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Switching from Paste to Tucket

Paste is one of the best-known clipboard managers on the Mac, and for good reason. If you are thinking of leaving it, the usual reasons are the subscription, the move to macOS 26, or simply not needing your clipboard on your phone. Here is what each one does, checked against Paste’s own pages. I build Tucket, so weigh it accordingly.

Last updated 7 November 2026

At a glance

Paste and Tucket side by side, from Paste’s own pages, checked on 7 November 2026.
PasteTucket
Price$29.99 a year (shown as $2.49 a month), or $99.99 once for Lifetime. 7-day free trial$10 once, for up to 3 Macs, every update included. Full refund within 10 days
NeedsmacOS 26 or later for the current version, 7.0.5macOS 14 Sonoma or later
Your history on other devicesMac, iPhone and iPad, synced over iCloudNo. Every clip stays on your Mac, and there is no iPhone or iPad app
Reads text inside imagesYes. Search covers text inside screenshots and photosYes. Every image you copy is read on your Mac, so screenshots are searchable by their words
Paste’s column is what its own pages said on 7 November 2026 (sources at the bottom). Nothing was installed and tested, and prices and requirements move, so check before you buy.

What Paste does well

  • Your whole history follows you to iPhone and iPad over iCloud, and the Paste Keyboard brings it into any iOS app.
  • Unlimited history, with search that reaches text inside screenshots and photos, filterable by app, date, device or type.
  • Paste Stack queues items and pastes them in order, which is made for forms and repetitive work.
  • Pinboards for the things you reuse, and rules that skip passwords and other sensitive content.
  • Every plan includes Mac, iPhone and iPad, with a Family Plan on the App Store and a Team Plan on its website.

What Tucket does differently

  • It is $10 once. There is no subscription and no lifetime upgrade to buy later.
  • It runs on macOS 14 Sonoma and later, so you do not need to be on macOS 26 to use it.
  • Nothing syncs anywhere. That is a limit if you want your clipboard on your phone, and the point if you would rather it never left the Mac.
  • It looks for API keys, card numbers, private keys and .env dumps as you copy, and blocks them before they are stored.
  • Image tools inside the clipboard: take the background off a copied image, or paste several images as one laid-out mood board.
  • Notes on any clip, reminders that bring a clip back at a set time, and pinboards that are never auto-deleted.

Who each one is for

Stay with Paste if:

  • You paste on your iPhone or iPad what you copied on your Mac. Tucket cannot do that at all.
  • Your team shares clips, which is what Paste’s Team Plan is for.
  • You are already on macOS 26 and happy with the subscription or own the Lifetime licence.

Tucket is the better fit if:

  • You only need your clipboard on the Mac, and would rather it stayed there.
  • You are on macOS 14 or 15 and the current Paste needs macOS 26.
  • You want to pay once, at $10, rather than every year.

What switching involves

  • Your existing history does not come with you. Tucket has no importer, so it starts empty and fills up from the first thing you copy.
  • You can run both for a while. Each keeps its own history, so nothing is lost while you decide. If both use the same keyboard shortcut, change one of them.
  • If Tucket turns out not to suit you, email within 10 days for a full refund.

Try Tucket

$10 once, for up to 3 Macs, with every update included. If it is not for you, email within 10 days for a full refund. Needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later.

Questions

Does Tucket read text inside screenshots like Paste does?

Yes. Both make the words inside a copied screenshot searchable. Tucket reads every image you copy on your Mac and keeps the result with the clip.

Can I keep my Paste history when I switch?

No. Tucket has no importer, so it starts empty. You can keep Paste installed while you try Tucket, and each keeps its own history.

Does Tucket sync to my iPhone?

No. Tucket is Mac only and keeps every clip on the Mac it was copied on. If you need your clipboard on iPhone or iPad, Paste is the better fit.

Which macOS does each one need?

On 7 November 2026 the App Store listed Paste 7.0.5 as needing macOS 26. Tucket needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later.

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Sources

Checked on 7 November 2026. I build Tucket, so everything said here about Paste comes from these pages rather than from memory: