CopyQ vs Pasteable
CopyQ
hluk.github.io
Pasteable
pasteableapp.comSide by side
| Figure | CopyQ | Pasteable |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $5/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Spec score · Clipboard Managers | 8.0 (#12) | 8.8 (#3) |
| Spec score · Clipboard Manager Software | 7.7 (#19) | 8.1 (#12) |
| Integrations | Users can add or import shared commands from the CopyQ Commands repository, including commands triggered by shortcuts or clipboard changes. | The maker describes iPhone capture through Back Tap, the Action Button, Shortcuts, and Siri, and Android capture through the keyboard, widget, or share sheet. |
| Organization | Users can browse and filter clipboard history, edit and sort entries, and add notes or tags. | Smart collections sort clips into Photos, Code, Links, Files, and Design, and users can create collections with custom rules. |
Plans
Pasteable
- FreeFree
- Pasteable Pro (monthly)$6 a month
- Pasteable Pro (yearly)$60 a year
- Lifetime$80, paid once
In their own words
CopyQ
CopyQ keeps a searchable history of clipboard content on Linux, macOS and Windows. It monitors the system clipboard and saves entries in customizable tabs, where users can search, copy, paste, browse and filter past items. Stored formats include text, HTML, images and other custom clipboard data. Entries can be edited, sorted, tagged or annotated. The app also offers system-wide keyboard shortcuts, customizable commands, scripting and a command-line interface; shared commands can be added or imported from the CopyQ Commands repository. Its appearance is customizable, and it includes a Vim-like editor. CopyQ says it does not collect other data or send anything over the network. It recognizes secret clipboard formats by default and excludes that content from storage, display and automatic commands. Built-in encryption can protect stored tab data with a user-set password, kept through Windows Credential Store, macOS Keychain, GNOME Keyring or KWallet. The documented default storage limit is 100 MiB per MIME type, and MIME-specific limits can be changed. The application is free under GPL-3.0.
Pasteable
Pasteable saves copied text, rich text, HTML, images, files, URLs, and code in a searchable clipboard history. It offers full-text and on-device semantic search, including searches for images by description. Smart collections sort clips into groups such as Photos, Code, Links, Files, and Design; users can also create collections with custom rules. On desktop, ⌘/Ctrl+Shift+V opens a keyboard-driven overlay, and system-wide snippets can expand saved clips. Clip history is stored locally in SQLite, works offline without an account, and is encrypted at rest with an operating-system-sealed key. The maker says synced clips are encrypted on the device and its servers store only ciphertext. The free plan includes unlimited local history and 25 synced clips. Pasteable Pro costs $6 a month or $60 a year; Lifetime costs $80.00 USD one-time. The site lists macOS 11+, Windows 10 and 11, and 64-bit Linux, and says iOS and Android apps are in App Store and Play Store review.