At a glance
Raycast is a full launcher — app launching, search, window management, extensions, AI — that also includes clipboard history. Maccy is a dedicated clipboard manager and nothing else. The question is whether you want a Swiss-army knife or a scalpel.
Bundled vs dedicated
Good news first: Raycast's clipboard history is on the free tier, with search, image support and pins. If you already run Raycast as your launcher, you essentially have a capable clipboard manager for free — no reason to add another app.
The catch is the inverse: installing a full launcher just for clipboard history is overkill. Maccy is a few megabytes that do exactly one thing, start instantly, and never ask you to adopt a new launch workflow.
Already living in Raycast? Use its clipboard. Want clipboard history without changing how you launch apps? Maccy stays out of the way.
Workflow and focus
Maccy opens straight to history with ⇧ + ⌘ + C; there's no mode-switching. Raycast's clipboard lives inside the launcher, so you invoke Raycast and navigate to it (or bind a hotkey). For heavy launcher users that's seamless; for clipboard-only users it's a step.
Raycast — strengths
- Clipboard history free in Raycast
- One app for launching, search, clipboard, more
- Huge extension ecosystem
- Cloud sync & AI on Pro
✕ Raycast — trade-offs
- Overkill if you only want clipboard
- Much larger than a focused tool
- Best value assumes you adopt the launcher
Our take
Use what you already run
If Raycast is your launcher, its built-in clipboard is great — no second app needed.
If you don't want a launcher just for clipboard history, Maccy is the lighter, focused choice.
Get Maccy freeFrequently asked questions
Is Raycast's clipboard history free?
Yes. Clipboard history is part of Raycast's free tier. Pro (about $8/month) adds AI, cloud sync and unlimited history.
Do I need Maccy if I use Raycast?
Probably not — Raycast's clipboard is solid. Maccy makes more sense if you don't want a full launcher running just for clipboard history.
Which is lighter?
Maccy, by a wide margin. It's a small, single-purpose menu-bar app; Raycast is a large multi-feature launcher.