Design that feels native to macOS
Notes • just now
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Free and open source
Your clipboard,
ready when you are.
Pastewell keeps the things you copy within reach—fast to search, effortless to paste, and stored entirely on your Mac.
Latest release
macOS 14+
Apple Silicon & Intel
Search clipboard history
⌘⇧V
https://github.com/Tobzzy/Pastewell
Safari • 2 min ago
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hello@example.com
Mail • 8 min ago
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git push origin main
Terminal • 14 min ago
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✓ Stays on your Mac
100% local
0 trackers
MIT licensed
Native SwiftUI
Less friction, more flow
Everything useful.
Nothing in the way.
Pastewell does one job well: keeping your recent clipboard close without pulling you away from what matters.
Find anything in a few keystrokes
Open Pastewell with ⌘⇧V, search across clip text and source apps, then press Return to paste.
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Paste queue
Line up several clips and paste them into multiple fields in sequence.
Private by design
No accounts, cloud sync, analytics, or network calls. Your history stays local.
Make it yours
Edit clips, pin favorites, change colors, tune behavior, and place the window where it works for you.
Open source
Read every line, propose improvements, or build your own version under the MIT license.
A tiny habit
Copy. Find. Paste.
Pastewell stays quiet until the moment you need something back.
Copy normally
Pastewell remembers text copied from your apps.
Press ⌘⇧V
Your searchable history appears wherever you are.
Choose and paste
Press Return, keep going, and hide it with Escape.
Private by default
Your clipboard is nobody else's business.
Clipboard history can contain personal, sensitive, and unfinished thoughts. Pastewell keeps it on your Mac and ignores common concealed clipboard types used by password managers.
- ✓ History stored in local Application Support
- ✓ No telemetry, advertising, or user profiles
- ✓ Recording can be paused or cleared anytime
- ✓ Source code available for inspection
Built in the open
Free to use.
Free to improve.
Pastewell is an independent, MIT-licensed project. Try it, inspect it, report an issue, or help shape what comes next.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Why does macOS show a security warning?＋
The free community build is ad-hoc signed rather than notarized by Apple. After trying to open it once, go to System Settings → Privacy & Security → Security and choose Open Anyway. Never disable Gatekeeper globally.
Where is my clipboard history stored?＋
Pastewell stores its history only in your user Application Support folder on this Mac. It does not upload or sync it.
Does Pastewell record passwords?＋
Pastewell ignores common concealed and transient clipboard formats used by password managers. You can also pause recording whenever you want.
Which Macs are supported?＋
Pastewell supports macOS Sonoma 14 or newer on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
Is Pastewell really free?＋
Yes. Pastewell is free and open source under the MIT license. The direct community download does not require an account or payment.
