LesskeysClipClip clipboard manager vs Lesskeys
ClipClip is a Windows clipboard manager with folders, a paste menu and links to cloud drives, free for personal use. Lesskeys has a simpler clipboard history, free, in the same app as offline dictation and call recording.
Windows 10 and 11 · No subscription
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This page is for Windows. For Mac, see Paste app for Mac vs Lesskeys.
Pick one
Pick ClipClip or Lesskeys?
Pick ClipClip if
- You want folders you can lock with a password.
- You want Google Drive, OneDrive or Dropbox links.
- You want to edit a clip in place.
Pick Lesskeys if
- You also want dictation and call recording.
- You want one simple list with pins.
- It skips content a password manager flags.
Side by side
ClipClip and Lesskeys, side by side
- 100Lesskeys items by default (10 to 500)
- 10 and 11Windows versions Lesskeys runs on
- Skipscontent a password manager flags
| What | ClipClip | Lesskeys |
|---|---|---|
| Cost and licence | A clipboard manager that is free for personal, school and hobby use; work and client use is covered by a one-time per-user commercial licence, with no subscription, according to its plans page, which also says future major versions are sold separately. | The clipboard history is free and needs no account, and it keeps your last 100 items by default (up to 500). It comes in the same app as offline dictation and call recording. |
| Works on | Windows only. | Windows 10 (version 1903 or later) and Windows 11, as an installer. |
| How much it keeps | About 1,000 clips if your PC's memory allows it. | 100 items by default; you set 10 to 500. Pinned items are kept when older ones drop off. |
| What it saves | Text, rich text, images, tables, files and screenshots. You can edit a clip in place. | Text, images and copied files. |
| Folders and pins | Folders for your clips, which you can lock with a password. Pinned clips for quick access. | One list with pins. No folders and no editing of clips. |
| Sync and privacy | Links to Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox to sync and back up clips. Its features page says the clips are stored locally and encrypted. | Skips content that a password manager marks as sensitive. The history is stored on your PC in plain files, not encrypted, with no sync. |
Sources, all read on 14 October 2026
- clipclip.com (what it saves, folders, platform)
- ClipClip features (storage, sync, search)
- ClipClip plans (personal and commercial licence)
Features and plans change; check the vendor page before you decide.
Not for you?
What Lesskeys does not do that ClipClip does
Lesskeys has one list: no folders, no editing.
- No folders
- No clip editing
- No cloud-drive sync
- No clear-all button
You delete items one by one, and images and files cannot be switched off. Installing it? See how to install Lesskeys on Windows.
Windows history
Does ClipClip replace the Windows history?
It does the same job with more tools.
Windows has its own clipboard history, which keeps 25 items and clears at every restart; the guide to clipboard history on Windows 11 covers it. Lesskeys works next to it and keeps its own list.
Questions
Questions about ClipClip and Lesskeys
Is the ClipClip clipboard manager free?
ClipClip's plans page says the clipboard manager's personal licence is free, for personal, school and hobby use. Work and client use is covered by a one-time commercial licence per user, and there is no subscription; future major versions are sold separately. The Lesskeys clipboard history is free, and it keeps your last 100 items by default (up to 500).
Does ClipClip sync between PCs?
ClipClip's features page says it links to Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox to sync and back up clips. Lesskeys does not sync; your history stays on your PC.
How many clips does ClipClip keep?
Its website says about 1,000, if your PC's memory allows it. Lesskeys keeps 100 items by default and you can set 10 to 500.
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