Paste
Clipboard manager for Mac, iPhone and iPad with pinboards
What is Paste?
Paste keeps a searchable, unlimited history of everything you copy on Mac, iPhone and iPad and syncs it between devices through your own iCloud. Items you reuse often can be pinned to pinboards, which can be shared with a team. An MCP connection lets AI tools such as Claude, Codex and Cursor use your clipboard history as context once you approve access.
Paste is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $2.49 / month, billed annually ($29.99). See every plan
Good for
- People who copy and reuse text, links and images all day on a Mac
- Moving copied items between a Mac, an iPhone and an iPad
- Setapp subscribers, since the Mac app is included at no extra cost
- Giving AI coding tools access to things you copied earlier
Worth knowing
- There is no free version; after the 7-day trial a plan is needed, though your saved history is kept.
- Apple platforms only. The App Store listing requires macOS 14 or later and iOS or iPadOS 26 or later.
- The Family plan is sold only on the App Store, and the Teams plan only on the website at a per-seat price that is not published.
- The pricing page showed only the annual price as text; the monthly, Family and Lifetime prices come from the US App Store listing.
Key features
- Unlimited clipboard history
- Everything you copy is saved with no limit on age or count, and the whole history can be searched.
- Pinboards
- Pin the snippets, links, colors and templates you use regularly to pinboards. Pinboards can be shared to keep a team in sync.
- Sync through iCloud
- Clipboard history follows you across Mac, iPhone and iPad. The vendor says the data stays on your devices and in your private iCloud, not on its servers.
- Privacy rules
- Set rules so that Paste ignores passwords and anything copied in apps you mark as sensitive.
- Paste MCP for AI tools
- Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code and Windsurf can search your clipboard history and pinboards after you approve access. The server runs locally on the Mac.
- Suggestions with Apple Intelligence
- Paste suggests what you are likely to paste next based on what you are working on, processed on the Mac by Apple Intelligence.
Paste pricing
- Starts at
- $2.49 / month, billed annually ($29.99)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial with every feature; the direct Mac download needs no account or card
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Personal (annual) | $2.49per month, billed annually ($29.99) | Unlimited clipboard history, pinboards, search and sync across Mac, iPhone and iPad. |
| Personal (monthly) | $3.99per month, billed monthly (US App Store price) | The same features paid month to month. |
| Family | $59.99per year (US App Store price) | Paste for up to six people in an Apple Family Sharing group. Sold only through the App Store and billed annually. |
| Lifetime | $99.99one-time purchase (US App Store price) | Pay once and use Paste on your personal devices with no recurring charge, including future updates. |
Read from pasteapp.io on Oct 4, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Paste before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountAnnual plan saves 37%
The pricing page marks the annual Personal plan, $29.99 a year, as saving 37% compared with paying monthly.
Stated on pasteapp.io - Education30% off the first year for students and educators
Students and educators get 30% off the first year of an annual plan by contacting Paste before buying through its website.
Stated on pasteapp.io - Lifetime licenseLifetime plan with future updates
A one-time Lifetime purchase unlocks Paste for good, including all future updates. The US App Store lists it at $99.99.
Stated on pasteapp.io - Other savingsIncluded with a Setapp subscription
Paste for Mac is included in a Setapp subscription at no extra cost. Setapp does not offer the Lifetime or Family plans.
Stated on pasteapp.io
How people rate the Paste app
4.2
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
1,326 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Oct 5, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
Works with
Paste alternatives
- Paste vs Raycast
Free plan · from $96/yr
- Paste vs Alfred
Free plan · from £34 one-time
- Paste vs Setapp
Free trial · from $14.99/mo
- Paste vs TextExpander
Free plan · from $5/mo
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Common questions
Is Paste free?
No, Paste is a paid product, but you can try it first. 7-day free trial with every feature; the direct Mac download needs no account or card.
How much does Paste cost?
Paste lists 4 plans. Personal (annual): $2.49 per month, billed annually ($29.99). Personal (monthly): $3.99 per month, billed monthly (US App Store price). Family: $59.99 per year (US App Store price). Lifetime: $99.99 one-time purchase (US App Store price). Prices were read from pasteapp.io on Oct 4, 2026.
What platforms does Paste work on?
Paste is available on macOS and iOS.
Does Paste offer any discounts?
Paste publicly lists the following: Annual plan saves 37%; 30% off the first year for students and educators; Lifetime plan with future updates; Included with a Setapp subscription.
How is Paste rated?
Paste's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1,326 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 5, 2026. That is the store's rating of the app, not a score from us.
Does Paste have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 4, 2026. Paste is listed for macOS and iOS.
Does Paste have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 4, 2026. Paste is listed for macOS and iOS.
Is Paste open source?
Paste is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 4, 2026.
What does Paste integrate with?
Paste's listing names Claude, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and iCloud. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Does Paste have a student discount?
30% off the first year for students and educators. Students and educators get 30% off the first year of an annual plan by contacting Paste before buying through its website.
Who makes Paste?
Paste is made by Paste Team ApS.
What are the alternatives to Paste?
The closest alternatives to Paste in our directory are Raycast, Alfred, Setapp and TextExpander. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Paste.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 4, 2026. What people say is linked where it appears.