ClipboardlyRaycast Clipboard History Alternative for Mac
Raycast is a launcher that includes clipboard history among many other features. It’s a great choice if you already use Raycast for everything. If you only want a clipboard manager, Clipboardly is a lighter alternative focused on one job: it saves clips into project boards, pastes with ⌘⇧V and adds a menu bar panel, 12 clip types and PIN-locked clips.
- Raycast: best if you want a launcher with extensions, AI and clipboard history in one app.
- Clipboardly: a dedicated clipboard manager with boards, a menu bar panel and locked clips.
- At the time of writing, Raycast’s free plan keeps clipboard history for 3 months.
What Raycast’s clipboard history does
Raycast replaces Spotlight with a launcher. Clipboard history is one command inside it, next to app launching, snippets, window management, extensions and AI chat. At the time of writing, the free plan keeps 3 months of clipboard history, and longer history and cloud sync are part of Raycast Pro ($10/month).
Raycast vs Clipboardly
| Clipboardly | Raycast | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Clipboard manager | Launcher with clipboard history |
| Open clipboard | ⌘⇧V | Raycast command or hotkey |
| Boards per project | Yes | No |
| Launcher, extensions, AI | No | Yes |
Which should you choose?
If you already use Raycast every day, its clipboard history is convenient. If you want a focused clipboard manager that organizes clips by project automatically, or you don't want to replace Spotlight, try Clipboardly. The two can run side by side; just give them different shortcuts.
Frequently asked questions
Is Raycast clipboard history free?
At the time of writing, Raycast’s free plan includes clipboard history kept for 3 months. Longer history is part of Raycast Pro.
Can I use Clipboardly and Raycast together?
Yes. Give each a different keyboard shortcut. Clipboardly’s Quick Paste uses ⌘⇧V by default and can be changed in Settings.
Sources
Checked September 2026. Prices and features of other apps can change; check each app’s site for the latest.
Published by the Clipboardly team at Growbig100 LLC. Updated Sep 26, 2026.