Comparison
Drobu vs Maccy
Maccy is a free, open-source clipboard manager, and it's excellent at exactly that. Drobu costs $14.99 once and is the clipboard you can edit: crop an image, trim a GIF or recording, clean up text, then paste it back, all in one tool. It also captures your screen and full-text-searches your whole history.
Drobu is $14.99 one-time. Maccy is free, or $9.99 on the App Store. This isn't a price contest; it's about what you get for paying.
Drobu vs Maccy, feature by feature
| Feature | Drobu | Maccy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 one-time | Free, or $9.99 on the App Store |
| Clipboard history | Full history, up to 365 days | Configurable, with pinning |
| Search | Full-text search (FTS5) | Fuzzy and regex matching |
| Screen capture (GIF/video) | Record a region to GIF or video | None |
| Inline editing | Edit and clean text; crop and trim images, GIFs, video | None |
| Source app per clip | Name on every item | Optional icons (Maccy 2.2+) |
| Multi-select paste | Yes | No |
| System slash commands | /sleep, keep-awake, closed-lid | None |
| Open source | No | Yes (MIT) |
| Storage | Local storage, no account | Fully local, no account |
| Platform | macOS 14+ | macOS 14+ |
Where Drobu wins
- Edit clips in place: clean text, crop and trim images, GIFs, and video
- Built-in GIF and video screen recording
- Full-text search across your whole history
- Configurable retention up to a year
- Multi-select paste and system slash commands
Where Maccy wins
- Genuinely free, with full functionality
- Open source (MIT) and fully auditable
- Tiny, lightweight footprint
- Installable via Homebrew
The honest verdict
Pick Drobu if you want screen capture, media editing, and full-text search in one tool. Stick with Maccy if it needs to be free, you want open source you can audit, or you prefer the lightest possible app.
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