# Alternatives to Planck Planck is a cross-platform clipboard manager for macOS, Windows, and Linux that silently syncs history between devices with AES-GCM-256 end-to-end encryption, so the vendor cannot read clipboard contents even in transit. It targets privacy-conscious users who want cloud sync without trusting a server operator with plaintext data. Planck ranks #12 of 12 in Clipboard managers, with an Alt Score of 60. It is proprietary, freemium from $19.99/yr and available on Windows, macOS and Linux. 7 of 9 checklist rows are verified against a public source. Source: https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/planck/ Category: Clipboard managers ## Where Planck stands out - **Sync across devices** — 5 of 11 apps with a verified answer have this ## Overview - **Who it's for**: People who copy and paste across multiple desktop computers and want their clipboard history to follow them, particularly Windows, macOS, and Linux users who currently rely on their OS's native (single-device) clipboard. - **What you get**: A desktop clipboard manager that keeps a running history of copied text, images, code, and files (100 items free, 10,000 on the paid Max tier), lets you pin items to the top of that history, and syncs everything in real time and end-to-end encrypted across all of a user's linked devices. Max also adds OCR search inside copied images and pasting an image's text as plain text. - **How it works**: Planck runs as a native desktop app (Windows x64/ARM64, macOS universal, Linux .deb/.rpm/.AppImage) that captures clipboard activity and shows it in a popup/history view; content is encrypted locally with AES-GCM-256 (keys derived via PBKDF2, never sent to Planck's servers) before being synced over TLS to AWS S3-backed storage so other signed-in devices receive the same items in real time. Mobile apps for iOS and Android are listed as in progress, not yet available. ## Profile - **License**: Proprietary (verified 2026-07-30) - **Pricing model**: Freemium (verified 2026-07-30) - **Starts at**: $19.99/yr (verified 2026-07-30) - **Platforms**: Windows, macOS, Linux - **Status**: active (verified 2026-07-30) ## Ranked alternatives | # | App | Alt Score | Licence | Platforms | |---|-----|-----------|---------|-----------| | 1 | [ClipboardFusion](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/clipboardfusion.md) | 90 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android | | 2 | [CopyQ](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/copyq.md) | 85 | GPL-3.0 | Windows, macOS, Linux | | 3 | [Pastebot](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/pastebot.md) | 85 | Proprietary | macOS | | 4 | [ClipClip](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/clipclip.md) | 80 | Proprietary | Windows | | 5 | [CrossPaste](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/crosspaste.md) | 80 | AGPL-3.0 | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS | | 6 | [Ditto](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/ditto.md) | 80 | GPL-3.0 | Windows | | 7 | [Paste](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/paste.md) | 80 | Proprietary | macOS, iOS | | 8 | [Clipy](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/clipy.md) | 70 | MIT | ? | | 9 | [Maccy](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/maccy.md) | 70 | MIT | macOS | | 10 | [Rememory](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/rememory.md) | 70 | MIT | Windows | | 11 | [PasteBar](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/pastebar.md) | 60 | CC BY-NC with Limited Commercial Use Exception | macOS, Windows | Alt Score = Verified coverage (90%) + Visibility (10%). See https://altcatalog.com/how-alt-score-works/ ## Feature comparison Legend: Yes / No / Partial / ? (not verified). | Clipboard managers checklist | Planck | ClipboardFusion | CopyQ | Pastebot | ClipClip | CrossPaste | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium | Free | One-time | Freemium | Freemium | | Starts at | $19.99/yr | $19 (one-time) | Free | $2.99/mo | $49 one-time | ? | | License | Proprietary | Proprietary | GPL-3.0 | Proprietary | Proprietary | AGPL-3.0 | | Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Browser extension | Windows, macOS, Linux | macOS | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension | | History depth | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Search | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Pinned snippets | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Sync across devices | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Images & files support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | | Ignore sensitive apps | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | | Open source | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | | Keyboard-first UX | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | One-time purchase option | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | ## Sources Sources for Planck. Each alternative is sourced on its own page. - **License**: Proprietary — (verified 2026-07-30) - Quote: “Can I contribute to the Community Edition? Yes! We welcome contributions from the community to help improve Planck. Although the code is proprietary, we welcome contributions translating the app to ot” - **Status**: active — (verified 2026-07-30) - Note: Roadmap shows a feature shipped as recently as Q1 2026 with more items 'In Progress' and 'Planned', indicating ongoing active development. - Quote: “Launched Q1 2026 | Synced Item Pinning | Pin items to keep them at the top of your clipboard history across all your devices | In Progress | Mobile Apps | Launch of iOS and Android applications | Plan” - **Pricing model**: Freemium — (verified 2026-07-30) - Quote: “Community Edition | $0 Forever | ... Max | $19.99 ... / year | Everything in Community Edition, plus: 10,000 clipboard items, Search for text in images, Paste image as text” - **Starts at**: $19.99/yr — (verified 2026-07-30) - Note: Shown as $19.99/yr under the 'Yearly (Save 33%)' toggle vs $29.88/yr if paid monthly. The v1.0 blog post phrases the same plan as "$2.5 a month or $20 a year" (https://planckapp.com/blog/v1-release-an - Quote: “Max | $19.99 | $29.88 | / | year” - **Platforms**: Windows, macOS, Linux — (verified 2026-07-30) - Note: iOS and Android are listed under 'Coming Soon', not yet available. Pricing page confirms: 'Mobile app coming soon' and 'Is Planck available on mobile? Mobile support is coming soon!' - Quote: “All Available Platforms | Desktop | Windows | x64 (Intel, AMD) | ARM64 (Snapdragon) | Mac | Universal (.dmg) | Linux | Debian/Ubuntu (.deb) | Fedora/RHEL (.rpm) | Universal (.AppImage) | Coming Soon |” - **History depth**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-30) - Note: Free Community tier keeps 100 items; the Max tier ($19.99/yr) raises this to 10,000 clipboard items per the same page. - Quote: “100 clipboard items: text, images, and files” - **Search**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-30) - Note: Base search is a general feature; 'Search for Text in Images' (OCR search) is a Max-tier add-on per the pricing page. - Quote: “Blazingly Fast. Lightning-fast search powered by Rust's native performance.” - **Pinned snippets**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-30) - Note: Listed on the public roadmap as 'Launched Q1 2026'. - Quote: “Synced Item Pinning | Pin items to keep them at the top of your clipboard history across all your devices” - **Sync across devices**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-30) - Quote: “Real-time cross-platform sync for text and images” - **Images & files support**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-30) - Note: Pricing page also lists Community tier storing '100 clipboard items: text, images, and files', and Max adds 'Sync files and folders'. - Quote: “Rich Content Support | Copy and paste images, formatted text, and more” - **Open source**: No — (verified 2026-07-30) - Quote: “Although the code is proprietary, we welcome contributions translating the app to other languages and giving us feature requests.” - **One-time purchase option**: No — (verified 2026-07-30) - Note: Pricing page only toggles between Monthly and Yearly recurring billing for the Max plan; no lifetime/one-time purchase option is listed. Community tier is free-forever, not a paid one-time purchase. - Quote: “Monthly | Yearly (Save 33%)” --- Ranked by verified data, never by who paid. https://altcatalog.com/trust/