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Maccy, Paste & Raycast vs Tegaro
Tegaro is better if copied-image OCR and one-key paste are priorities. A dedicated clipboard manager is stronger for its own focused workflow.
A plain comparison of Mac clipboard managers: open source, cloud sync, searching text inside screenshots, and price.
Choosing a clipboard manager for Mac comes down to three questions: where your history is stored, how well you can search it, and what it costs. Paste syncs with iCloud for a yearly fee, and Maccy is a simple open-source popup. Tegaro Clipboard keeps text and images on your Mac, searches text inside screenshots, and pastes recent items with ⌘1–9. It is part of Tegaro's ten tools, and it needs Pro after the 14-day trial.
OCR inside copied images
Search can find recognised words inside copied screenshots.
One-step quick paste
The first nine recent items can be pasted with Command-1 through Command-9.
Opt-in local history
Clipboard history starts only after you enable it.
At a glance
| Capability | Maccy, Paste & Raycast | Tegaro |
|---|---|---|
| Maccy Text-first | Simple popup, open source on GitHub / $9.99 App Store | Best for people who want a simple, free text clipboard |
| Paste App Paste is a subscription; sync between devices is its strength | Card shelf UI, iCloud sync; $2.49/month or $29.99/year | 14-day all-tools trial; Free limits; Pro: $1.99 first month, then $4.99/month, $29.99/year or $100 lifetime |
| Raycast Clipboard Comes with Raycast, no separate app | Built into the launcher, text and image history, search | Best for people already using Raycast as their launcher |
| Pastebot Standalone clipboard app | Filters and custom pasteboards by Tapbots; check the official checkout for the current price | Best for people who need advanced text filters |
| Tegaro Clipboard Part of ten tools; off by default; needs Pro after the trial | Text and images, search inside screenshots, ⌘1–9 quick paste, stays on your Mac | Best if you also want display, power and typing tools in the same app |
When to Choose Maccy, Paste & Raycast
People who want clipboard sync between Mac and iPhone (Paste), a simple open-source popup (Maccy), or a clipboard inside their launcher (Raycast).
When to Choose Tegaro
Mac users who want to search text inside screenshots, paste items 1–9 with number keys, keep their history on their Mac, and have display, power and typing tools in the same app.
Tegaro tools, one icon
Typing · Clipboard · Screenshots · Dictation · Displays · Power · Disk · Sound · AI Usage · Critter
Current Tegaro access
Try every Pro tool for 14 days without a card or account. Afterward, Free keeps Classic, Cat and Dog, Power, Sound, AI Usage, normal Displays and Disk analysis; it includes 100 successful automatic layout fixes per calendar month and 2,000 delivered dictation words per Monday-starting week. Pro unlocks Clipboard, Screenshots, Disk cleanup and app removal, unlimited layout automation and dictation, more critters and compatible EDR brightness. A $100 lifetime license covers one person on up to three Macs.
Pricing and terms: Maccy, Paste & Raycast
See each app’s current official price: Maccy is free on GitHub or $9.99 on the Mac App Store; Paste is $2.49/month or $29.99/year.
Tegaro: 14-day trial; Pro is $1.99 for the first month, then $4.99/month, $29.99/year, or $100 lifetime for one license on up to three Macs. Post-trial module access varies by module. Check Maccy, Paste & Raycast's official page for its current price and regional terms.
Offers: Maccy, Paste & Raycast
No public promotion is asserted here; check the official checkout for current offers.
Tegaro trial offer
Eligible trial users may receive a one-time 30% annual or lifetime offer valid for 48 hours. It is optional, not a promised public price.
Privacy and footprint
Tegaro runs its core typing, clipboard and downloaded-model dictation workflows locally. AI usage may query Claude or Codex providers using existing authentication; licensing checks, downloads, updates and opted-in email have separate network behaviour. Review each product’s privacy documentation for the feature you use.
Native macOS app built with Swift.
Core typing, copied-content and downloaded-model dictation workflows stay local. Licensing, optional renewal lookups, model downloads, opted-in diagnostics and direct AI-provider checks are separate network actions. AI Usage uses existing provider sign-in and does not send provider credentials to Tegaro.
How to Switch from Maccy, Paste & Raycast to Tegaro
- Decide whether syncing between Mac and iPhone matters to you, or whether you prefer to keep history on one Mac.
- If you copy sensitive material such as passwords, code or client information, prefer a tool that keeps history on your Mac.
- Install Tegaro and turn Clipboard on.
- Copy a screenshot of an invoice and search for the invoice number to try text search inside screenshots.
Frequently asked questions
Is it safe to use a clipboard manager on Mac?
It depends on the app. Check where history is stored, whether it syncs to a server, and what you can exclude. Tegaro keeps history on your Mac and does not upload your content.
What is the fastest way to paste previous clips on Mac?
In Tegaro, open Clipboard with your hotkey and press ⌘1 to ⌘9 to paste one of your nine most recent items.
Can a clipboard manager find text inside copied images?
Tegaro can. It reads text from screenshots on your Mac, so you can search for words inside images in your clipboard history.
Sources and disclosure
Published by Tegaro. App information is checked against the linked official pages on the date shown. Checked: 2026-10-07.