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Best Clipboard Managers in 2023 (Free & Paid)
By Alex · Updated Mar 4, 2023
If you're like most people, copy and paste are two of your most used keyboard shortcuts. But what if you want to copy several snippets at once? Or even use them across devices? That is exactly what a clipboard manager helps you do.
There are many different clipboard managers available on the market, but we have compiled a list of the best ones for 2022. Keep reading to find out which ones made the cut!
The best clipboard managers
- Best for Windows: ClipClip
- Best free for Windows: Ditto
- Best for Mac: Paste
- Best free for Mac: Jumpcut
- Best for iPhone and iPad: NextBoard
- Best for Android: Clipboard Manager
How to choose
There are a lot of different clipboard managers on the market, so how do you choose the right one for you? The best way to decide is to think about what features are important to you. Here are some things we considered:
- Is it easy to use?
- Does it sync across devices?
- Can it store images?
- How many snippets can it store?
Best for Windows: ClipClip
- Pricing: $2.95/month
- Available on: Windows
- Pro: Ease of use
- Con: No cross-device sync
- Extra features: Screenshots, OCR extraction, and translation
ClipClip is a clipboard manager software for Windows that makes it possible to copy multiple texts, images or files to your clipboard.
Best free for Windows: Ditto
- Pricing: Free
- Available on: Windows
- Pro: Ease of use
- Con: Outdated interface
- Extra features: Cross-device sync
Ditto is an extension to the standard windows clipboard. It saves each item placed on the clipboard allowing you access to any of those items at a later time.
Best for Mac: Paste
- Pricing: $1.99/month (or $1.25/month billed annually)
- Available on: Mac, iPad, iPhone
- Pro: Easy of use, modern UI
- Con: Window takes up a lot of space
- Extra features: Cross-device sync
Paste is the best clipboard manager for Mac and iOS. It stores everything you copy and paste on Mac, iPhone, or iPad and keeps your clipboard history organized.
Best free for Mac: Jumpcut
- Pricing: Free
- Available on: Mac
- Pro: Ease of use
- Con: Preferences don’t always load immediately
- Extra features: None
Jumpcut is a macOS clipboard manager that provides Mac users with quick, intuitive access to their clipboard history, with an interface that stays out of their way.
Best for iPhone and iPad: NextBoard
- Pricing: $9.99/month (or $8.33/month billed annually)
- Available on: iPhone, iPad
- Pro: Ease of use
- Con: Price
- Extra features: Snippets with dynamic content
NextBoard allows you to add your own custom shortcuts, phrases, and responses to your keyboard.
Best for Android: Clipboard Manager
- Pricing: Free
- Available on: Android
- Pro: Ease of use
- Con: None
- Extra features: None
Clipboard Manager allows you to: 1) share any text to the clipboard, 2) export your clips as text, 3) pin / unpin any clip to the top of the clipboard, and 4) create and edit your clips by hand.
All clipboard managers
Name | URL | Platforms |
---|---|---|
Windows Clipboard History | Windows | |
Raycast | Mac | |
ClipClip | Windows | |
Clip Stack | Android | |
Clipper | Android | |
Paste Keyboard | iPhoneiPad | |
CopyClip 2 | Mac | |
Paste | MaciPadiPhone | |
Maccy | Mac | |
ClipboardFusion | WindowsMac | |
1Clipboard | WindowsMac | |
Clipboard Manager | Android | |
Ditto | Windows | |
JumpCut | Mac | |
NextBoard | iPhoneiPad | |
Clipboard ++ | iPhoneiPad |