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ClipAngel vs PastePaw

Both stand on clipboard manager software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

PastePaw combines clipboard search and clip tools with an MCP server on macOS, while offering a separate free Windows app with fewer features. The main history database is not encrypted, so sensitive clips can be kept in Secure Collections.

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The facts

	ClipAngel	PastePaw
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Windows	Mac, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Not published	Pro (yearly): $19.99 a year
Plans published	None	4
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	sourceforge.net	pastepaw.com
On clipboard manager software	#33 of 39	#29 of 39

ClipAngel: what it does well

PastePaw: what it does well

Unlimited history on the free macOS plan
Includes 18 clip tools
History stays in a local database
Secure collections are encrypted at rest
Supports Intel and Apple Silicon Macs

What to know first

Main history database is not encrypted
Anonymous usage statistics are on by default
macOS app requires macOS 14 or later
Windows version lacks MCP server and encrypted collections

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