Flycut Alternative

Flycut Was Last Updated in 2020. It's Time to Move On.

Flycut (a fork of Jumpcut) was once a popular open-source clipboard manager for macOS. But it hasn't received meaningful updates since 2020. It doesn't support Apple Silicon natively, has no image support, no code previews, and crashes on newer macOS versions. If you're searching for a Flycut alternative, you're not alone.

Pasty is built from scratch in Swift for Apple Silicon and macOS Sequoia. It handles text, images, files, videos, and code — with real-time syntax highlighting, AES-256 encryption, and 120Hz Liquid Glass animations powered by Metal 3.

Flycut vs Pasty — Why Developers Are Switching

Feature	Pasty	Flycut
Clipboard History	✓	✓
Text-Only	Text + Images + Files + Video	Text only
Apple Silicon Native	✓	✗ (Rosetta)
macOS Sequoia Support	✓	⚠️ Crashes
Search & Filter	✓	✗
Syntax-Highlighted Code View	✓	✗
Video / Image Previews	✓	✗
AES-256 Encrypted History	✓	✗
120Hz ProMotion	✓	✗
Cursor-Anchored Hotkey	✓	✗
Actively Maintained	✓ (2026)	✗ (2020)
Price	$9.99 once	Free (abandoned)

Flycut 🪦

Abandoned Open Source: Flycut hasn't been updated in over 5 years. It runs through Rosetta on Apple Silicon, leaks memory on macOS Sonoma, and has known crashes on Sequoia. The GitHub repo has 200+ open issues with no responses.

Text Only: Flycut can only store text snippets. No images, no files, no videos, no code highlighting. It's a plain text ring buffer from 2015 — functional but frozen in time.

Pasty ⚡

Built for 2026: Pasty runs natively on Apple Silicon with zero translation overhead. Every feature is built for modern macOS — ProMotion displays, Liquid Glass compositing, Notification Center integration.

Developer-Grade: If you loved Flycut's simplicity, Pasty keeps the same cursor-anchored hotkey workflow — but adds syntax highlighting, video previews, encrypted storage, and a resizable panel that stays on top while you work.

Common Questions

Why did Flycut stop being updated?

Flycut was a community fork of Jumpcut, an even older clipboard manager. As macOS evolved with Apple Silicon, Liquid Glass, and stricter sandboxing, Flycut's codebase couldn't keep up. The last meaningful commit was in 2020, and the original maintainer appears to have moved on.

Does Flycut work on macOS Sequoia?

Flycut may partially work on macOS Sequoia through Rosetta translation, but users report crashes, accessibility permission issues, and memory leaks. It was never compiled for Apple Silicon and relies on deprecated APIs.

Is Pasty worth paying for vs free Flycut?

For $9.99 — the cost of a coffee — Pasty gives you 8 premium features that Flycut simply cannot provide: syntax-highlighted code view, video/image previews, AES-256 encryption, screenshot capture, always-on-top pinning, 120Hz animations, and active development for the latest macOS. It's a one-time purchase with no subscriptions.

Replace Flycut. Get Pasty.

One-time purchase · macOS Ventura and later · Native Swift + Metal