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DittoDuo vs Raycast
Raycast is a launcher that does a lot, and clipboard history is one of its built-in features. DittoDuo does one thing: clipboard history, in a panel that opens beside your cursor, with an MCP server so AI assistants can search it.
| Feature | DittoDuo | Raycast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free; Pro is $19.99 once, for all your Macs | Free with 3 months of history; Pro ($10/month or $96/year) for unlimited history |
| Free history | Unlimited: by days (90 by default), by count or forever | 3 months |
| Where history lives | Only on your Mac, readable only by your macOS user | Only on your Mac |
| Encryption at rest | No extra encryption; owner-only file permissions, plus FileVault if it’s on | Encrypted on disk |
| Cloud sync | None | None for clipboard history |
| Open source | No | No |
| Password-manager copies | Skips concealed and temporary copies; ignore any app | Ignores password-manager and temporary copies |
| History length | 90 days by default; by days, by count or forever, free | Up to 3 months free; unlimited with Pro |
| AI assistant access (MCP) | Built in (Pro): read-only, likely secrets redacted, last 7 days by default | No built-in MCP server for clipboard history |
| Requires | macOS 15 Sequoia or later | macOS Tahoe and Apple Silicon (Raycast v2) |
Checked on October 6, 2026. Sources are listed below.
Choose Raycast if…
- You want a launcher, snippets, window management and extensions in one app.
- You want clipboard history encrypted on disk.
Choose DittoDuo if…
- You want to keep clips longer than 3 months, or forever, without a subscription.
- You’re on macOS 15 Sequoia. Raycast v2 needs macOS Tahoe and Apple Silicon.
- You want Claude, Cursor or another AI assistant to search your history over MCP, with likely secrets redacted.
- You want a dedicated clipboard panel that opens beside your cursor.
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Sources for Raycast, checked October 6, 2026: Raycast pricing · Raycast clipboard history · Raycast Cloud Sync · Raycast v2 requirements · Raycast terms. Raycast is a trademark of its owner. If something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it.