Your Mac clipboard,
reimagined for speed.
Sits quietly in your menu bar. Tap ⌘⇧V to search up to 1,000 clips with zero lag, drag & drop or copy with one click, and keep everything 100% locally encrypted on your Mac.
Never lose what you copied again.
Zero configuration. Once installed, PasteBoard runs quietly in your menu bar.
Copy naturally
Use your Mac just like you always do with ⌘C. PasteBoard silently captures text snippets, links, screenshots, and graphics without slowing down your system.
Press ⌘⇧V anywhere
Whenever you need something you copied earlier, tap your global shortcut to summon the lightweight popover instantly across any app or workspace.
Drag & drop or copy
Drag any clip directly out of the grid into your open app, or tap to inspect full details and copy to your clipboard in a single click.
First-Launch Note for macOS Gatekeeper
Public BetaBecause PasteBoard is currently distributed directly as an independent beta build, macOS Gatekeeper may show a warning saying “PasteBoard cannot be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software”. This is standard macOS behavior for unnotarized beta binaries.
Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down to the Security section, and click “Open Anyway”.
xattr -cr /Applications/Paste\ Board.appIt saves your clips. It does not watch you.
Your clipboard contains passwords, keys, and personal notes. We treat it with absolute zero-trust.
Clips are kept exclusively on your Mac in sandboxed storage. No remote servers ever see your data.
Encrypted on-device using Apple CryptoKit, leveraging hardware acceleration for near-zero CPU overhead.
No email required, no passwords to manage, no tracking cookies, and no telemetry pings.
Handling password manager master keys or financial accounts? Hit the pause button in the header anytime.
Engineered with native Swift precision.
Instant 1,000-Item Search
Searches across up to 1,000 clips in under a single millisecond. Type as fast as you want with zero UI lag or dropped keystrokes.
4-Column Squircle Grid
Glance at multiple clips simultaneously. URL cards with bold link icons, khaki notes, and image thumbnails at a glance.
Native Drag & Drop to Any App
Drag images, code snippets, notes, and URLs directly from the PasteBoard grid right into Xcode, VS Code, Figma, Slack, Notes, or Safari.
Custom Global Hotkey
Easily customize your shortcut in Settings. Global key listeners intercept the combination reliably from anywhere in macOS.
Configurable Capacity
Choose your storage limit: 50, 100, 250, 500, or up to 1,000 items. Automatic FIFO pruning keeps your Mac lean and memory clean.
Featherweight Native Swift
No Electron, no web wrappers, and no Chromium runtime. Built strictly with Swift and SwiftUI for 0% idle CPU and all-day battery life.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ready to reclaim your clipboard?
Install PasteBoard now. Instant download, direct installation, local AES-256 encryption, and zero subscriptions.