Clipboard manager
SnipVault vs Flycut for Mac
Flycut is a fork of Jumpcut: a tiny, free clipboard buffer for plain text that you cycle through with a bezel. Its last release, 1.9.6, shipped in December 2020, and users report it breaking on macOS Sonoma and later.
Verified 2026-09-08.
Flycut pricing
Free (open source, unmaintained)
Free on the Mac App Store and on GitHub. Version 1.9.6 from December 2020 is the latest release; the tracker has more than 200 open issues, including reports of the app failing on Sonoma, Apple Silicon Macs, and Tahoe.
sourceSnipVault pricing
$29.99/yr or $79 once
Also $2.49/month. 7-day free trial, no card.
Platforms
Flycut: Mac (macOS 10.10+, Intel build; runs under Rosetta on Apple Silicon)
SnipVault: macOS 13+, Apple Silicon and Intel
Feature by feature
What you get with each
| Feature | SnipVault | Flycut |
|---|---|---|
Clipboard history Plain text only. | ✓ | Partial |
Unlimited history Configurable buffer, default 40 items. | ✓ | Partial |
Full-text search | ✓ | — |
Pinboards / collections + tags | ✓ | — |
Paste stack (sequential paste) | ✓ | — |
Screenshot OCR (region → text) | ✓ | — |
OCR captures kept searchable (text + image) | ✓ | — |
Snippets with :keyword expansion | ✓ | — |
OTP / card-number auto-expiry | ✓ | — |
Ignores password managers | ✓ | — |
Built-in emoji library | ✓ | — |
Works fully offline, on-device | ✓ | ✓ |
Sync between Macs SnipVault: iCloud sync in the iCloud-entitled build; secrets stay device-local. | Partial | — |
One-time purchase available | ✓ | ✓ |
Free tier / open source SnipVault: 7-day free trial, no card required. | — | ✓ |
| Price | $29.99/yr or $79 once | Free (open source, unmaintained) |
Strengths
Where Flycut is strong, and where SnipVault is
Flycut does well
- •Free and very small
- •Plain-text only, by design, which some developers prefer
- •Bezel interface that cycles with ⇧⌘V
SnipVault does well
- •A maintained app: Flycut has had no release since 2020 and no Apple Silicon build
- •Search, images, files, and rich text
- •Screenshot OCR, snippets, pinboards, and tags
- •Any privacy handling for passwords or one-time codes
What users say
Common complaints about Flycut
Quoted from public reviews and forums. Follow the links for full context.
“Lots of activity but no release in nearly 3 years”
“Some functionality is lost on Sonoma (14.0)”
“Got new Macbook Pro M3 Max, Flycut not working!”
FAQ
Does Flycut work on macOS Tahoe?+
Not reliably. The last release is from December 2020 and was never built for Apple Silicon. Open GitHub issues report lost functionality on Sonoma, the app not working on M3 Macs, and hotkeys failing. Nobody is shipping fixes.
What is the closest replacement for Flycut?+
Maccy is the closest free, minimal option and is actively maintained. SnipVault is the choice if you want the same keyboard-first speed plus search, images, screenshot OCR, and snippets.
How much does Flycut cost?+
Flycut is Free (open source, unmaintained). Free on the Mac App Store and on GitHub. Version 1.9.6 from December 2020 is the latest release; the tracker has more than 200 open issues, including reports of the app failing on Sonoma, Apple Silicon Macs, and Tahoe. SnipVault: $2.49/month, $29.99/year, or $79 once.
What platforms does Flycut run on?+
Flycut: Mac (macOS 10.10+, Intel build; runs under Rosetta on Apple Silicon). SnipVault: macOS 13 or later, Intel and Apple Silicon, three Macs per licence.
A week with both installed usually settles it.