Crest vs PasteDaemon

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Crest compared with PasteDaemon
Detail	Crest	PasteDaemon
What it does	Answer Claude Code approvals from your MacBook's notch	A clipboard manager for Mac that automatically transforms what you copy
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	US
Pricing model	Paid	Freemium
Pricing	Crest Pro: $14.99 once (use on 2 Macs, updates through Crest 7). Crest Cloud + Drop add-on: 50 GB for $4.99/month or $39.99/year; 200 GB for $7.99/month or $79.99/year. 7-day free trial of everything with no card required.	Free: Clipboard history, search and basic pasting. Full access free until January 1, 2027. Licence: $4.99 one-time ($19.99 from January 1, 2027) for pipelines, triggers, actions, variables, abbreviations, secrets and the local API, one person on all their Macs with all future updates.
Key features	Display Claude Code permission prompts on the MacBook notch Answer with Allow or Deny with a single tap View full command details before approving Answer Claude's multiple-choice questions from the notch Support for Codex CLI Support for GitHub Copilot CLI Visible on any display, even over fullscreen apps Works with Claude Code's native hook system	Clipboard history with search including text inside screenshots Triggers that automatically transform copied content Over 200 built-in actions for dates, JSON, Markdown, pictures and lists In-place text editing and transformation Snippet abbreviations and auto-expansion Encrypted secrets vault with Touch ID or password Local API and MCP server for AI integration iCloud sync with end-to-end encryption
What makes it different	Shows prompts on the notch, visible over any fullscreen app or external display One-time purchase with no subscription required Uses native hooks instead of patching or injecting No API key or extra signup required	Automatic trigger-based transformations with no action required No account or telemetry required Import history from Alfred, Maccy, CopyQ or Flycut One-time purchase with all future updates included Works on every Mac with no need for subscription or recurring charges
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 no change since last check	1 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	9	5
Citation Flow (Majestic)	31	21
Referring domains (Majestic)	107	27

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