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Paste - Clipboard history manager for your Mac

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Paste is a new way to copy and paste for your Mac. It keeps everything you've ever copied and lets you use your clipboard history anytime you need it across all your devices.

UPD: Please check out !

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And don't forget to download Paste Helper at , it makes Paste much-much better ;)
what's the difference then? why don't you include all the functionality in one product?
I'm guessing it's probably due to sandbox requirements and the added functionality wouldn't meet App Store review requirements. edit: Just saw this on their site "The apps in Mac App Store must be "sandboxed", it means they can't communicate with other apps so there is no way to implement the Direct Paste feature in App Store version of Paste. We have introduced an optional Helper application which makes Direct Paste work…"
Maker
Thanks ! unfortunately it's the only allowed way to make Direct Paste works in sandboxed environment.
But if you download directly from your site, there's no need for this, right?
Maker
Correct, the version from the website includes the Helper internally.
Maker
Hi there! Paste was started as an UI experiment, I wanted to make a "different" UI for a desktop app that doesn't use any private API and is valid for Mac App Store. After some prototypes I decided to make a clipboard manager – the app that stores everything you've ever copied and allows you to use your copy-history anytime you need it. I think such kind of apps must be tightly integrated into the system, so Paste looks and feels as a part of the OS X with native animations and fullscreen user experience. I have a lot of ideas to make it even better, so feel free to leave a suggestion or any other feedback! UPD: Please check out Paste 2 at ;)
this looks incredibly useful! Looking forward to sending you some feedback!
I've used Paste for the last 3 years and it's easily the most useful app I've ever bought.
This is super neat - but part of me doesn't want to see my clipboard history. Hah.
Maker
You can setup the Rules in Preferences and Paste will not store data from apps you select ;) And you can delete your history anytime.

I rarely shell out money for any kind of software, but while there are great free alternatives (e.g. Flycut), I haven't seen anything close to the performance / usability / UI in Paste. For $10, great deal.

Pros:

Slick Apple-style UI, useful features, smooth performance, pinboards, search, attentiveness to UX

Cons:

The window is a bit larger than necessary; a lot of space is given to show the source app of the copied item; usually not important

Awesome! I just upgraded from iClip. I have two concerns though: a) Can you add an option to hide the menubar icon? That is super prime real estate on my MacBook and given the keyboard shortcut, I can't imagine myself ever needing to click on it up there. b) It's super slow! When I "Show Paste" it pauses for a good 1 second before starting the slide in animation. Is that a known limitation?
Maker
Thanks! a) Already on the roadmap and will be available in next release ;) b) Unfortunately sometimes there can be a delay on Retina Macbooks, I'll investigate this case, for now the only solution is restart you Mac :( After restarting there should not be a delay.
And where have you been all my life?? I didn't even think twice! What would make it even cuter (and also more functional!) is if you show previews of links: webpages, YouTube videos, photo URLs, etc. But hey, it's very awesome as it is 👌
Maker
Thanks! Working on that, sign up to our new beta at ;)
Just did. Can't wait!
I have tried every clipboard manager there is for the Mac and just bought Paste. I think it looks cooler and simpler than most others! Awesome onboarding, especially with the helper app. Love the fact that there are no tags or folders to complicate the app. A tiny criticism: The default shortcut of Cmd+Shift+V is used by many apps for 'Paste without formatting' and may clash. I switched to Ctrl+V for my setup. Will certainly be using it for a while to see how it holds up for long term use.
Maker
it's also possible to 'Paste without formatting' with Paste, use a Cmd+Return (or context menu) on selected item. Also there is an option to strip formatting from everything you copy in Preferences ;)
Looks beautiful! I used ClipCube on Windows @ work, so this might the best answer for my Mac at home.
Nice work! I've been using clippy for too long. The bummer is no free trial :(
You don't need it. It works great, and at a few bucks it's a bargain.
Maker
contact me via email ;)
This is great! Currently I use CopyClip, a simple free copy manager without support for images, link, etc etc. Paste looks like the best all around solution! Have to give this one a try!
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