Clipster vs Textfold

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Clipster compared with Textfold
Detail	Clipster	Textfold
What it does	Smart clipboard manager that syncs across Mac, Windows and iPhone with end-to-end encryption	Fast, native text expander for Mac with one-time purchase, no subscription
Stage	Startup	Startup
Founded	2026	2026
Based in	FR	IN
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free plan: 40 clips in history, 1 pin, full-text search, all content types, no account needed. Plus plan: full clipboard history and more pins. Pro plan: 250 clips in history, 30 pins with 30 clips each, file uploads up to 50 MB, sync across devices, encrypted cloud backup.	Free: 10 active snippets, every feature, unlimited. Pro: $19 one-time until November 8, then $29. One license covers up to 3 Macs. Every 1.x update included; if purchased by October 13, 2027, version 2.0 free.
Key features	Full-text search through entire clipboard history Pins to organize and categorize clips Support for multiple content types: text, code, images, files, links, colors, documents End-to-end AES-256-GCM encryption with zero-knowledge architecture Real-time sync across Mac, Windows and iPhone Offline functionality with automatic sync on reconnect Native apps for macOS, Windows, iPhone and iPad iOS keyboard extension for pasting from any app Supports up to 50 MB file uploads with Pro plan Ultra-fast launch time under 50 milliseconds	Expands in every app as you type Date math and dynamic calculations Quick insert with search palette Per-app snippets for context-specific expansions Follows your capitals in expansions Undo expansion with Backspace or Escape Snippets stored as plain text files you own Import from TextExpander, Raycast, Alfred, Espanso and others Passwords and random generator with customizable length and character mix
What makes it different	Cross-platform with zero-knowledge end-to-end encrypted sync across Mac, Windows and iPhone Built with Rust and Tauri for 10x less memory usage than Electron-based alternatives Genuinely free plan that is not a limited trial or demo One of the few serious clipboard managers with native Windows app alongside macOS and iOS	One-time purchase with no subscription or recurring fees Privacy-first: nothing you type leaves your Mac Snippets as plain text files you can edit, sync and backup anywhere Works in every Mac app, including Terminal and VS Code Free plan includes every feature for up to 10 snippets
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	8 +4 (up) since last check	2 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	7	3
Citation Flow (Majestic)	16	23
Referring domains (Majestic)	6	13

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