Ditto clipboard manager
Hacker ApprovedClipboard manager in Productivity & writing
Windows clipboard manager with searchable clipboard history that people call the best they have found. The most common caveat is that the interface feels dated.
Windows clipboard manager with searchable clipboard history that people call the best they have found. The most common caveat is that the interface feels dated.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Searchable clipboard history
“they have non-destructive clipboard history that's instantly viewable and searchable”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “Ghost Cut – or why Cut and Paste is broken everywhere” “Ditto is the best tool for clipboard history I've found.”
Comment from 23 Nov 2025 in “Raycast for Windows”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Dated user interface
“Ditto works, but the UX feels dated.”
Comment from 3 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Beetroot – Clipboard manager for Windows with AI transforms”
What people recommend instead
The same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ditto clipboard managerThis page | 10 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Maccy | 7 | 1 | 88% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“but continue to work well”
“much more performant than the native clipboard manager”
“they have non-destructive clipboard history that's instantly viewable and searchable”
“the edge-native data platform that keeps distributed systems in sync when the network doesn't cooperate”
“Ditto works, but the UX feels dated.”
“CatchDitto gives you an actual codebase — clean component hierarchy, sensible naming”
“Ditto clipboard and AHK automation that streamline my day”
“it's genuinely solved a real pain point for us”
“Ditto is the best tool for clipboard history I've found.”
“If it comes down to FOSS/freeware stuff I am actually quite fond of Windows ecosystem.”
“the team is building crdts and using them to help enable SAR”
“helps teams manage their copy from design to production with a single source of truth”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.