Kept, compared

Honest side-by-side pages against the clipboard managers people switch from. Each one says what the other app does better, and names the setting that copies its shortcut so switching costs nothing to learn.

• Kept vs Maccy
  Maccy is the free, open-source clipboard manager many Mac users start with. Where Kept matches it, where it differs, and how to switch without losing your shortcut.
• Kept vs Paste
  Paste is the polished, paid clipboard manager with a shelf of cards and iCloud sync. How Kept compares on pasting, privacy and price.
• Kept vs Clipy
  Clipy is the free, menu-based clipboard manager with snippets that many long-time Mac users still run. What Kept keeps from that model and what it adds.
• Kept vs Raycast clipboard history
  Raycast bundles a clipboard history into its launcher. When a dedicated clipboard manager like Kept is the better tool, and when it is not.
• Kept vs Alfred clipboard history
  Alfred's clipboard history is part of its paid Powerpack. How it compares with Kept, a free app that does only this.

Facts are from each app's own documentation as of October 2026. If one is out of date, tell me and I will fix it.