CopyQ vs Pasteable

CopyQ8.5Visit Pasteable7.8Visit

Higher score CopyQ #2 in Clipboard Manager Software 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit CopyQ

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Pasteable #4 in Clipboard Manager Software 7.8/10 Free plan · 7-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Pasteable

• CopyQ fits best

  Open-source users across desktop platforms

• Pasteable fits best

  Users wanting AI-powered clipboard workflows

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Side by side

Feature	CopyQ 8.5/10 Visit ↗	Pasteable 7.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	7.8
Ranking	#2 in Clipboard Manager Software	#4 in Clipboard Manager Software
Best for	Open-source users across desktop platforms	Users wanting AI-powered clipboard workflows
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Free plan	$60/yr
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	7 days
Deployment	Desktop	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features CopyQ 2/4 · Pasteable 4/4
History search	✓	✓
Cross-device sync	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Snippets	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Rich text support	✓	✓
Specs
History limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supported platforms	Linux, Windows, macOS	macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
Our review
Pros	Stores text, HTML, images, and custom clipboard formats Adds tabs, filtering, notes, tags, and item editing Supports scripting, command-line access, and custom commands	Searches text, semantic content, images, and captured clipboard formats End-to-end encrypted sync with offline-first local storage Hosted AI actions include OCR, translation, summarization, and rewriting
Cons	Focuses on Windows, macOS, and Linux desktop platforms Advanced automation may require scripting or command-line knowledge Its broad feature set may exceed simple clipboard-history needs	Free sync is limited to 25 clips Hosted AI actions require a paid Pro plan Advanced mobile features are reserved for Pro
Our verdict	CopyQ is an open-source desktop clipboard manager for users who want more control than a basic clipboard history utility provides. It monitors the system clipboard and stores copied text, HTML, images, and custom formats across Windows,… Read the review →	Pasteable is a clipboard manager for web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. It captures text, rich text, HTML, URLs, code, images, and files, then organizes them with search, snippets, collections, favorites, and pins. Its… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• CopyQ — where it wins

  • Stores text, HTML, images, and custom clipboard formats
  • Adds tabs, filtering, notes, tags, and item editing
  • Supports scripting, command-line access, and custom commands

  Where it doesn't

  • Focuses on Windows, macOS, and Linux desktop platforms
  • Advanced automation may require scripting or command-line knowledge
  • Its broad feature set may exceed simple clipboard-history needs

• Pasteable — where it wins

  • Searches text, semantic content, images, and captured clipboard formats
  • End-to-end encrypted sync with offline-first local storage
  • Hosted AI actions include OCR, translation, summarization, and rewriting

  Where it doesn't

  • Free sync is limited to 25 clips
  • Hosted AI actions require a paid Pro plan
  • Advanced mobile features are reserved for Pro

• CopyQ8.5/10 · Free plan

  A flexible, cross-platform clipboard history tool for users who want control and automation.

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• Pasteable7.8/10 · Free plan · 7-day trial

  Pasteable combines encrypted sync, AI actions, search, and clipboard workflows across six platforms.

  Visit PasteableFull verdict →