Paste App Alternative

Stop Paying $30/Year for a Clipboard Manager.

Paste by FiftyThree charges you $29.99/year for a clipboard manager that uses ~200 MB of RAM at idle — and it only gives you 3 core features: history, search, and iCloud sync.

Pasty gives you 8 premium features — including syntax-highlighted code view, video previews, AES-256 encryption, and 120Hz Liquid Glass animations — for just ~70 MB and a one-time purchase of $9.99.

That's 4× more features per megabyte, with zero recurring charges. Ever.

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

Every feature. No marketing spin. Just facts.

Feature Pasty Paste
Clipboard History✓✓
Search & Filter✓✓
Syntax-Highlighted Code View✓✗
Video / Image Previews✓✗
Screenshot Capture to List✓✗
Pin Items & Always-on-Top✓✗
AES-256 Encrypted History✓✗
120Hz ProMotion / Liquid Glass✓✗
Resizable Panel✓✗
Cursor-Anchored Hotkey Panel✓✗
iCloud Sync✗✓
Memory Usage ~70 MB ~200 MB
Price $9.99 once $29.99/year
Built With Native Swift + Metal AppKit

Paste 💸

Subscription Trap: Paste charges $29.99/year. That's £120+ over 4 years for a clipboard manager. If you stop paying, you lose access to your pinned history.

Bloated Memory: At ~200 MB idle, Paste uses nearly 3× the resources of Pasty — while offering significantly fewer features. No code view, no video previews, no encryption.

Pasty ⚡

One Price. All Features. Forever: Pay once, own it permanently. No subscriptions, no renewals, no "premium tiers." Every feature — code view, encryption, 120Hz animations — included from day one.

Native Metal Performance: Built entirely in Swift using Metal 3 GPU compositing and CoreAnimation spring physics. Every animation runs at buttery 120Hz on ProMotion displays, using just ~70 MB of RAM.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Pasty really better than Paste?
Pasty offers 8 premium features at ~70 MB of RAM, while Paste offers 3 basic features at ~200 MB. Pasty includes syntax-highlighted code view, video previews, AES-256 encryption, and 120Hz Liquid Glass animations — none of which Paste provides. And Pasty costs just $9.99 once vs. Paste's $29.99/year subscription.
Can I import my Paste history into Pasty?
Pasty starts fresh with its own clipboard history. Simply install Pasty, set your hotkey, and everything you copy from that point forward is captured automatically with full fidelity — text, images, files, and code.
Does Pasty sync across devices like Paste?
Pasty is currently a macOS-only app and doesn't sync via iCloud. However, it compensates with features Paste lacks: AES-256 encrypted local storage, syntax-highlighted code previews, video thumbnails, and a cursor-anchored hotkey panel that spawns exactly where you're working.
Ditch the Subscription. Get Pasty.

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