How long does Raycast keep clipboard history?

On the free plan, Raycast keeps clipboard history for 3 months. Unlimited history requires Raycast Pro, a monthly subscription. Copydrop keeps everything with no time limit for a one-time payment.

Should I use Raycast's clipboard history or a dedicated clipboard manager?

If you already live in Raycast and three months of history is enough, its clipboard feature is convenient. A dedicated manager makes sense when the clipboard is a core tool: unlimited history, rich previews, and app-native objects preserved exactly.

Is Copydrop a Raycast alternative?

Not for launching — Raycast is a great launcher and Copydrop doesn't compete with that. Copydrop replaces only the clipboard part, and the two run side by side without conflict.

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Raycast's clipboard history vs Copydrop: feature vs tool

Raycast is an excellent launcher, and its clipboard history is a genuinely useful feature. The question isn't which app is better — it's whether a launcher feature covers a job you do hundreds of times a day. One shortcut that does one job completely, or one of fifty features?

The short version

Stay with Raycast's clipboard if you already use Raycast, copy mostly text, and never need anything older than three months.

Add Copydrop if your history should be permanent, searchable forever, and rich — full previews, images, files and design objects kept in their exact original form. They run side by side; Copydrop doesn't touch the launcher.

The 3-month wall

Raycast's free plan keeps clipboard history for 3 months. Unlimited history is part of Raycast Pro, a monthly subscription. That's a fine deal if you want everything else Pro includes — but if unlimited clipboard history is the thing you're after, you'd be renting one feature.

Copydrop's history is unlimited from day one, for a one-time $8.99. The link you copied in March is still there in November — findable in three keystrokes.

Feature by feature

	Raycast (clipboard feature)	Copydrop
History retention	3 months free · unlimited with Pro subscription	Unlimited — one-time purchase
Pricing model	Free tier + monthly subscription	$8.99, once
Scope	One feature of a launcher suite	One job, done completely
Previews	Compact panel	Rich — full text previews, real thumbnails
App-native objects (e.g. Figma layers)	Text, images, files, links	Pastes the exact original form
Source app on each item	Yes	Yes
History stays local	Yes (feature is local)	Yes — nothing you copy leaves your Mac, no account

They're not enemies

Plenty of Copydrop users keep Raycast as their launcher — it's great at that. Copydrop takes over one shortcut (⌘⇧C) and one job: never losing anything you copy, and finding it instantly for as long as you use your Mac. No subscription meter running in the background.

Questions people ask

Can I run Raycast and Copydrop together?

Yes, without conflict. Keep Raycast for launching; give the clipboard job to Copydrop. They use different shortcuts and never fight over the pasteboard.

Isn't Raycast Pro worth it anyway?

If you'll use its AI, sync and the rest — maybe! That's honestly a question about Raycast, not about clipboards. If the clipboard is the only Pro feature you want, a one-time tool is the cheaper way to own it.

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Sources (verified July 2026): Raycast clipboard history & plans — raycast.com and raycast.com/pro. Plans change; if this is outdated, tell us at hello@copydrop.app and we'll fix it.