Comparison
RAAD vs CleanClip
CleanClip is a cursor-anchored clipboard manager with Paste Stack and Smart Lists. It's genuinely strong on popup anchored right at the text-input cursor, paste stack auto-advances to the next queued item on each paste, collection lists plus condition-based smart lists for organization.
RAAD takes a different approach: everything runs on-device, with semantic search and on-device ai actions, which cleanclip doesn’t have, an mcp server with write access and an audit trail, secret redaction strips things like api keys before they’re ever written to disk, 38 built-in paste transforms plus custom ai actions. The table below is checked against both apps directly — see sources at the bottom.
| Feature | RAAD | CleanClip |
|---|---|---|
| Capture | ||
| Unlimited clipboard history | Yes | Partial |
| Rich content types(Not just plain text — rich text, links, colors) | Yes | Yes |
| Image & file capture | Yes | Yes |
| OCR (text from images) | Yes | Yes |
| Find | ||
| Keyword search | Yes | Yes |
| Semantic search(Search by meaning, not exact text) | Yes | No |
| Fuzzy / typo-tolerant search | Yes | Unconfirmed |
| Filter by app, date & type | Yes | Yes |
| Pinboards / collections | Yes | Yes |
| Favorites | Yes | Partial |
| Paste | ||
| Snippets with variables | Yes | No |
| Abbreviation expansion | Yes | No |
| Paste stack(Queue multiple items, paste in sequence) | Yes | Yes |
| Quick paste (⌘1-9) | Yes | Yes |
| Paste as plain text | Yes | Yes |
| Text transforms(Case, trim, encode, and similar one-click edits) | Yes | Partial |
| AI | ||
| MCP server(Exposes clipboard history to AI clients like Claude) | Yes | No |
| MCP write access + audit trail | Yes | No |
| Platform | ||
| Popup anchored at cursor | Yes | Yes |
| Grid view | Yes | No |
| CLI | Yes | No |
| Apple Shortcuts | Yes | No |
| Privacy | ||
| Works fully offline | Yes | Partial |
| No account required | Yes | Partial |
| Secret redaction before disk(Detects and strips things like API keys before they touch storage) | Yes | No |
| Password manager exclusion | Yes | Unconfirmed |
| Concealed / transient pasteboard support | Yes | Unconfirmed |
| Screen-share exclusion | Yes | Unconfirmed |
| Biometric-sealed collections | Yes | Unconfirmed |
| Encrypted local backup | Yes | Unconfirmed |
| Pricing & licensing | ||
| Open source | No | No |
| One-time purchase option | Yes | Yes |
| Subscription required | Yes | Yes |
| Free tier(14-day full trial, not a permanent free tier) | Partial | Partial |
Why people switch to RAAD
- Semantic search and on-device AI actions, which CleanClip doesn’t have
- An MCP server with write access and an audit trail
- Secret redaction strips things like API keys before they’re ever written to disk
- 38 built-in paste transforms plus custom AI actions
Not yet available — on the roadmap
The table above only lists what you can use today. These are built and tested but not shipped in the current release, so they’re never counted as a “yes” above.
- On-device AI actions
- Model-backed actions (summarize, rewrite, extract) exist in code but are gated off in the shipping build. Instant text transforms (case, encoding, etc.) already ship and are listed separately.
- End-to-end encrypted cloud sync
- Sync engine and schema exist and are tested, but not wired into the shipping app — no Settings tab, no way to turn it on yet.
- Team / shared memory
- The encryption layer for shared team boards exists in code but has no shipping UI yet.
- iOS / multi-device app
- RAAD is Mac-only today. Universal Clipboard lets you paste into iOS manually, but there is no RAAD iOS app.
Common questions
Both CleanClip and RAAD have a cursor-anchored popup — what’s the difference?
Both anchor the popup at your cursor rather than a fixed menu-bar dropdown. Beyond that, RAAD adds semantic search, on-device AI actions, OCR with bounding boxes, and an MCP server that CleanClip doesn’t have.
Is CleanClip cheaper than RAAD?
CleanClip’s direct one-time price is $19.99-$29.99 depending on device count, or $1.99/mo ($14.99/yr) via the Mac App Store. Check the pricing table above for RAAD’s current tiers.
Does CleanClip have paste transforms or AI actions?
CleanClip has some format-and-paste presets, but not the explicit case-conversion and trim tools RAAD ships, and no on-device AI actions. RAAD has 38 built-in transforms plus customizable AI actions.
Does CleanClip work on iOS?
Yes, CleanClip has an iOS and visionOS app alongside macOS. RAAD is Mac-only today, with an iOS app on the roadmap but not yet shipped.
Pricing
Buy it once, or keep it updated.
Every plan unlocks every feature. Try all of it free for 14 days first — no card, no account.
Personal
…/ month
14-day free trial
Full clipboard history, on-device search, and an MCP server for AI tools.
- Unlimited clipboard history
- On-device semantic search
- MCP server, CLI, and Shortcuts
- Pinboards & Quick Paste
Lifetime
…one-time
Everything in Personal, once, forever. No subscription.
- Everything in Personal
- Free updates within the major version
- One Mac, transferable
Team
…/ month, 5 seats
14-day free trial
A shared, end-to-end encrypted board for the whole team.
- Everything in Personal, per seat
- Shared team snippets (E2E encrypted)
- Admin seat management
Prices shown in your local currency where Paddle supports it. VAT and sales tax are calculated at checkout.
Feature and pricing details verified against each vendor’s own site or App Store listing: CleanClip (2026-08-17). Found something out of date? Email hello@raad.app.
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