Quick Start

PastePal is a universal clipboard manager for Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

iCloud Sync: Data is stored securely in a local database and synced via iCloud.
Universal Purchase: Only one lifetime purchase, and it can be restored to other devices with the same iCloud account.

Content Type

PastePal supports a wide range of content, each with its own preview visuals and paste behavior:

The Main Window allows you to view all saved clips at a higher level. Here you can view by collection, content type, and apps.

There is also a search bar and filter at the bottom corner for more advanced filtering.

You can trigger the Main Window via 3 ways:

Side Window lets you access clips faster and supports more shortcut actions.

You can pin the Side Window to either the top, bottom, left, or right edge of the screen.

The Side Window is flexible and adjusts itself accordingly across multiple displays and desktops.

By default, clicking outside the Side Window will hide it conveniently. You can toggle the Pin button in the Side Window to keep it open.

Click on the Movable button in the Side Window to detach it from the screen edge so you can position it anywhere on the screen.

Just start typing in the Side Window to search immediately. To toggle focus between the clip list and search mode, press Tab.

Press Command or Shift while selecting clips to select multiple clips, just like in Finder.

For any selected clips,

For any selected clip:

Press Space to preview. PastePal can preview images, rich formatted text, PDFs, and web links depending on the content.
Press Shift+Space to see plain text content.

To avoid accidentally deleting clips, you can lock them. Simply press Cmd+L to lock and unlock.

Locked clips have to be unlocked before they can be deleted.

To view clip details and tag it, right-click and select Detail, or simply press Cmd+I.

There you can give it a tag name to search for it easily later.