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Build Mode vs CopyPasta

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Build Mode compared with CopyPasta
DetailBuild Mode logo Build ModeCopyPasta logo CopyPasta
What it doesPrivate time tracker for Mac that records focused work with one button A private-by-default clipboard manager for macOS that opens from the notch
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Pricing modelPaid Free trial
Pricing$29 one-time payment (early builder price, will rise to $49). Includes one-button time tracking, daily/weekly/all-time totals, automatic app tracking, custom categories, long-term hour goals, weekly visual reflections, and local data storage. No subscription, no account. Personal (1 Mac): $14.99 launch pricing, $29.99 after launch. Plus (3 Macs): $29.99 launch pricing, $39.99 after launch. Studio (5 Macs): $39.99 launch pricing, $49.99 after launch. One-time payment with lifetime updates.
Key features
  • One-button keyboard shortcut to start and stop sessions
  • Live session clock in MacBook notch
  • Automatic mode suggestions from active app
  • Pauses idle time and display sleep
  • Dashboard with daily, weekly, and all-time totals
  • Wrapped weekly visual recap shareable as image
  • Custom categories or skills
  • All data stored locally on Mac
  • Clipboard history that captures text, images, screenshots, colors and vector graphics with full formatting preserved
  • Search entire clipboard history with results from text inside screenshots using OCR
  • Paste Stack to copy multiple items and paste them one by one in order
  • Automatic detection and hiding of passwords, API keys and tokens behind dots
  • Screenshot markup with arrows, boxes, notes, text and blur before sharing
  • Screenshot beautification with presets for social platforms like Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube
  • Color palette generation from hex and RGB values with matching complementary palettes
  • Multi-copy to select and paste multiple items together in one action
  • Custom categories to organize and permanently keep important clips
  • iCloud sync across multiple Macs with end-to-end encryption
What makes it different
  • No screen recording or access to browser history
  • One-time lifetime purchase with no subscription
  • Built by a solo founder for their own use
  • Opens from the notch on macOS for one-hover access to your entire clipboard history
  • Built entirely for keyboard control with every function accessible without leaving the keyboard
  • One-time purchase with lifetime updates and no subscription required
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
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Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)27 no change since last check6 +2 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)223
Citation Flow (Majestic)2714
Referring domains (Majestic)761

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