ClipClip vs Ditto
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
ClipClip
Windows clipboard manager with editors and screen capture
Free plan · from $49 one-time
Where they differ
- ClipClip starts at $49 one-time payment per user (Commercial License). Ditto is free.
- ClipClip can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Ditto is open source, according to its own site.
- ClipClip also covers screen recording and screenshots.
In commonFree planWindowsClipboard manager
At a glance
| ClipClip | Ditto | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free |
| Starts at | $49 one-time payment per user (Commercial License) | Free |
| Free plan | Personal License: free for personal productivity, schoolwork and hobby or side projects, with no registration or credit card. Commercial or income-generating use calls for the paid license. | The whole app is free and open source under the GPL-3.0 license, and its Microsoft Store listing is priced at 0. The site links a PayPal page for optional donations. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Windows | ||
| Made by | Vitzo LLC | Scott Brogden |
| Price read from | clipclip.com | apps.microsoft.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Who each one suits
ClipClip
- Windows users who want clipboard history with built-in editing
- Personal, school or hobby use at no cost
- People who also want screenshots and screen recordings in the same app
Ditto
- Windows users who want a searchable history of everything they copy
- People who want clips kept on their own PC, with no account or cloud service
- Passing clips between PCs on the same local network
Worth knowing
ClipClip
- Windows only: the help center describes ClipClip as a Windows desktop application and lists other platforms only as future plans.
- Free use covers personal, school and hobby work; commercial use calls for the $49 per-user license.
- Clipboard history holds up to 1,000 clips, and the site says reaching that depends on the device's memory.
- Syncing and backup across devices are described as working through a connected cloud drive such as Google Drive, OneDrive or Dropbox.
Ditto
- Windows only: the downloads listed are an installer, a portable ZIP, Chocolatey and Winget packages, and a Microsoft Store app.
- There is no cloud sync. Clips reach other computers only when sent over the local network to machines listed under Options - Friends.
- Ditto opens a network port for the Friends feature; receiving clips can be turned off in Options - Friends.
- Scripts can read and change ASCII text only, a limitation of the ChaiScript engine.
Key features
ClipClip
- Clipboard history
- Automatically saves the latest 1,000 clips, covering plain text, rich text, HTML, CSV, images and files. The site notes that the limit depends on the device's memory.
- Paste Menu
- A hotkey, Ctrl + Alt + V by default, opens a menu to search, preview and paste latest and saved clips into the current app without opening the main window.
- Pinned clips and folders
- Frequently used clips can be pinned for quick pasting, and clips can be grouped into custom folders, including folders added from the local file system and password-protected ones.
- Clip editors
- Built-in editors handle plain text, rich text, HTML and images. The image editor can resize, draw, blur and annotate a clip without leaving the app.
- Converters and actions
- One-click tools change case, strip formatting, encode or decode Base64, URLs and HTML, create MD5 hashes, extract text from images and translate through Google Translate or DeepL.
- Screenshots and screen recording
- Captures the full screen, a window or a custom area, and records the screen with audio. Captures are saved to the clipboard and the clip manager for editing.
Ditto
- Clipboard history
- Saves every item placed on the clipboard, whether text, images, HTML or custom formats, in a local SQLite database so it can be retrieved later.
- Hot key and tray access
- Opens from its system tray icon or a global hot key, Ctrl + ` by default. Double-clicking an item or pressing Enter pastes it into the previous window.
- Search and plain-text paste
- Earlier entries can be searched and pasted again, and Shift-Enter pastes the selected clip as plain text with no formatting. Copied images show as thumbnails in the list.
- Groups with their own hot keys
- Clips can be filed into groups. A group can be given a hot key, optionally a global one, that opens it or saves the currently selected text straight into it.
- Sending clips between computers
- Options - Friends lists other machines on the local network to send clips to. The project's feature list says data is encrypted when sent over the network.
- Scripts and exclusion rules
- ChaiScript scripts can run on every copy or paste and cancel or alter it, and regular expressions can stop matching clips from being saved, optionally per process.
Plans
ClipClip
Personal License$0
For personal productivity, schoolwork and hobby or side projects. No purchase, registration or credit card is needed.
Commercial License$49
one-time payment per user
For client work, use inside a company or team, and any commercial or income-generating work. Lifetime access with no recurring fees.
Ditto
Ditto$0
The complete clipboard manager as an installer, a portable ZIP, a Chocolatey or Winget package, or a Microsoft Store app. Donations are optional.
Ways to pay less
ClipClip
- Lifetime license
One-time commercial license
The pricing page describes the $49 Commercial License as one payment per user with lifetime access and no recurring fees.
Ditto
No public discounts listed.
