Pippin vs PasteDaemon

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Pippin compared with PasteDaemon
Detail	Pippin	PasteDaemon
What it does	A Mac app that writes and keeps your to-do list from the text on your screen	A clipboard manager for Mac that automatically transforms what you copy
Stage	MVP	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	US
Pricing model	Free	Freemium
Pricing	Free during beta. AI costs depend on your provider: ChatGPT plan costs vary by subscription, Claude API costs $100 to $500 per month in credits, OpenRouter uses pay-per-use pricing.	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	Auto-updates tasks as they progress in emails and chat apps Recents section shows up to ten rows from the last three days Works with any Mac app that supports macOS Accessibility Local data storage on Mac with no cloud sync Masks passwords, API keys, tokens and sensitive numbers before saving Screen reading checks every 15 seconds via macOS Accessibility Voice chat interface to ask questions and give commands Pause screen awareness for an hour or longer when needed Requires macOS 15 or later with Apple silicon	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	Writes tasks automatically from screen text instead of requiring manual typing Keeps to-do list current without manual updates as work progresses Uses your own AI provider instead of running proprietary servers All data stored locally on Mac with no cloud account or server access to screen text Never reads passwords or common password managers like 1Password and Bitwarden	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)	Not checked yet no change since last check	1 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	5
Citation Flow (Majestic)	0	21
Referring domains (Majestic)	0	27

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