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Paste
Your clipboard history: find any text, image or link you copied.
- Category
- Utilities
- Pricing
- Included in Setapp (~€9.99/month) · Freemium
- How often
- Every day
- My rating
- 4.6 out of 5
In short
Paste is the most pleasant clipboard manager to use on macOS. Finding anything you copied in under 3 seconds really changes the workflow.
- Ideal for
- Developers and creators who regularly copy and paste content between several sources
- Use case
- Finding a text, URL or image copied days ago
What it costs
Entry price: Included in Setapp (~€9.99/month). Prices taken from the official site, excluding tax.
| Plan | Per month | Per year | For whom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setapp · Recommended | ~€9.99/month (Setapp subscription) | – | Setapp subscribers who already use the suite |
| Premium | €1.99/month | €1.25/month (€14.99/year) | Regular users without a Setapp subscription |
| Free | €0 | – | Occasional use |
Alternatives I ruled out
| Alternative | Why I did not keep it |
|---|---|
| Alfred (Clipboard History) | Alfred if you already use it as a launcher. Paste for a nicer dedicated app. Better at: Built into a full launcher, powerful workflows, deep customization Worse at: Less polished clipboard interface, Alfred Powerpack is paid ($34) |
| Raycast (Clipboard History) | Raycast if you want everything in one and free. Paste for the most polished clipboard experience. Better at: Free, built into the launcher, community extensions Worse at: Fewer features than Paste (no Pinboards, more basic sync) |
Strengths and limits
Pros
- Visual history: copied items are displayed with a preview
- Instant search across the whole history, finds text copied weeks ago
- Pinboards: pin frequent items (code snippets, stock phrases)
- iCloud sync between Mac, iPhone and iPad
- Customizable keyboard shortcut to open the history
Cons
- Apple only, no Windows, Linux or Android version
- Paid plan required for sync and unlimited history
- Stores potentially sensitive data (copied passwords), be careful
- Can slow down slightly in very long sessions with thousands of entries
Main features
- Unlimited history
- Everything you copy is saved and searchable: text, images, files, URLs Never lose a copied item again, find the link, code or text from 3 days ago
- Pinboards
- Pin frequently used items into organized collections Quick access to recurring code snippets, reply templates, frequent commands
- iCloud sync
- Clipboard synced between Mac, iPhone and iPad via iCloud Copy on iPhone, paste on Mac and the other way around
- Full-text search
- Search in the content of all copied items Find a snippet by typing a keyword, even without remembering when it was copied
Compatibility
- macOS : compatible
- Windows : not compatible
- Linux : not compatible
- iOS : compatible
- Android : not compatible
- Browser : not compatible
- API : not compatible
- n8n : not compatible
- Zapier : not compatible
Frequently asked questions
Is Paste secure?
Paste stores the history locally on your Mac (and in encrypted iCloud). Watch out for copied passwords: enable the option that stops password managers from being recorded.
Does Paste work on iPhone?
Yes, an iOS app is available, with iCloud sync with the Mac version.
What is the difference with the macOS Universal Clipboard?
Apple's Universal Clipboard only stores the last copied item. Paste keeps the whole history, without limit.
Final verdict
The most pleasant clipboard manager on macOS. Finding content copied days ago really changes the workflow.
- I recommend it to
- Any macOS user who regularly copies and pastes content: developers, writers, designers.
- Not suited for
- Windows/Linux users, or those who prefer everything in a launcher (Raycast).
- Value for money
- Excellent · 4.6 out of 5
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