The clipboard manager that minds its own business.

Keep text you copy organized, searchable, local-only, and a hotkey away from your workflow.

One-time purchase + lifetime updates
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AES encrypted at rest

Zero cloud risk. Always.

Your clipboard history stays on your Mac. No iCloud. No servers.

Under 100ms. Every time.

O(n) linear fuzzy scorer. 8 KB prefix cache per clip. Full text streams from disk only when needed. Other clipboard managers say 'blazingly fast.' We publish the algorithm.

Benchmarked, not just claimed

Search latency across 20 test runs — Copycat vs. a leading competitor

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Benchmarks run on M3 MacBook Pro, 1,000-clip history. Competitor tested under identical conditions.

Why your clipboard history should never leave your Mac

Think about what you copy in a typical day. Passwords. Two-factor codes. API keys. Bank account numbers. Medical details. Contract terms. The clipboard is one of the most sensitive surfaces on your computer — and most apps ship your history straight to the cloud.

Cloud sync isn't just a setting you can turn off. It's an assumption baked into the solution: your data has to leave your machine to sync your clips. That means servers, accounts, breach surfaces, and terms of service you agreed to without reading.

Copycat is designed differently. Every clip stays on your Mac. There are no servers, no iCloud sync, no network calls. Your clipboard history is encrypted at rest using AES-GCM with keys stored in your macOS Keychain — the same store protecting your sensitive passwords. Password manager entries are automatically skipped. Zero data leaves your machine.

This is not a feature decision or setting. It's the foundation of Copycat.

Supercharged clipboard history.

See how Copycat keeps you in the flow.

Remembers everything you copy.

1,000 clips always at your fingertips. Every text you've copied — code, URLs, messages — searchable the instant you need it.

Find anything in under 100ms.

Type a few characters and Copycat finds it. No exact match required — typos welcome. Instant results, every time.

Paste without touching your mouse.

⌘1 through ⌘9 pastes your top clips without breaking your flow. Keep your hands exactly where they belong.

Keyboard-first. Always.

Arrow keys navigate. ↵ pastes. Esc dismisses. Every interaction is keyboard-native — no mouse required, ever.

Encrypted at rest. No exceptions.

AES-GCM encryption, keys in your Keychain. Password managers skipped automatically. Zero data leaves your Mac.

1,000 clips

Your clipboard, live

git commit -m "feat: add payment flow"

Other clipboard managers. And then there's Copycat.

We checked. Here's how it stacks up.

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Price
$1.99 once
$89.99 once · or $2.49/mo
Free
Free · $8/mo Pro
Data storage
Local
Local · iCloud opt-in
Local
Local
Local at-rest encryption
Dedicated clipboard manager
Fuzzy search
Unconfirmed
⌘1–9 quick-paste

Frequently asked questions

What is Copycat?
Copycat is a macOS menu-bar clipboard manager that remembers everything you copy — up to 1,000 clips. Summon it with ⌘⇧Space, find any clip with fuzzy search, and paste instantly without touching your mouse. It's a one-time purchase available on the Mac App Store, with no subscription and no cloud sync.
Does Copycat sync my clipboard to the cloud?
No. Copycat is local only — your clipboard history never leaves your Mac. There is no cloud sync, no iCloud integration, no server, and no network calls. Every clip is stored on your device with AES-GCM encryption. If you buy a new Mac, you start fresh — by design.
Is Copycat safe? Does it read my passwords?
Copycat encrypts your entire clipboard history at rest using AES-GCM, with keys stored in your macOS Keychain. Sensitive items from password managers (1Password, Bitwarden, Keychain entries with the concealed type) are automatically skipped and never recorded. There is zero telemetry, zero analytics, and zero crash reporting.
What Mac is Copycat compatible with?
Copycat requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later. It is available exclusively on the Mac App Store. It works on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs running Sonoma or higher.
How much does Copycat cost?
Copycat is $1.99 — a one-time purchase on the Mac App Store. No subscription. No recurring fees. All future updates are free.
How does Copycat's fuzzy search work?
Copycat uses a linear-time O(n) subsequence scoring algorithm that scans all 1,000 clips in under 100ms. You don't need to type exact matches — typos and partial sequences are handled gracefully. Results rank by recency and match quality so the clip you're looking for is almost always at the top.

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For you on all your devices.

$1.99

Lifetime price. Always.

Available on the Mac App Store.
macOS 14 Sonoma or later.