macOS that saves clipboard history in tabs, with item editing, tags, search, command-line control and scripting.

   CopyQ scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the clipboard managers criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.

2. Flycut Grade B

   Open-source clipboard manager for macOS and iOS, based on Jumpcut, that keeps a history of copied text for developers, with optional iCloud sync.

   Flycut scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the clipboard managers criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.

3. GPaste Grade B

   Open-source clipboard manager for GNOME, made of a daemon, a GTK interface, a GNOME Shell extension and a command-line client, with optional encrypted history.

   GPaste scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the clipboard managers criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.

4. Maccy Grade B

   Open-source clipboard manager for macOS that keeps a searchable history of copied items, stored locally on the computer, with keyboard-first navigation.

   Maccy scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the clipboard managers criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.

5. Clipy Grade D

   Open-source clipboard manager for macOS, based on ClipMenu, with a clipboard history menu, snippets and keyboard shortcuts.

   Clipy scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the clipboard managers criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales.

6. Ditto Grade D

   Open-source clipboard manager for Windows that saves text, images, HTML and custom formats in a searchable history, with optional encrypted sync between computers on a network.

   Ditto scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the clipboard managers criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales.

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