Ditto vs CopyQ

DDitto9.1Visit CopyQ8.5Visit

Higher score D Ditto #1 in Clipboard Manager Software 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Ditto

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

• Ditto fits best

  Windows users wanting powerful free basics

• CopyQ fits best

  Open-source users across desktop platforms

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Side by side

Feature	DDitto 9.1/10 Visit ↗	CopyQ 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.5
Ranking	#1 in Clipboard Manager Software	#2 in Clipboard Manager Software
Best for	Windows users wanting powerful free basics	Open-source users across desktop platforms
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Free plan	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Community, Docs	Community, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business
Features Ditto 4/4 · CopyQ 2/4
History search	✓	✓
Cross-device sync	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Snippets	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Rich text support	✓	✓
Specs
History limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supported platforms	Windows	Linux, Windows, macOS
Our review
Pros	Supports text, images, HTML, and custom clipboard formats Full-text and regular-expression search across saved clips Groups, sticky clips, scripting, and computer-to-computer transfers	Stores text, HTML, images, and custom clipboard formats Adds tabs, filtering, notes, tags, and item editing Supports scripting, command-line access, and custom commands
Cons	Windows-only platform support Friends transfers clips between computers rather than using cloud sync Advanced features may require more setup than basic clipboard tools	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
Our verdict	Ditto extends the Windows Clipboard with a database-backed history of copied items. It is designed for Windows users who regularly revisit text, images, HTML, or custom clipboard formats and want more control than the standard clipboard… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Ditto — where it wins

  • Supports text, images, HTML, and custom clipboard formats
  • Full-text and regular-expression search across saved clips
  • Groups, sticky clips, scripting, and computer-to-computer transfers

  Where it doesn't

  • Windows-only platform support
  • Friends transfers clips between computers rather than using cloud sync
  • Advanced features may require more setup than basic clipboard tools

• 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

• DDitto9.1/10 · Free plan

  Powerful free clipboard history, search, organization, and scripting for Windows.

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• CopyQ8.5/10 · Free plan

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

  Visit CopyQFull verdict →