CopyClip has been on the Mac App Store since 2015 and is still going, which tells you something. It does one job, it does it quickly, and it asks almost nothing of you.
The question is not whether it is good. It is whether a text-only history still matches what you copy in a normal week.
I build Tucket, so weigh this accordingly. Everything below is checkable, and the last section says who should stay with CopyClip.
What each one is for
CopyClip is a menu bar list of what you copied. CopyClip 1 is free and keeps your last 80 items. CopyClip 2 is a one-time $7.99 and holds up to 9,999, with search, pinning, a private mode for pausing capture, and a note of which app each clip came from. It stores text: snippets, links, code, addresses. Not images, not files.
Tucket keeps text too, and everything else you copy, and files it by type as it lands. Images, colours as swatches, SVGs, icons, videos and real documents each get their own place, and it reads the words inside any image you copy.
| Tucket | CopyClip 2 | CopyClip 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $10 once, up to 3 Macs | $7.99 once | Free |
| Keeps text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Keeps images, files and colours | Yes | No | No |
| How much history | 50 by default, up to unlimited | Up to 9,999 text clips | Last 80 items |
| Sorts copies by type | Yes | No | No |
| Reads text inside screenshots | Yes | No | No |
| Search your history | Yes | Yes | Menu list only |
| Pin or keep clips | Pinboards | Pinned clips | No |
| Paste several clips in order | Yes | No | No |
| Pause capture for sensitive work | Yes | Private mode | No |
| Needs macOS | 14 or later | 11.5 or later | Older Macs supported |
Checked on 27 September 2026 from FIPLAB's site and the Mac App Store. Prices and features move, so check before you buy.
Where CopyClip wins
Three real reasons to stay.
It is cheaper, and CopyClip 1 is free. It runs on older versions of macOS, which matters if your Mac cannot go past macOS 11 or 12, since Tucket needs macOS 14. And it is genuinely simple: a list in the menu bar with nothing to learn.
If you copy plain text all day and nothing else, paying more buys you features you will not open.
Where Tucket wins
The moment your week includes a screenshot, a hex code, a logo or a PDF, a text-only history quietly drops it. Tucket keeps those, and more usefully, it sorts them. You are not scrolling one long list looking for a colour, you are looking at the colours.
Two things people notice in the first week. Searching finds words inside screenshots, so "that error message" is findable. And you can select several clips and paste them one after another in the order you picked, which turns filling a form or moving eight images into a chat into one action.
Which should you buy
Stay with CopyClip if you copy text and only text, you want the cheapest thing that works, or your Mac is too old for macOS 14.
Move to Tucket if your clipboard is full of images, colours, files and screenshots, and you want them sorted and searchable instead of missing.
Questions
Is CopyClip still being updated?
Yes. CopyClip 2 was last updated in June 2026, and CopyClip 1 is still available free.
Can CopyClip store images?
No. Both versions keep text based clips such as snippets, links and code. Images and files are not stored, which is the main reason people move.
Will Tucket run on my older Mac?
Tucket needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later, on Apple Silicon or Intel. CopyClip supports older systems, so it is the better fit for an older machine.
Is $10 a subscription?
No. It is one payment, it covers up to three Macs, and every update since has been included.
Does Tucket slow the Mac down?
It is a menu bar app that wakes when you copy something, files it, and goes back to sitting still. There is no window open unless you ask for one.