# CopyClip

> Text-only clipboard manager for the Mac menu bar

CopyClip is a clipboard manager for macOS from FIPLAB that runs in the menu bar and keeps a history of the text you copy or cut. The original CopyClip is a free Mac App Store app with a plain list of recent clips. CopyClip 2, the version featured on the vendor's site, is a separate paid app that adds search, pinned clips, direct pasting, themes and keyboard shortcuts for individual clips. Both record text only, not images or files.

- **Category:** Desktop Utilities
- **Made by:** FIPLAB Limited (since 2013)
- **Website:** https://fiplab.com/apps/copyclip-for-mac
- **Runs on:** macOS
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

CopyClip has a free plan. Paid plans start at $7.99 one-time purchase (CopyClip 2, US Mac App Store).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** The original CopyClip is free on the Mac App Store: a text-only clipboard history in the menu bar. Search, pinned clips, direct pasting and themes are only in the paid CopyClip 2, a separate app.
- **Free trial:** Free trial download of CopyClip 2 from the vendor's site; the length of the trial is not stated.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CopyClip (original) | $0 | Free Mac App Store app that lists recently copied text in the menu bar. Requires macOS 10.13 or later; the vendor's help center calls it CopyClip 1. |
| CopyClip 2 (Mac App Store) | $7.99 one-time purchase (US Mac App Store) | Up to 9,999 text clips with search, pins, direct pasting and themes. Installs on any Mac signed in to the buyer's Apple Account. |
| CopyClip 2 (direct license) | $8.99 one-time purchase from fiplab.com via Paddle (US price) | The same features with a license code for up to 3 Macs the buyer owns; updates are delivered through the app. |

Read from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/copyclip-2-clipboard-manager/id1020812363?mt=12 on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with CopyClip before buying.

## Key features

- **Clipboard history:** CopyClip 2 records plain text, rich text, URLs and code that you copy or cut and keeps up to 9,999 clips, removing the oldest once the limit is reached.
- **Search:** A search bar at the top of the CopyClip 2 panel filters the whole clip history as you type.
- **Pinned clips:** Frequently used clips can be pinned to the top of the list with Shift-Command-P, and pinned clips keep their order as new ones are added.
- **Hotkeys and direct pasting:** A global hotkey, Control-Space by default, opens the panel and Command plus a number pastes one of the first ten clips. Direct pasting needs the macOS Accessibility permission.
- **Plain-text paste and clip editing:** Clips can be pasted with their original formatting or as plain text, and a clip's content can be edited or given a custom name.
- **Privacy controls:** Specific apps can be excluded from recording, concealed fields such as passwords are skipped automatically, and a private mode pauses recording.

## Good for

- Mac users who mostly copy and reuse text
- People who want a free, basic clipboard history in the menu bar
- Pasting frequently used snippets from the keyboard

## Worth knowing

- Mac only. CopyClip 2 requires macOS 11.5 or later; the free original requires macOS 10.13 or later.
- Both apps are text-only: images and files copied to the clipboard are not recorded.
- The help center says CopyClip has no syncing and stores history on the Mac; the CopyClip 2 pages read describe no syncing either.
- Mac App Store buyers of CopyClip 2 must install a separate helper app before direct pasting works.

**Tags:** Clipboard manager, Menu bar app, Keyboard-first, One-time purchase, Local-first

## Alternatives

- [Maccy](https://toolgpa.com/tools/maccy): Lightweight, open-source clipboard manager for macOS. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/copyclip-vs-maccy)
- [Pastebot](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pastebot): Mac clipboard manager with pastebins, filters and stacks. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/copyclip-vs-pastebot)
- [Paste](https://toolgpa.com/tools/paste): Clipboard manager for Mac, iPhone and iPad with pinboards. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/copyclip-vs-paste)
- [CopyQ](https://toolgpa.com/tools/copyq): Open-source clipboard manager with tabs, commands and scripting. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/copyclip-vs-copyq)
- [Raycast](https://toolgpa.com/tools/raycast): Keyboard launcher with extensions, clipboard history and AI. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/copyclip-vs-raycast)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026:

- https://fiplab.com/apps/copyclip-for-mac
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/copyclip-2-clipboard-manager/id1020812363?mt=12
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/copyclip-clipboard-history/id595191960?mt=12
- https://checkout.paddle.com/api/2.0/prices?product_ids=493500&customer_country=US
- https://fiplab.com/faq
- https://fiplab.com/apps
- https://support.fiplab.com/copyclip-2/upgrading-from-copyclip
- https://support.fiplab.com/copyclip-2/getting-started
- https://support.fiplab.com/copyclip-2/clipboard-history
- https://support.fiplab.com/copyclip-2/direct-pasting
- https://support.fiplab.com/copyclip-2/image-support
- https://support.fiplab.com/copyclip/the-copyclip-support-syncing
- https://support.fiplab.com/copyclip/the-app-transmit-my-snippet-data
- https://support.fiplab.com/billing/license-activation

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/copyclip
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