Unclutter Tries to Do Three Things. Pasty Does One Thing Perfectly.
Unclutter bundles a clipboard manager with a notes panel and a file shelf — three tools crammed into one slide-down drawer. The result is a jack-of-all-trades that masters none. Its clipboard component lacks code view, video previews, encryption, and modern animations.
Pasty is a purpose-built clipboard intelligence system. It focuses entirely on making your clipboard workflow faster, more powerful, and more beautiful. Syntax highlighting, inline video previews, AES-256 encryption, screenshot capture, and 120Hz Liquid Glass — all dedicated to one job, done flawlessly.
Unclutter vs Pasty — Clipboard Features Only
Ignoring Unclutter's notes and files — how do the clipboard features compare?
| Clipboard Feature | Pasty | Unclutter |
|---|---|---|
| Clipboard History | ✓ | ✓ |
| Search & Filter | ✓ | ✓ |
| Syntax-Highlighted Code View | ✓ | ✗ |
| Video / Image Previews | ✓ | ✗ |
| Screenshot Capture to List | ✓ | ✗ |
| Pin Items & Always-on-Top | ✓ | ✗ |
| AES-256 Encrypted History | ✓ | ✗ |
| 120Hz ProMotion / Liquid Glass | ✓ | ✗ |
| Cursor-Anchored Hotkey | ✓ | ✗ |
| File & App Copying | ✓ | ✓ |
| Price | $9.99 once | $28.99 once |
| Focus | 100% clipboard | Clipboard + Notes + Files |
Unclutter 📂
Jack of Three Trades: Unclutter combines clipboard history, quick notes, and a file shelf. But its clipboard panel is basic — no code view, no video previews, no encryption. You're paying $28.99 for a bundled tool where the clipboard is the weakest component.
Slide-Down Design: You access Unclutter by dragging down from the menu bar. It's a novel gesture but imprecise — you can accidentally trigger it, and it always appears at the top of the screen rather than at your cursor.
Pasty ⚡
Laser-Focused: Pasty does one thing — clipboard management — and does it better than any competitor. 8 premium features, 120Hz GPU-composited animations, AES-256 encryption, and it costs 7× less than Unclutter.
Cursor-Local Speed: Pasty spawns exactly where your mouse is. No dragging, no menu bar. Press ⌥V, paste, gone. If you use macOS Notes for notes and Finder for files, you don't need Unclutter's extras — you just need a better clipboard.
One-time purchase · macOS Ventura and later · Native Swift + Metal