People who want a visual clipboard library shared across Apple devices.
Infinite history, pinboards, previews, collaboration, and optional iCloud-based device continuity.
Focused clipboard comparison
Clip 4 Breakfast vs Paste
People who want a visual clipboard library shared across Apple devices. This guide shows where that fit differs from a workflow-first clipboard command center.
Already using Paste and thinking about moving? Read the switching guide.
The honest decision
Choose for the work after recall.
Copied material needs to move through a repeatable workflow.
Paste also queues a sequential stack. Choose C4B when you want the clipboard to stay on one Mac with no cloud layer, explicit retention limits you can see and set, redaction review before a paste leaves, and one payment instead of a subscription.
Reviewed 14 August 2026
Decision by decision.
Not stated means the reviewed official source did not make the capability clear. It is not evidence that the product lacks it.
| Decision | Clip 4 Breakfast | Paste |
|---|---|---|
| Searchable historyCan you quickly recover an earlier clip? | Yes | Infinite history |
| Reusable workCan useful clips become a named working library? | Named Keepers | Pinboards |
| Sequential pasteCan you queue several items and deliver them in order? | Temporary Paste Stack | Paste Stack |
| Paste transformsCan you alter one paste without changing the stored original? | One-shot Paste As | Formatting choice |
| Storage modelWhere does clipboard history live? | Local SQLite | Device and private iCloud |
| Visible limitsAre retention and payload boundaries explicit? | Explicit and visible | Infinite history |
| Plated screenshotsCan a screenshot land framed on a designed backdrop, ready to share? | One shortcut, ten backdrops | Not offered |
| Product focusWhat kind of Mac utility is it? | Focused native Mac utility | Apple device ecosystem |
| Purchase modelHow is the product sold? | Free plus one-time Pro | Subscription or lifetime |
Only in Clip 4 Breakfast
Screenshots come out ready to post.
Press one shortcut, click a window, and the capture is on your clipboard already framed on a designed backdrop. Paste does not offer this, and the apps that do are a separate purchase.
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Capabilities and purchase terms can change. These official sources were reviewed on 14 August 2026.
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Take the full workflow into your own macOS setup and decide with the evidence in front of you.
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