Maccy vs Pastebot

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

Pastebot

• Mac users who paste the same snippets often and want them organized
• People who clean up or reformat text before pasting it
• Keyboard-driven work, such as pasting recent copies by number key
• Buyers who want to choose between a one-time license and a subscription

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.

Pastebot

• macOS only. Pastebot 3 requires macOS 26 Tahoe or later, and the App Store listing says macOS 26.2.
• There is no free version, only a 14-day trial.
• The $39 direct license includes one year of updates. Each further year costs $19, though the last version paid for keeps working.
• A Pastebot 2 license does not unlock Pastebot 3; it only gives a $12.99 discount on the direct purchase.

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.

Pastebot

Clipboard history

Keeps a running history of everything copied, searchable by typing, with metadata, your own notes and a resizable preview. Blacklisted apps are never recorded.

Custom and Smart Pastebins

Custom Pastebins store often-used clippings permanently, each with a color and an icon or emoji. Smart Pastebins gather clippings that match rules.

Quick Paste Menu

Shift-Command-V opens the menu in any app. A number key pastes one of the last 10 copies, and shortcuts jump to a chosen pastebin.

Filters

Custom filters change a clipping before it is pasted. Base filters can be stacked into more complex ones, previewed live and given keyboard shortcuts.

Stacks

Several clippings can be collected into a stack and then pasted one after another in sequence with Control-Command-V or another hotkey.

iCloud Sync and Universal Clipboard

iCloud Sync keeps clippings, pastebins and filters the same across Macs, and items copied on an iPhone arrive through Universal Clipboard.

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.

Pastebot

• Monthly Subscription (App Store)$2.99

  per month, billed through the Mac App Store

  Subscribed to inside the App Store version, with no license key, updates handled by the App Store and Family Sharing support.

• Yearly Subscription (App Store)$24.99

  per year, billed through the Mac App Store

  The same App Store subscription paid once a year instead of monthly.

• Direct license$39

  one-time purchase with one year of updates

  Bought from Tapbots with a license key and kept for life. Another year of updates costs $19 at any time; 30-day refund policy.

Maccy

No public discounts listed.

Pastebot

• Annual discount

  Yearly App Store subscription for $24.99

  The yearly subscription is $24.99, about 30% less than twelve months at the $2.99 monthly rate ($35.88).

• Other savings

  $12.99 upgrade discount for Pastebot 2 owners

  Customers who bought Pastebot 2 directly from Tapbots can enter its license key as a promo code for $12.99 off the $39 Pastebot 3 license.