Maccy
A lightweight, keyboard-first clipboard manager for macOS that keeps your copy history and enables quick search and paste.
What is Maccy?
Maccy is a lightweight clipboard manager for macOS that keeps a history of everything you copy, allowing you to quickly search, navigate, and reuse previous clipboard contents. It solves the problem of losing track of copied items and streamlines repetitive copy-paste workflows with keyboard shortcuts and a native interface.
macOS users who frequently copy and paste text, code, or other content and need a fast, private way to access clipboard history without switching contexts.
Developers choose Maccy for its keyboard-first design, lightweight performance, and strong privacy defaults, offering a free and open-source alternative to commercial clipboard managers with seamless macOS integration.
Overview
Lightweight clipboard manager for macOS
Use Cases
Best For
- Quickly reusing recently copied text or code snippets
- Managing clipboard history across multiple applications
- Pasting without formatting using keyboard shortcuts
- Securely handling sensitive copy operations with ignore features
- Streamlining repetitive copy-paste tasks in development or writing
- Accessing clipboard history via menu bar or global hotkey
Not Ideal For
- Users needing clipboard history synced across multiple devices or platforms
- Professionals requiring advanced clipboard features like scripting, rich media previews, or extensive GUI customization
- Teams or individuals using macOS versions older than Sonoma 14
Pros & Cons
Pros
Extensive keyboard shortcuts for opening, searching, selecting, and pasting history items, with options for pasting without formatting, as detailed in the Usage section.
Ignores sensitive copy types by default (e.g., transient or concealed types) and allows temporary ignoring of clipboard events via menu clicks or terminal commands.
Minimal resource usage with clipboard checks every 500ms, customizable to 100ms for faster response, ensuring quick history retrieval without slowing down the system.
Native menu bar access, preferences window, and compatibility with macOS Sonoma 14+, providing a cohesive experience that blends with the operating system.
Cons
Clipboard history is stored locally only, with no built-in option for syncing across devices, limiting utility for users with multiple machines.
Requires macOS Sonoma 14 or higher, excluding users on older versions who might seek a free clipboard manager.
Tweaking settings like clipboard check interval or ignoring custom copy types requires terminal commands and external tools like Pasteboard-Viewer, adding setup overhead.
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