Guides

Guides and comparisons

How to get more out of your clipboard on Mac and iPhone, and how Hotstash compares with other clipboard managers.

• ComparisonA Paste alternative without a subscriptionLooking for a Paste alternative with no subscription? Hotstash is a Mac and iPhone clipboard manager with iCloud sync, Paste Stack, and a one-time $9.99 price.
• ComparisonA Maccy alternative that syncs with your iPhoneLike Maccy but need your clipboard on iPhone too? Hotstash keeps Maccy's speed, imports your Maccy history, and syncs Mac and iPhone through iCloud.
• ComparisonA Raycast clipboard history alternative that reaches your iPhoneRaycast's clipboard history stays on your Mac. Hotstash is a dedicated clipboard manager that syncs history to your iPhone and imports your Raycast clips.
• GuideHow to paste multiple items in order on a MacCopy several things, then press ⌘V once for each, in order. How to paste multiple clipboard items in sequence on macOS with Hotstash's Paste Stack.
• GuideFill forms from your clipboard, field by fieldFill forms faster on Mac and iPhone: Hotstash's Paste Stack puts the right item in each field, matching email, phone, and named fields automatically.
• GuideSync clipboard history between Mac and iPhoneUniversal Clipboard only keeps your last copy. How to keep a full clipboard history in sync across Mac and iPhone with Hotstash and iCloud.
• GuideFind a copied screenshot by the text inside itCopied a screenshot and can't find it? Hotstash reads the text in every copied image so you can search your clipboard for words inside screenshots.
• GuideTransform clipboard text on a Mac before you pasteTransform what you copied before you paste: format JSON, change case, Base64, clean links, strip formatting, resize images. 30+ built-in transforms in Hotstash.
• GuidePaste your last few copied items at onceCopied several things and need them all in one place? Paste the last 2 to 5 clipboard items at once, inline or one per line, with Hotstash.
• GuideKeep snippets in clipboard foldersSave addresses, IBANs, replies, and code snippets in folders inside your clipboard manager. Hotstash folders sync between Mac and iPhone.
• GuideImport your clipboard history from Maccy or RaycastSwitching clipboard managers without losing your history: import Maccy history (text, pins, images) or Raycast clipboard history into Hotstash.
• GuideA clipboard manager built around text transformationsHotstash is a Mac and iPhone clipboard manager built around transforms: 30+ built in, custom ones written from a plain description, shortcuts, and a community marketplace.
• GuideAutomate repetitive text formatting on a MacStop fixing the same text by hand. Turn a repeated text edit into a one-keystroke transform with Hotstash: built in, custom, or written from a description.
• GuideRemove tracking parameters from copied linksClean utm_, fbclid, and gclid tracking from copied links, and unwrap redirect links, before you share them. One click with Hotstash on Mac and iPhone.
• GuideChange text case with a keyboard shortcut on MacConvert copied text to UPPERCASE, lowercase, Title Case, or Sentence case from any app on Mac with a global shortcut in Hotstash.
• GuideHow Hotstash saves your copies on iPhoneWhy no iPhone clipboard manager can save copies in the background, and the five ways Hotstash captures what you copy on iPhone: app, keyboard, Share, Control Center, and your Mac.