# Pastebot

> Mac clipboard manager with pastebins, filters and stacks

Pastebot is a clipboard manager for the Mac from Tapbots. It keeps a searchable history of what you copy, stores often-used clippings in custom pastebins, and can run a clipping through filters that reformat it before pasting. Pastebot 3 is sold two ways: a one-time license from Tapbots that includes a year of updates, or a monthly or yearly subscription through the Mac App Store.

- **Category:** Desktop Utilities
- **Made by:** Tapbots, LLC
- **Website:** https://tapbots.com/pastebot/
- **Runs on:** macOS
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

Pastebot is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $2.99 / month or $24.99 / year (App Store), or $39 one-time direct.

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** 14-day free trial with either purchase option.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Subscription (App Store) | $2.99 per month, billed through the Mac App Store | Subscribed to inside the App Store version, with no license key, updates handled by the App Store and Family Sharing support. |
| Yearly Subscription (App Store) | $24.99 per year, billed through the Mac App Store | The same App Store subscription paid once a year instead of monthly. |
| Direct license | $39 one-time purchase with one year of updates | Bought from Tapbots with a license key and kept for life. Another year of updates costs $19 at any time; 30-day refund policy. |

Read from https://tapbots.com/pastebot/ on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Pastebot before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Yearly App Store subscription for $24.99** (Annual discount): The yearly subscription is $24.99, about 30% less than twelve months at the $2.99 monthly rate ($35.88). Source: https://tapbots.com/pastebot/
- **$12.99 upgrade discount for Pastebot 2 owners** (Other savings): Customers who bought Pastebot 2 directly from Tapbots can enter its license key as a promo code for $12.99 off the $39 Pastebot 3 license. Source: https://tapbots.com/pastebot/buy/

## Key features

- **Clipboard history:** Keeps a running history of everything copied, searchable by typing, with metadata, your own notes and a resizable preview. Blacklisted apps are never recorded.
- **Custom and Smart Pastebins:** Custom Pastebins store often-used clippings permanently, each with a color and an icon or emoji. Smart Pastebins gather clippings that match rules.
- **Quick Paste Menu:** Shift-Command-V opens the menu in any app. A number key pastes one of the last 10 copies, and shortcuts jump to a chosen pastebin.
- **Filters:** Custom filters change a clipping before it is pasted. Base filters can be stacked into more complex ones, previewed live and given keyboard shortcuts.
- **Stacks:** Several clippings can be collected into a stack and then pasted one after another in sequence with Control-Command-V or another hotkey.
- **iCloud Sync and Universal Clipboard:** iCloud Sync keeps clippings, pastebins and filters the same across Macs, and items copied on an iPhone arrive through Universal Clipboard.

## Good for

- Mac users who paste the same snippets often and want them organized
- People who clean up or reformat text before pasting it
- Keyboard-driven work, such as pasting recent copies by number key
- Buyers who want to choose between a one-time license and a subscription

## Worth knowing

- macOS only. Pastebot 3 requires macOS 26 Tahoe or later, and the App Store listing says macOS 26.2.
- There is no free version, only a 14-day trial.
- The $39 direct license includes one year of updates. Each further year costs $19, though the last version paid for keeps working.
- A Pastebot 2 license does not unlock Pastebot 3; it only gives a $12.99 discount on the direct purchase.

## Works with

Apple Shortcuts, iCloud, Universal Clipboard

**Tags:** Clipboard manager, Keyboard-first, One-time purchase

## Alternatives

- [Paste](https://toolgpa.com/tools/paste): Clipboard manager for Mac, iPhone and iPad with pinboards. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/paste-vs-pastebot)
- [Maccy](https://toolgpa.com/tools/maccy): Lightweight, open-source clipboard manager for macOS. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/maccy-vs-pastebot)
- [CopyClip](https://toolgpa.com/tools/copyclip): Text-only clipboard manager for the Mac menu bar. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/copyclip-vs-pastebot)
- [CopyQ](https://toolgpa.com/tools/copyq): Open-source clipboard manager with tabs, commands and scripting. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/copyq-vs-pastebot)
- [Raycast](https://toolgpa.com/tools/raycast): Keyboard launcher with extensions, clipboard history and AI. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pastebot-vs-raycast)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026:

- https://tapbots.com/pastebot/
- https://tapbots.com/pastebot/buy/
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pastebot-3/id6761201231

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