Private and open-source alternatives to Paste

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

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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