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Maccy vs Clipy

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Maccy

8.0
Productivity

Clipboard manager

Clipy

6.0
Utilities

Clipboard extension app

Metric Maccy Clipy
Category Productivity Utilities
AI Score 8.0 6.0
30-day Installs 9.9K 964
90-day Installs 28.3K 3.0K
365-day Installs 103.5K 13.4K
Version 2.6.1 1.2.1
Auto-updates Yes Yes
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 18.9K 8.4K
GitHub Forks 865 733
Open Issues 147 261
License MIT MIT
Language Swift Swift
Last GitHub Commit 2mo ago 1y ago
First Seen Jun 29, 2019 Jul 4, 2015

Reviews

Maccy

Maccy is a popular, open-source clipboard manager for macOS that offers lightweight, searchable clipboard history. It benefits users who frequently copy and paste, especially developers and power users looking for efficient clipboard management.

Maccy manages and organizes clipboard content with search functionality.

Pros

  • + Open-source and lightweight
  • + Searchable clipboard history
  • + Auto-updates for convenience

Cons

  • - Clipboard content limit
  • - Memory usage concerns

Clipy

Clipy is a clipboard extension app that offers multiple clipboards, integration with macOS shortcuts, and customization options. It benefits users who need advanced clipboard management but faces challenges with maintenance and functionality issues.

Clipy extends macOS clipboard functionality with features like multiple clipboards and shortcut integration.

Pros

  • + Multiple clipboards for organizing copied content
  • + Integration with macOS shortcuts for automation
  • + Customizable interface with themes and keyboard shortcuts

Cons

  • - Inability to copy images is a major limitation
  • - Maintenance concerns due to inactive development
  • - Persistent login item addition in Ventura