Paste vs Maccy
Both keep a history of everything you copy. Paste is a visual clipboard with a scrolling timeline, pinboards for things you reuse and iCloud sync with iPhone and iPad, sold as a subscription. Maccy is free and open source: a small, fast, keyboard-first list you search as you type.
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Paste
Clipboard history you can actually browse.
Maccy
A tiny, keyboard-first clipboard manager.
Pick by what you need
Choose Paste if
- You want your clipboard on your iPhone and iPad too.
- You like to browse a visual history and keep pinboards.
- You don't mind a subscription.
Choose Maccy if
- You want it free and open source.
- You work from the keyboard and want instant search.
- You want history to stay on this Mac.
The facts, side by side
| Fact | Paste | Maccy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Subscription | Free and open source |
| Developer | Paste | Alex Rodionov |
| Mac App Store | Yes | No |
| Homebrew cask | paste | maccy |
| Open source | No | MIT |
| Requires | macOS 26.0 or later | – |
| App Store version | 7.0.3 | – |
| Last App Store update | October 2026 | – |
| Last commit | – | October 2026 |
| GitHub stars | – | 22k |
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Paste or Maccy?
Is Paste better than Maccy?
Neither is better for everyone. Both keep a history of everything you copy. Paste is a visual clipboard with a scrolling timeline, pinboards for things you reuse and iCloud sync with iPhone and iPad, sold as a subscription. Maccy is free and open source: a small, fast, keyboard-first list you search as you type.
Is Paste free?
No. Paste is sold as a subscription; the Mac App Store download is free and the subscription is bought inside the app.
Is Maccy free?
Yes. Maccy is free and open source under the MIT license. The source code is on GitHub at p0deje/Maccy.
What else is like Paste and Maccy?
Other productivity apps on MacWorthy worth a look are Tinycast (open source), Pastebot (subscription) and Things 3 (one-time purchase).