macOS Clipboard Manager

The Clipboard Manager macOS Should Have Built.

macOS only remembers the last item you copied. A clipboard manager acts as a universal memory bank for everything you copy — text, images, code, and links — instantly accessible via a keyboard shortcut.

Pasty is the ultimate native Swift clipboard manager for Mac. Instead of cross-platform Electron apps that drain your battery, Pasty delivers Metal 3 performance, 120Hz Liquid Glass animations, AES-256 encryption, and syntax-highlighted code views in a tiny 70MB footprint.

Typical Clipboard Apps 🥱

Bloated Electron Apps: Many macOS clipboard managers are built with Electron or React Native. They spin up heavy web browsers in the background, consuming hundreds of megabytes of RAM just to store text.

Subscriptions & Missing Features: Many require $30/year subscriptions for basic features, and fail to handle complex developer needs like syntax-highlighted code blocks or inline video previews.

Pasty ⚡

Native Swift & Metal: Pasty is written natively for macOS. It uses Metal 3 GPU compositing for flawless 120Hz scrolling, using only ~70MB of RAM. It feels like an authentic part of macOS.

One-Time Purchase: For less than $10, you get a lifetime license to AES-256 encrypted history, 30+ programming language syntax views, rich media previews, and always-on-top cursor anchoring.

Questions about macOS Clipboard Managers

Does macOS have a built-in clipboard manager?
No, macOS only has a "Pasteboard" (Clipboard) that stores a single item at a time. Every time you press ⌘C, the previous item is overwritten and lost forever. A clipboard manager like Pasty intercepts these copies and builds an infinite, searchable history.
Why is it important that a clipboard manager is "Native"?
A clipboard manager is a utility that runs 24/7 in the background. If it is built with heavy web technologies (Electron), it will drain battery life and hog available RAM. Native Swift apps tie directly into the core of macOS, ensuring they use near-zero CPU when idle.
Are my copied items secure?
Since you copy passwords and personal information, security is paramount. Pasty does not send analytic data to the cloud, and writes your entire clipboard history locally to your hard drive using AES-256 encryption.
Download the Ultimate macOS Clipboard Manager

One-time purchase · macOS Ventura and later · Native Swift + Metal