NanoClip — a Mac clipboard manager with smart snippets and iCloud sync.
Every copy saved. Every snippet a hotkey away. Lives in your menu bar, syncs across Macs via iCloud, and stays out of your way.
Free. Pro is $4.99 one-time. Purchase a license
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Features
Scroll back through everything you've copied — text, links, images, code. Search instantly, paste with a keystroke.
Create snippets with dynamic placeholders — current date, clipboard contents, or custom fields you fill in before pasting. A free TextExpander alternative built into your clipboard manager.
Assign a keyword like @sig or @addr to any snippet. Type it in any app and it expands instantly — no hotkey needed.
Press ⌘E to edit any item inline. Fix a typo, update a value, adjust the text — then paste the modified version.
Your clipboard history and snippets sync across all your Macs via iCloud. No setup, no accounts, no servers — just sign in with the same Apple ID.
Track daily streaks, busiest hours, top apps, and content types. Your clipboard, visualized.
Copied links show titles, favicons, and OG images automatically. Even bot-protected sites.
Navigate, search, expand, edit, and paste — all from the keyboard. Arrow keys, type-to-search, global hotkeys. Your mouse can rest.
Keep frequently used items at the top. They stay pinned even as new copies come in.
Queue up multiple items and paste them one by one in order. Perfect for filling out forms.
Catppuccin, Nord, Dracula, Tokyo Night, Liquid Glass — match your editor or go full Hacker mode.
Images, GIFs, files, colors, code — NanoClip handles them all with inline previews and thumbnails.
Obfuscate passwords, API keys, or personal data. Hidden items stay in history but stay private.
macOS Sequoia has clipboard history now. NanoClip has everything else — snippets, sync, search, themes, and 12 more features.
How it compares
Honest comparisons against the four most-used Mac clipboard tools — no marketing spin, just where each one wins.
Maccy is a great minimal clipboard history tool. NanoClip adds snippets, sync, themes, and rich content for $4.99 once.
Read the full comparisonPaste covers Mac + iPhone + iPad with a subscription. NanoClip is Mac-only with snippets included for one-time $4.99.
Read the full comparisonRaycast Pro syncs clipboards across Macs for $96/yr. NanoClip syncs via free iCloud and is a dedicated picker.
Read the full comparisonAlfred Powerpack costs £34+ and bundles a launcher you may not need. NanoClip is clipboard-and-snippets focused for $4.99.
Read the full comparisonPricing
No subscriptions.
Get started with the essentials
Clipboard history (last 5 items)
3 snippets
1 theme
System font only
Unlock all Pro features.
Unlimited clipboard history
All themes
Custom fonts
Pin important items
Snippets with auto-expansion
Content obfuscation
Sequential paste
iCloud sync across Macs
FAQ
Yes. NanoClip is free to download and use, with an optional one-time $4.99 Pro upgrade for unlimited history, snippets, and iCloud sync. Paste is $29.99/year or $89.99 lifetime — NanoClip is a one-time purchase you keep forever. See the full NanoClip vs Paste comparison for a feature-by-feature breakdown. Read the NanoClip vs Paste comparison →
Yes. NanoClip uses iCloud to sync your clipboard history and snippets across all your Macs automatically. There are no accounts to create and no servers in the middle — your data stays in your iCloud, encrypted end-to-end by Apple.
Maccy is a great free open-source clipboard manager focused on text history. NanoClip adds smart text snippets with auto-expansion, iCloud sync between Macs, rich link previews with OG images, 19 themes, edit-in-place, and a paste queue. Maccy is free forever; NanoClip is free with a $4.99 one-time Pro upgrade. See the full feature-by-feature breakdown in our NanoClip vs Maccy comparison. Read the NanoClip vs Maccy comparison →
macOS Sequoia (15+) added a basic clipboard history feature, but it's limited to recent items, has no search, no snippets, no sync between Macs, and no rich content previews. NanoClip is built for people who copy and paste constantly and need a real clipboard manager.
NanoClip Pro is a one-time $4.99 purchase. No subscriptions, no annual fees. You buy it once and own it forever, with free updates.
Text, rich text, code, links (with rich previews), images, GIFs, files, and color values. Each format is rendered with an appropriate inline preview so you can see what you're about to paste.
Yes. NanoClip includes smart snippets with keyword auto-expansion. Type something like @sig or @addr in any app and NanoClip expands it instantly — no separate app required. Snippets support dynamic placeholders for the current date, clipboard contents, or fields you fill in before pasting.
Yes. NanoClip is a native macOS app built for both Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4) and Intel Macs. It requires macOS 14 or later.
No. NanoClip stores your clipboard history locally on your Mac and syncs it via your private iCloud. There are no analytics on your clipboard contents, no cloud servers, and no third-party data collection.
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Free. Pro is $4.99 one-time. Purchase a license
