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Trimmy vs Clipy

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Trimmy

7.0
Developer Tools

Paste-once, run-once clipboard cleaner for terminal snippets

Clipy

6.0
Utilities

Clipboard extension app

Metric Trimmy Clipy
Category Developer Tools Utilities
AI Score 7.0 6.0
30-day Installs 5 964
90-day Installs 39 3.0K
365-day Installs 61 13.4K
Version 0.8.0 1.2.1
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 475 8.4K
GitHub Forks 28 733
Open Issues 6 261
License NOASSERTION MIT
Language Swift Swift
Last GitHub Commit 3mo ago 1y ago
First Seen Feb 2, 2026 Jul 4, 2015

Reviews

Trimmy

Trimmy is a handy tool for developers who frequently copy and paste terminal commands. It simplifies multi-line snippets into a single line, ensuring they run smoothly. Perfect for those who work with command-line tools and need quick, clean pastes.

Flattens multi-line terminal snippets into a single line for easy pasting and execution.

Pros

  • + Solves a specific problem efficiently
  • + Open source with active community support
  • + Lightweight and user-friendly

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Limited to terminal snippets only

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