# Clipdiary review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Windows clipboard history manager with snippets and encryption Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Clipdiary is a Windows program that saves everything you copy into a searchable database, so earlier clips can be recovered long afterward. Clips can be starred and sorted into labeled folders, and frequently used text kept as snippets. It is try-before-you-buy with a lifetime license, and free for some personal use. - **Category:** Desktop Utilities - **Made by:** Clipdiary - **Website:** https://clipdiary.com/ - **Runs on:** Windows - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you use a Mac, as it is Windows only. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Clipdiary has a free plan, and paid plans start at $19.99 one-time (Personal License). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Free for non-commercial personal use, nonprofits, and private computers where income is under $2000/month. - **Free trial:** 60-day full-featured trial. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Personal License | $19.99 one-time, lifetime license | Non-commercial use at home only; free updates from version 5.72. | | Business License | $29.99 per PC, one-time | For business, academic or government use; $24.99 each for 5 to 20, $19.99 each for 21 or more. | | Extended License | $39.99 one-time, up to 5 computers | Up to five computers owned by family members, including a work PC. | | Site license | $1499.99 one-time, up to 150 PCs | One license covering 150 PCs. | Read from https://clipdiary.com/register on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Clipdiary before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Free for nonprofits and some personal use** (Nonprofit): The register page says Clipdiary is free for personal computers, not-for-profit organizations, and private computers with income under $2000 a month. Source: https://clipdiary.com/register ## Key features - **Long-term clipboard history:** Saves clipboard contents to a database automatically, so clips remain retrievable even after many years. - **Several data formats:** Records plain text, RTF, HTML, images (BMP), files and more, so a series of screenshots can be saved too. - **Stars and labels:** Mark important clips with stars and use labels to arrange history into folders. - **Snippets:** Keep standard replies, addresses or code as snippets and paste them in a few clicks. - **Password-protected database:** History stays on your computer and can be locked with AES-256 database encryption. ## Good for - Windows users who want months of searchable clipboard history - Home users who qualify for the free personal license - Buyers who want a one-time license ## Worth knowing - Windows only; the site mentions no Mac, Linux or mobile version. - Free use excludes remote work, freelancing and running your own business. - Version 5.72 and 5.73 are listed as beta releases on the download page. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Clip Diary keeps a long clipboard history on Windows, with snippets, stars, labels and a password-protected database. The Personal license is $19.99 one-time. Free use covers private and non-commercial users only, and it is Windows only. - **Value for money: A.** Personal is $19.99 one-time, under a year of what the category's middle subscription charges. - **Free plan and trial: B.** 60-day full trial, and free for non-commercial personal use. Freelancing and running a business are excluded. - **Features: C.** Clipboard history, several formats, labels, snippets and a protected database. A focused job, done fully. - **Ease of use: B.** No rating on record, but you install it and start using it. - **Platforms and integrations: D.** Windows only. No Mac, Linux or phone version mentioned. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Clip Diary's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among desktop utilities - Clipdiary's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 69 of the 186 other desktop utilities we grade, and level with 46. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 55 of 186) and worst on platforms and integrations (D, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/utilities ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Nothing Clipdiary does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 3 things listed below take a company. It costs $19.99, paid once. - You could not: A clipboard history running in the background of your computer. - You could not: Text expansion that works in every app. - You could not: A real app for Windows. Something home-made would be a web page. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Clipboard manager, Text expansion, One-time purchase, Works offline, Local-first ## Alternatives - [Ditto](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ditto): Free, open-source clipboard manager for Windows. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/clipdiary-vs-ditto) - [ClipboardFusion](https://toolgpa.com/tools/clipboardfusion): Windows clipboard manager with macros, triggers and syncing. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/clipboardfusion-vs-clipdiary) - [ClipClip](https://toolgpa.com/tools/clipclip): Windows clipboard manager with editors and screen capture. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/clipclip-vs-clipdiary) - [CopyQ](https://toolgpa.com/tools/copyq): Open-source clipboard manager with tabs, commands and scripting. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/clipdiary-vs-copyq) - [PhraseExpress](https://toolgpa.com/tools/phraseexpress): Text expander and template manager with on-premise sharing. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/clipdiary-vs-phraseexpress) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://clipdiary.com/ - https://clipdiary.com/register - https://clipdiary.com/download Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/clipdiary Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).