CopyPasta vs PastePal
PastePal is a clipboard manager for Mac, iPhone and iPad, free to download with a one-time Pro upgrade on the App Store. CopyPasta is made for the Mac only, and focuses on finding things quickly: it opens from the notch, recognizes the text in screenshots and hides secrets on its own.
Feature
CopyPasta
PastePal
CopyPasta
PastePal
- Price
- One-time purchase, from $19.99
- Free download, Pro is a $14.99 one-time purchase
- Free trial
- 7 days, no payment details
- Free version
- Opens from the notch
- Yes
- No
- Search the text inside screenshots
- Yes
- Not listed
- Built-in screenshot beautifier
- Yes
- No
- Keep the items you reuse
- Pinned clips and categories
- Collections
- Passwords and secrets
- Hidden automatically, Touch ID for older items
- Not listed
- Sync between Macs
- Optional, through your own iCloud
- Optional, through iCloud
- iPhone and iPad app
- No
- Yes
- Runs on
- macOS 27 or later
- macOS 14 or later
Details about PastePal come from apps.apple.com, checked in October 2026. Prices are in US dollars. “Not listed” means their website doesn’t mention it. Spotted something out of date? Let us know.
Which one fits you?
Pick PastePal if…
- You want your clipboard on your iPhone and iPad too.
- You transform text often; it has 75+ built-in text transforms.
- You’re on an older version of macOS.
Pick CopyPasta if…
- You want your history in the notch, a hover away.
- You want the text in screenshots to be searchable and copyable.
- You want passwords and secrets hidden, and older items behind Touch ID.
- You want screenshots ready to share without opening another app.
See if it fits how you work.
Use every feature free for 7 days. No payment details, and your history stays if you decide to buy.
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