Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Copylight
A calm, local-first clipboard manager for Windows
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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CopyQ▲74Powerful open source clipboard manager with superb features.
2016 · hluk.github.io · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, As a Software Engineer, I frequently copy and paste content. The fact that macOS clipboard buffer can keep only one item is very frustrating. It’s very annoying to copy → switch app → paste → switch app → copy → switch app → paste, and so on. Losing items I copied hours ago and having to find and copy them again is a waste of time. I tried many third-party clipboard managers like Alfred, Raycast, Paste, Maccy, etc. While great, they didn't fully meet my needs. As a developer, my requirements are: 1. Keyboard-centric operation to avoid using the mouse. I don’t want to waste my time…
2024 · clipbook.app · its alternatives →
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Copied▲162Instant Text Access, Easy Copy-Paste, and Organized Snippets
2024 · copiedpro.com · its alternatives →
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Copyclip▲108Simple, efficient clipboard manager for your Mac
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Clipboard manager in your macOS menu bar
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Clipboard manager for Windows with OCR on screenshots
2024 · pasteitapp.com · its alternatives →
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Save and find your copied text anytime, any device.
2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Clipboard Plus is a Windows utility to view and manage the Windows clipboard. Download : https://github.com/oormicreations/ClipboardPlus/releases It maintains and can display up to five copied items or clips. Clicking on a clip loads it back into the clipboard and it is ready for pasting into another application. You can clear or save individual clips or all clips by clicking on the corresponding menu items. You can edit the clips and open urls directly from the clipboard plus. The clips can be added to sticky clips, which is like a built in sticky notes with…
2018 · its alternatives →
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Copy Space▲85Synchronize clipboards from Windows to all your devices.
2017 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →
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Simple tool for managing your clipboard items.
2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Better than Windows clipboard, with lots of options
2022 · ditto-cp.sourceforge.io · its alternatives →
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Promptlight▲10Promptlight is a local-first prompt manager for Mac. Save prompts as Markdown, find them from the keyboard, and reuse them in any AI tool.
Nov 2025 · promptlight.app · its alternatives →
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ClipClip▲5The clipboard manager has evolved, experience the difference
2020 · clipclip.com · its alternatives →
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A superpowered clipboard manager inside your browser
2020 · addons.mozilla.org · its alternatives →
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