Best clipboard manager
PastePal remembers everything you copy and keeps it searchable, organized and synced across your Apple devices. Native, private, and yours with a one-time purchase.
- One-time purchase
- No tracking
- iCloud sync
- Built natively in Swift
Featured in
Truly native
Built with AppKit and Swift for a real Mac experience. No Catalyst.
Universal
One purchase covers Mac, iPhone and iPad, with iCloud keeping every device in sync.
No subscription
Pay once and keep it forever, future updates included.
Private by design
No analytics and no data collection. Your clips stay on your own devices.
Speaks your language
Available in over 35 languages, including French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
Blazing fast
Unlimited history with instant indexing and search.
Side windowYour history, one shortcut away
Bring up a slim panel on any edge of the screen, pick a clip and paste it right where you're working. Go vertical to stay out of the way, or horizontal to see more at a glance.
Every clip, recognizable at a glance
Links show their preview, colors show their swatch and code keeps its formatting. Each of the first nine clips carries a Cmd 1 to 9 shortcut, and your collections sit along the bottom, one click away.
- Rich previews
- Cmd 1 to 9
- Collections bar
Paste in a keystroke
Press Cmd 1 to 9 to paste a clip instantly, or move around with the arrow keys.
Quick Mode
Press to open, hold to cycle through clips, release to paste.
Instant preview
Peek at text, images, links and files with Quick Look before you paste.
Drag and drop
Drag one or many clips, even a fresh screenshot, into any app.
Main windowAll your clips, beautifully organized
Browse your whole history in an adaptive grid. Filter by app, content type or collection, and find anything in seconds.
Adaptive grid
Cards resize to fit your window and what's inside them.
Smart grouping
Filter by source app, detected content type, or your own collections.
Fast search
Search across your entire history, collections included.
QueuePaste many, in order
Queue up several clips, then press Cmd V to paste them one after another. Multi-step pasting becomes a single smooth flow.
Fill forms faster
Queue names, emails and addresses, then paste each field in turn.
Move data between apps
Collect pieces from one place and drop them into another in one pass.
Capture textCopy text from anything on screen
Select any area of your screen and PastePal recognizes the text inside, even in images and places where you can't select it. The result lands right in your history.
Select an area
Drag over any part of the screen to capture what's there.
Ready to paste
Recognized text is saved to your history like any other clip.
SettingsMake it truly yours
Fine-tune nearly every detail, from shortcuts and history retention to privacy rules. PastePal adapts to how you work, not the other way around.
Custom shortcuts
Set your own shortcuts to show PastePal, copy, delete and more.
Privacy controls
Pause recording anytime and decide whether passwords and sensitive data are saved.
History retention
Choose how long clips are kept. Locked, named and collected clips stay by default.
Packed with thoughtful details
Everything you need to make the clipboard work for you.
Hot Edge
Move your pointer to a screen edge to open the side window. No shortcut needed.
Transform
Reshape text before you paste with a library of over 50 transforms.
Collections
Group the clips you reuse into collections and reach them in a click.
iCloud Sync
Copy on your Mac, paste on your iPhone. History stays in sync through your own iCloud.
Allow and ignore lists
Choose exactly which apps, content and folders PastePal records.
Image capture
Capture any part of the screen as an image and keep it in your history.
Appearance
Tune the look with light and dark themes and clip background presets.
Sound
Optional sound effects give you subtle feedback as you work.
Import and export
Back up your history or move it to another Mac whenever you like.
Paste Stack
A temporary stack to collect, arrange and paste everything at once.
Peer Share
Send clips between nearby PastePal apps on your local network, no iCloud required.
Smart content types
Text, links, colors, emoji, images, PDFs and files are detected and previewed.
At home on iPhone
Respects your privacy
Follows iOS clipboard privacy rules. Nothing is read in the background unless you turn on background monitoring.
Smart content types
Recognizes text, links, emoji, hex colors and more.
iCloud Sync
Off by default so PastePal works on its own. Turn it on in Settings whenever you're ready.
Keyboard extension
Paste your clips into any app right from the keyboard.
Share and action extensions
Save text, links and images to PastePal from the Share sheet.
Widgets
Reach your latest clips straight from the Home Screen.
Siri Shortcuts
Add clips and automate workflows with Shortcuts.
Quick Actions
Long press the PastePal icon on the Home Screen for handy shortcuts.
Alternate icons
Pick from a set of beautifully crafted app icons.
Looks great on iPad
Work in Your Native Language
PastePal is translated into over 35 languages, so it feels at home wherever you are.
What people say about PastePal
I found out your app after working with a lot of copy paste and I have to say that it's a great app.
Yvanchen
@Yvanchen
@PastePalApp and Stage Manager are a killer team. You get essentially Mac like clipboard management with PastePal open in the background!
Cameron Redsell-Montgomerie
@credsell
I use PastePal a lot, in my opinion the best copy-clip management tool available.
