Clypy vs Ditto: what happens when you leave the building
Ditto has been the default answer to “clipboard manager for Windows” for the better part of two decades, it is free, and it is open source. Clypy is the answer when your work does not stay on Windows machines, or in the office.
Syncs PC to PC over your network. This is what Ditto does well.
Syncs directly over the network, encrypted, with no server in the path.
Ditto earned its reputation
Windows is where Ditto stops
Encrypted on the PC that copied it
Clypy syncs directly over your network when it can and through a relay when it can't. Either way each clip is encrypted on the sending device, so the relay moves ciphertext it cannot read.
A strip, not a dialog
Clypy's Paste Strip slides over whatever you are working in, with each clip drawn as what it is and text from screenshots searchable alongside everything else. It is a different interaction model from a pop-up list, and largely a matter of taste.
On an old PC, choose Ditto
Clypy needs Windows 10 or 11 on x64. Ditto runs on considerably older hardware and Windows versions, so on a genuinely old machine Ditto is the safer bet.
Clypy vs Ditto, line by line
| Feature | Clypy | Ditto |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | ||
| macOS & Linux | ||
| iOS & Android | ||
| Open source | ||
| Price | Free, or $29.99 once for Pro | Free |
| Sync between PCs | ||
| Sync away from your network | Encrypted relay | |
| Search by meaning | Semantic, on-device | Text match |
| OCR on screenshots |
Which one should you use?
You are Windows-only, you want free and open source, and PC-to-PC sync on your own network is all you need.
Ditto's siteWhat Ditto users ask
Is Clypy free like Ditto?
Clypy has a free tier with unlimited local history, but the cross-device sync that competes with Ditto's PC-to-PC sync is part of Pro, which is $29.99 once. Ditto is free for everything it does.
Does Clypy sync over the local network like Ditto?
Yes. When your devices are on the same network Clypy syncs directly between them, and uses an encrypted relay only when they are not. Clips are encrypted before they leave the device either way.
Will Clypy run on older Windows machines?
Clypy needs Windows 10 or 11 on x64. Ditto runs on considerably older hardware and Windows versions, so on a genuinely old machine Ditto is the safer bet.