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Relic brings copied material into a vault that syncs across devices and can be searched by text, meaning, date phrases, and text extracted from screenshots. Its on-device AI handles tagging, OCR, image captions, and semantic search; users can also title, annotate, save, and set reminders for items. Desktop apps capture copies automatically, while phones need a share action, shortcut, or tile. Relic supports Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iPhone, and web, and offers open-source apps and a self-hosted sync server.
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Pasteable
Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+3Searchable clips, smart collections, and shared team boards — Pasteable adds shared boards, rule-based collections, and a keyboard-driven overlay, while Relic adds screenshot text search and self-hosting.
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ClipboardFusion
Free plan AndroidExtensioniPhone+3Clipboard cleanup, macros, and cross-device syncing — ClipboardFusion adds formatting cleanup and C# transformations, while Relic offers semantic and screenshot-text search and a self-hosted server.
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Clipman
Free plan Open source AndroidAPIiPhone+4Accessible keyboard and screen-reader clipboard workflows — Clipman emphasizes keyboard and screen-reader accessibility with optional local or self-hosted storage, while Relic adds local AI search and agent connections.
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Buddi
Free plan LinuxMacWindowsSimple desktop budgeting, not clipboard management — Buddi is a budgeting program for accounts, transactions, and spending reports, rather than a clipboard manager like Relic.
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Octoclip
Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+1Local-first clipboard sharing across phones and computers — Octoclip offers nearby or user-configured WebDAV or S3 sync, while Relic adds semantic search, screenshot OCR, and a self-hosted server option.
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CopyPaste
Free plan MacWindowsPrivate, offline clipboard history on Windows and macOS — CopyPaste keeps history local without cloud, sync, or accounts, while Relic syncs across devices and supports Android, Linux, and web.
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CopyQ
Free plan LinuxMacWindowsCustomizable clipboard tabs, commands, and scripting — CopyQ offers customized tabs, commands, scripting, and a command-line interface, while Relic adds cross-device sync and semantic search.
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OmniClip
Free plan AndroidExtensioniPhone+1 - 9
Qlipper
Free plan LinuxMacWindows - 10
Flycut
Free plan iPhoneMac - 11
PastePaw
Free plan MacWindows - 12
Nice Clipboard
Free plan iPhoneMac - 13
Pasta
Free plan iPhoneMac - 14
PasteBar
Free plan MacWindows - 15
Pastin
Free plan iPhoneMac - 16
CLCL
Free plan Windows - 17
Clipdiary
Free plan Windows - 18
Clipy
Free plan Mac - 19
Clipbara
Free plan Mac - 20
ClipClip
Free plan Windows - 21
ClipMenu
Free plan Mac - 22
ClipSafe
Free plan Windows - 23
ClipX
Free plan Windows - 24
Ditto
Free plan Windows
Relic's free plan syncs three devices and keeps the last 500 copies; Pro starts at $5 per month billed yearly. Phone capture takes an extra step, and some users may prefer a tool built around offline local history, team sharing, accessibility, or clipboard cleanup. Before switching, weigh supported platforms, capture methods, search and organization, privacy and encryption, and whether you need sync, snippets, macros, or self-hosting. Alternatives vary from cross-device workspaces to desktop-only managers, and one is a budgeting program rather than a clipboard tool.