Updated Nov 8, 2026, from what MacPip lists today.
MacPip lists 6 clipboard and text apps for Mac, and a person has checked 2 of them.2 of them have a free version.5 of them sell a one-time license.1 of them is paid by subscription.There is no single best clipboard manager for everyone, so MacPip does not rank them.If you would rather pay once than subscribe, start with Droppy.
Apps a person checked come first, newest check first. Never ordered by payment.
A clipboard manager is one of those apps you install once and then cannot imagine working without. It remembers everything you copy, so the link from ten minutes ago is still there.
MacPip lists 6 clipboard and text apps. Not all are classic clipboard managers: one turns selected text into actions, one is an input method that previews translations as you type, and one lives in the notch.
macOS 26 Tahoe added a clipboard history to Spotlight, so check whether that is enough before you buy one.
| App | What it does | Price | Free or paid | Apple silicon | Open source | Made by | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Droppy | A Dynamic Island, File Tray and clipboard history for your Mac | $9.99 once for 2 Macs, 3-day free trial | One-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Jordy Spruit | Nov 8 |
| Reel | Clipboard manager for Mac: search, pin and paste anything you copied | $11.99 once (2 Macs $19.99) | One-time | Not stated | No | CanonForge Apps | Nov 3 |
| PasteNotch | Clipboard history, right in your Mac’s notch | $4.99 once; Cloud $4.99/mo; 14-day trial | One-timeSubscription | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Vladimir Babic | Pending |
| Tucket | A macOS clipboard manager in the notch. | One-time purchase, no subscription | Free version | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | No | Arpit Chandak | Pending |
| ActionClip | Turn selected text into actions and create your own Mac workflows | Free, Pro from $12 once | Free versionOne-time | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | No | Advait Vaidya | Pending |
| TypeNod | Preview on-device translations as you type, then confirm insertion on Mac | US$9.90 lifetime, tax incl.; no trial | One-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | SELFARK LTD | Pending |
A Dynamic Island, File Tray and clipboard history for your Mac
Made by Jordy SpruitWebsiteOn XFrom its maker: Droppy brings files, clipboard history and everyday controls to your Mac's notch or a floating Dynamic Island. Gather files in the File Tray, find text, links, images and files you copied, control music and arrange shelf widgets for your daily tools.
Clipboard manager for Mac: search, pin and paste anything you copied
Reel is a classic clipboard manager done carefully. Press Shift-Command-V, find what you copied, hit Return and it pastes into the app you were in. It keeps text, links, code, colors, images and files, with search, pinboards for snippets and previews. It is $11.99 once for 1 Mac at its launch price, with a 14-day trial, and needs macOS 11 or later.
Clipboard history, right in your Mac’s notch
From its maker: PasteNotch keeps the things you copy within reach, so you can find them again without digging through windows. - Search copied text, links, images and files.
A macOS clipboard manager in the notch.
Made by Arpit ChandakWebsiteOn XTucket is a clipboard manager that lives in the notch. It keeps every copy on your Mac, sorts clips by type as you copy them, makes screenshots searchable by the text inside them, and blocks sensitive data before it is stored. It runs on Apple silicon and needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
Turn selected text into actions and create your own Mac workflows
Made by Advait VaidyaWebsiteOn XActionClip puts a small action menu beside text you select: copy, rewrite, translate, search or run a saved workflow. You can describe a new action and it builds one using AI prompts, JavaScript, AppleScript or shell commands. Free for 30 actions a day, with lifetime licenses from $12. It is a native Swift app for Apple silicon with macOS 15 or later.
Preview on-device translations as you type, then confirm insertion on Mac
TypeNod is an input method that previews an on-device translation as you type in Pinyin, English, Spanish or French, then inserts it when you confirm. Typed text is not uploaded and the clipboard is not read. It is $9.90 for a lifetime license on every Mac you use, with a 30-day refund and no trial. It needs macOS 26 or later.
There is no single best one for everyone. MacPip lists 6: Droppy, Reel, PasteNotch, Tucket, ActionClip, TypeNod. If you would rather pay once than subscribe, look at Droppy. If you want it to run natively on Apple silicon, look at Droppy.
Yes. With a free version on MacPip: Tucket, ActionClip.
With a one-time option, so you can avoid a subscription: Droppy, Reel, PasteNotch, ActionClip, TypeNod.
By their makers' word or by our check: Droppy, PasteNotch, Tucket, ActionClip, TypeNod.
Each has a dated report on its page: Droppy, Reel.
Apps a person has checked come first, newest check first, then the rest by when they were added. Payment never changes the order, and sponsored rows are labeled and kept apart.