Comparison

A Raycast clipboard history alternative that reaches your iPhone

Raycast is a great launcher, and its clipboard history works well on the Mac, but that history stays on the Mac. Hotstash is a dedicated clipboard manager with an iPhone app and keyboard, synced through iCloud. You can keep Raycast for launching and import your Raycast clipboard history into Hotstash.

Get Hotstash for Mac and iPhone

Launch offer: $4.99 instead of $9.99 until 1 January 2027.

What Hotstash adds next to Raycast

Your clipboard on iPhone. Copy on the Mac, paste from the Hotstash keyboard on your phone.
Paste Stack. Pick several items, then each ⌘V pastes the next one.
Form-field matching. Click into an Email or Phone field and the matching stack item is ready first.
Screenshot search. Find a copied image by the words inside it.
One-time price. $9.99 once after a 30-day trial, with no subscription.

Import your Raycast clipboard history

In Raycast, run Export Settings & Data and set a passphrase.
In Hotstash, open Settings → General → Import from Raycast.
Pick the exported .rayconfig file and type the passphrase. Text and links come across. Raycast's export doesn't include image files.

Prices and features checked in October 2026. Raycast's history sync details are from Raycast's Pro announcement and current reviews.

Questions

Does Raycast sync clipboard history to iPhone?

As of October 2026, Raycast's clipboard history stays on the Mac. Hotstash syncs clipboard history between Mac and iPhone through iCloud.

Can I use Hotstash and Raycast together?

Yes. Keep Raycast as your launcher and give Hotstash its own shortcut (⌘⇧V by default).

Can Hotstash import Raycast's clipboard history?

Yes, from a Raycast settings export (.rayconfig) and its passphrase. Text and links import; images aren't in Raycast's export.

Hotstash is an independent app. Other product names belong to their owners and are used only to compare features.