CopyPasta vs Raycast
Raycast is a launcher that replaces Spotlight, and its clipboard history is one of many features. The free plan keeps 3 months of history; unlimited history is part of Raycast Pro. CopyPasta is made only for what you copy, with a one-time price and nothing to subscribe to.
Feature
CopyPasta
Raycast
CopyPasta
Raycast
- Price
- One-time purchase, from $19.99
- Free for 3 months of history. Unlimited with Pro, $10/month or $96/year
- Free trial
- 7 days, no payment details
- Free plan
- 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
- Pinned items
- Passwords and secrets
- Hidden automatically, Touch ID for older items
- Skips password manager copies
- Sync between Macs
- Optional, through your own iCloud
- Not listed
- iPhone and iPad app
- No
- Not listed
- Runs on
- macOS 27 or later
- Not listed
Details about Raycast come from www.raycast.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 Spotted something out of date?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 Raycast if…
- You already use Raycast as your launcher.
- Three months of history is enough for you.
- You want one app for launching, snippets, window management and more.
Pick CopyPasta if…
- You want unlimited history without a subscription.
- You want rich previews: highlighted code, formatted JSON, color palettes and images.
- You want the text in screenshots to be searchable and copyable.
- You want your history in the notch, a hover away.
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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