Ditto vs Maccy

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

Maccy

• Mac users who want clipboard history and nothing else
• Keyboard-driven work: search and paste without reaching for the mouse
• People who prefer open-source apps that keep data on the device

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.

Maccy

• macOS only; it requires macOS Sonoma 14 or higher.
• The free download is on GitHub or Homebrew. The website's buttons lead to paid copies: $4.99 or more on Gumroad, $9.99 on the Mac App Store.
• History stays on the Mac, so the pages read describe no syncing of clips to other devices.
• It is built to do one job; the vendor says it leaves out the extra features other clipboard managers add.

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.

Maccy

Clipboard history popup

Shift-Command-C, or a click on the menu bar icon, opens the history. An item is selected with Enter, a click, or Command and its number.

Type-to-search

Start typing to filter the whole clipboard history and press Enter to select a result, without using the mouse.

Paste options

Option-Enter selects and pastes an item in one step, and Option-Shift-Enter pastes it without formatting. Automatic pasting needs the macOS Accessibility permission.

Pinned items

Option-P pins or unpins an item, and unpinned items can be cleared separately from pinned ones.

Privacy handling

If a password manager removes a copied password from the clipboard, Maccy removes it too. All history is stored on the Mac and does not leave it.

Shortcuts actions and preferences

The App Store listing says complex cases can be automated with Shortcuts actions and that every aspect of the app is configurable in preferences.

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.

Maccy

• GitHub or Homebrew$0

  The complete app, downloaded from the GitHub releases page or installed with Homebrew. Open source under the MIT license.

• Website download$4.99+

  one-time, pay what you want (Gumroad)

  The Download button on maccy.app leads to Gumroad, where buyers name a price from a $4.99 minimum.

• Mac App Store$9.99

  one-time purchase (US Mac App Store price)

  The same app sold on the App Store to support development. Family Sharing covers up to six family members.