Kaspar Ravn
@Eisendust
Well deserved. One of the best apps. Not only it's a one time purchase but universal as well. Using it on all of my apple devices from iPhone, iPad, MacBook and iMac.
therealphil8
@therealphil8
Absolutely love the app
GeewchieMayne
@GeewchieMayne
If you're looking for a powerful clipboard manager for extreme needs, then @PastePalApp is the one you got to have installed. (It's like Paste app but better.)
Albertkinng
@albertkinng
Kudos on building such a great application
On a positive note, kudos on building such a great application. Been thoroughly enjoying using it, and the one-time payment is what drew me here! I'm glad you continue to make it better - I have gotten at least 30+ people on your platform!
Yash Mathne
Email Feedback
It has changed my life
I opened my app and for the first time in months it syncs immediately. I am absolutely in love and hyper dependent on your app. It has changed my life. I have tried every copy paste app out there, and other than not being pc/android friendly, this one is by far the best app on the market.
Yoann Bohbot
Email Feedback
Really loving the app
Wanted to write and say I'm really loving the app right now. This was pretty much what I was looking for coming from Android because I really missed the clipboard feature. I've been using it for a while and I've tried a few different ones, and this one has everything I need.
Jacky Yang
Email Feedback
Does the job
Great app. The developer was willing to listen and implement any reasonable feedback I provided him. A very well designed app which only seems to be getting better.
Adit
App Store Review
I found out your app after working with a lot of copy paste and I have to say that it's a great app.
Yvanchen
@Yvanchen
@PastePalApp and Stage Manager are a killer team. You get essentially Mac like clipboard management with PastePal open in the background!
Cameron Redsell-Montgomerie
@credsell
I use PastePal a lot, in my opinion the best copy-clip management tool available.
Kaspar Ravn
@Eisendust
Well deserved. One of the best apps. Not only it's a one time purchase but universal as well. Using it on all of my apple devices from iPhone, iPad, MacBook and iMac.
therealphil8
@therealphil8
Absolutely love the app
GeewchieMayne
@GeewchieMayne
If you're looking for a powerful clipboard manager for extreme needs, then @PastePalApp is the one you got to have installed. (It's like Paste app but better.)
Albertkinng
@albertkinng
Kudos on building such a great application
On a positive note, kudos on building such a great application. Been thoroughly enjoying using it, and the one-time payment is what drew me here! I'm glad you continue to make it better - I have gotten at least 30+ people on your platform!
Yash Mathne
Email Feedback
It has changed my life
I opened my app and for the first time in months it syncs immediately. I am absolutely in love and hyper dependent on your app. It has changed my life. I have tried every copy paste app out there, and other than not being pc/android friendly, this one is by far the best app on the market.
Yoann Bohbot
Email Feedback
Really loving the app
Wanted to write and say I'm really loving the app right now. This was pretty much what I was looking for coming from Android because I really missed the clipboard feature. I've been using it for a while and I've tried a few different ones, and this one has everything I need.
Jacky Yang
Email Feedback
Does the job
Great app. The developer was willing to listen and implement any reasonable feedback I provided him. A very well designed app which only seems to be getting better.
Adit
App Store Review
Simple pricing
Choose the version that fits how you work.
App Store Version
The best choice for seamless syncing across all your Apple devices
- Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
- One-time purchase — get lifetime access and free updates
- Sync effortlessly across devices with iCloud support
- Supports macOS 14.0 and iOS 16.0 or later
Standalone Version (Mac only)
For Mac users and bulk purchases outside the App Store — does not include iPhone or iPad
- Mac only — does not include iPhone or iPad apps
- Activate on one Mac — a great option for individual use
- Ideal for businesses purchasing multiple licenses
- Lifetime access with updates included
- Designed exclusively for macOS 12.0 or later
- Offline activation — no App Store account required
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Frequently asked questions
PastePal is free to download and try. To unlock all features including paste, you need to purchase the premium upgrade.
PastePal purchase is universal across Mac, iPhone and iPad. You can restore purchases on any devices with same iCloud account. It also supports family sharing.
The standalone version is Mac only — it does not include the iPhone or iPad app, and does not support iCloud sync across devices. If you want to use PastePal on both Mac and iPhone/iPad with clipboard history synced via iCloud, purchase the App Store version instead. The standalone version is best for those who want to buy directly outside the App Store, or for businesses purchasing multiple Mac licenses.
PastePal shows a menu bar item in your status bar when it starts. Check if you've enabled Launch at Login for PastePal and that your status menu isn't crowded with other icons.
You can configure how often PastePal purges old history data. By default, named clips, clips in collections, or locked clips are not purged.
PastePal honors iOS 14 privacy by not listening to clipboard changes in the background. You can enable background monitoring via PiP in Settings to keep the app alive and save copied content.
PastePal lets you pin the side window to any edge of the screen — top, left, bottom, or right. You can also freely move it around.
That's the Hot Edge feature. PastePal detects when you move your mouse to the edge of the screen and opens the side window automatically.
That's exactly what Quick Mode is for!
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