Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Paste Formatter

Paste without losing links, lists, or paragraph breaks.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Pure Paste▲164

   Paste as plain text by default

   2022 · sindresorhus.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Paste 4.0▲650

   The most convenient way to copy and paste on iPhone and iPad

   2023 · pasteapp.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Paste Quick▲109

   Quick clipboard and copy/paste manager

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Paste by FiftyThree▲525

   Show your work. Paste is a new presentation tool for Slack.

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Pastebot▲435

   Clipboard manager from the creators of Tweetbot

   2016 · tapbots.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Pasta▲290

   Clipboard time machine

   2019 · getpasta.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Purifai▲217

   App-aware copy/paste that removes unsupported formatting

   Jan 2026 · purifai.app · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Copaste▲83

   Copy paste text globally on your Mac without switching apps.

   2021 · meteor-macaw-c12.notion.site · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Pasteline▲142

   Add your notes, links, and ideas in seconds

   2021 · tapteek.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Plainboard▲5

    Pasteboard plain text formatter for your Mac MenuBar

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    CleanBoard - Clean Clipboard▲67

    Automatically removes formatting from your MacOS clipboard

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Redline▲293

    Minimal Menubar Todo

    2024 · vanka.me · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Tyke▲362

    Mac menu bar app that @torrez really needed to take notes

    2017 · tyke.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    MenuCopy - View copied text & image▲98

    Clipboard manager in your macOS menu bar

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Better Clipboard▲88

    Smarter copy-paste for macOS. New version!

    Mar 2026 · cuatro.studio · its alternatives →

16. 16
    ClipMark▲113

    Never lose anything you copy again

    Apr 2026 · clip-mark.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Copywithformat▲13

    A copy-and-paste extension that perfectly preserves formats

    2025 · copywithformat.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    A keyboard-centric clipboard history app for macOS▲141

    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 →

19. 19
    PastePal 2.0▲167

    Best universal pasteboard for Mac, iPhone and iPad

    2021 · onmyway133.com · its alternatives →

20. 20MF
    Messer, free macOS menu bar app to resize/optimize images▲19

    2021 · messerapp.cc · its alternatives →

21. 21
    ClipBar▲76

    Quickly see your pasteboard from your Menu Bar

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    SmartPaste▲93

    Paste without annoying styles on macOS

    2021 · smartpaste.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Quick Note▲149

    Colorful sticky notes for Mac

    2024 · quicknoteapp.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Plain Clip▲135

    Remove the formatting from copied text.

    2016 · bluem.net · its alternatives →

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