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Zmina next to the alternatives.
Most clipboard managers do history well, but only Zmina detects where you're pasting and reformats the clipboard text to match. That happens on your device, and Zmina is a one-time purchase. Here is the whole picture, including the rows where the others win.
| Feature | Zmina | Paste | Maccy | Raycast | Pastebot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Context-aware Smart Paste | Yes | No | No | No | Manual filters |
| Content transforms (strip tracking, code block, JSON) | Built in | No | No | Some | Build your own |
| Secret detection and redaction | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Clipboard history | Yes | Mature | Yes | 3 months on Free | Yes |
| On-device, no telemetry | Yes | Usage analytics | Yes | Telemetry, cloud AI | Yes |
| No account required | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Yes |
| One-time purchase | Yes | Lifetime option | Free, open source | Subscription | Direct: 1 year of updates |
| Mac and Windows | Mac only | Mac and iOS | Mac only | Mac, Windows beta | Mac only, macOS 26+ |
| Price | $35 once | $3.99/mo or $89.99 once | Free ($9.99 on App Store) | Free, Pro from $8/mo | $39 once, or $2.99/mo |
Every app listed can ignore copies that password managers flag as confidential, which is good hygiene. The secrets row is about something stronger: scanning the text you actually copied for keys, tokens, and passwords, and redacting them before you paste. Only Zmina does that.
Competitor details on this page, table and notes alike, were last reviewed 2026-08-14 from official sites, docs, and App Store listings. If something is out of date, tell us at support@zmina.app and we will fix it.
Where the others are ahead
Where the others do better.
Every app in that table does clipboard history. Three of them have been doing it for years longer than Zmina has existed. Maccy and Pastebot match Zmina on privacy exactly: on device, no telemetry. Maccy costs nothing. Raycast has a free tier and a Windows beta, and Zmina is Mac only. Paste runs on iOS, and Zmina does not.
Paste
Zmina vs Paste
Paste has a more polished history and organization experience than Zmina v1. If a deep, well-designed history board is what you want most, look at it closely. It also runs on iOS, which Zmina does not.
Paste has no Smart Paste, no built-in transforms and no secret detection. Taking the tracking parameters off a link, or hiding a key before it reaches a bug report, is work you do yourself.
Paste's privacy policy also discloses usage analytics. Zmina collects none. Paste is $3.99 a month or $89.99 once. Zmina is $35 once.
Pick Paste if the history board is what you want. Pick Zmina if you want the paste changed for you.
Maccy
Zmina vs Maccy
Maccy is free and open source. If you want the simplest possible local history at no cost, it is a great pick. It also matches Zmina on privacy exactly: everything on your device, no telemetry.
It does not change what you paste. There is no Smart Paste, no built-in transforms and no secret detection.
Zmina's history is one you can act on. Run any transform on something you copied yesterday, or search by type, by language, or by when you copied it.
Pick Maccy if you want local history for free. Pick Zmina if the transforms are worth $35 to you.
Raycast
Zmina vs Raycast
Raycast is a full launcher with a broader range of commands, and its clipboard is one feature among hundreds. If you want one tool for everything, it is hard to beat. It has a free tier and a Windows beta, and Zmina is Mac only.
History on the free tier stops at three months. It has some transforms, but no Smart Paste and no secret detection.
It is the one app here with anonymized usage telemetry and cloud features, where Zmina has neither. Pro is a subscription from $8 a month. Zmina is $35 once.
Pick Raycast if everything else it does is worth the telemetry. Pick Zmina if the clipboard is all you need.
Pastebot
Zmina vs Pastebot
Pastebot was rebuilt from scratch in July 2026, and Pastebot 3 goes further on automation than Zmina v1: filters you can chain and script, smart folders that sort clippings by rule, iCloud sync between your Macs, a command line tool and an MCP server. If you want a clipboard you can program, that is the one. It matches Zmina on privacy too, on device with no telemetry.
The difference is who picks the transform. With Pastebot you invoke a filter yourself, by selection, by a bound shortcut, or by repeating the last one. Zmina offers the right one for what you copied and where it is going, without being asked.
Pastebot has no secret detection. It needs macOS 26 or later, where Zmina needs macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later.
The $39 direct license covers one year of updates, $19 a year after that, and the App Store build is a subscription. Zmina is $35 once, updates included. Prices checked 2026-08-14.
Pick Pastebot if you want to build the automation yourself. Pick Zmina if you want it offered to you.