Flycut
Flycut is a free clipboard manager for macOS and iOS, described as a tool for developers and based on Jumpcut.
What Flycut is
Flycut is a free clipboard manager for macOS and iOS, described as a tool for developers and based on Jumpcut. On Mac, it keeps a history of copied items that you can revisit with Shift-Command-V by default; preferences let you change the main hotkey and other settings. A bezel displays the history for keyboard navigation. You can save clippings to favorites and switch between the favorites store and the main history. Clipboard tracking can be disabled or reenabled from the Flycut menu, including when copying sensitive material such as passwords. On iOS, Flycut checks for a new clipping when opened and adds it to history, which retains only the 40 most recent items. Swiping a web link in that history opens it without putting it on the clipboard, and the app strips formatting from clippings. The macOS version can sync with iOS through iCloud. Downloads are linked for the Mac App Store, DRM-free Mac, and iOS App Store. The license is MIT. The Mac app requires macOS 10.10 or later; the iOS app requires iOS 8.0 or later, and iPadOS 8.0 or later on iPad.
Good
- Mac history opens with Shift-Command-V by default.
- Mac users can save and revisit favorites.
- Clipboard tracking can be toggled from the menu.
- Mac and iOS versions can sync through iCloud.
- iOS history supports opening web links directly.
Watch out
- The iOS app retains only 40 clippings.
- iOS checks for new clippings when opened.
- Clippings have their formatting stripped on iOS.
Who it suits
Flycut is for developers and other users who want clipboard history on Mac or iOS. It may suit people who want to revisit copied items or keep selected clippings in a favorites store.
Verdict
Flycut offers clipboard history on both Mac and iOS, with favorites on Mac and iCloud syncing between versions. Keep the iOS limit of 40 recent clippings and its formatting removal in mind.
Plans and prices
From Flycut's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Flycut | Free | macOS and iOS apps; iOS retains the 40 most recent clippings |
The facts
Each one read from Flycut's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Custom hotkey
- The main hotkey and other settings can be changed in preferences.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Download
- The repository links to Mac App Store, DRM-free Mac, and iOS App Store downloads.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Favorites
- Mac users can switch between the main clipboard history and a favorites store, and save items to favorites.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Formatting
- The iOS app strips formatting from clippings so pasted text does not carry unwanted formatting.checked 7 Oct 2026
- History navigation
- The Mac bezel displays clipboard history and supports navigating items with keyboard shortcuts.checked 7 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies Flycut's license as MIT.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy disclosure
- The Mac App Store listing says the developer indicated that the app does not collect data; Apple says this developer-provided privacy information has not been verified by Apple.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Flycut is a clipboard manager described as being for developers and based on Jumpcut.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Sensitive information
- Mac users can disable or reenable clipboard tracking from the Flycut menu, including when copying sensitive information such as passwords.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Sync
- The iOS App Store listing says the macOS version can sync with the iOS version via iCloud.checked 7 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- iOS capture
- On iOS, Flycut checks for a new clipping when opened and stores it in history.checked 7 Oct 2026
- iOS compatibility
- The iOS App Store listing says Flycut requires iOS 8.0 or later and iPadOS 8.0 or later on iPad.checked 7 Oct 2026
- iOS history limit
- The iOS app retains only the 40 most recent clippings.checked 7 Oct 2026
- iOS links
- Users can swipe a web link in iOS clipping history to open it without placing it on the clipboard.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Mac clipboard history
- On Mac, Flycut stores copied items in history and lets users paste a previous item with Shift-Command-V by default.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Mac compatibility
- The Mac App Store listing says Flycut requires macOS 10.10 or later.checked 7 Oct 2026
