Paste is a new way to copy and paste for your Mac. It keeps everything you've ever copied and lets you use your clipboard history anytime you need it across all your devices.
@dglbr@stel2k I'm guessing it's probably due to sandbox requirements and the added functionality wouldn't meet App Store review requirements.
edit: Just saw this on their site "The apps in Mac App Store must be "sandboxed", it means they can't communicate with other apps so there is no way to implement the Direct Paste feature in App Store version of Paste. We have introduced an optional Helper application which makes Direct Paste work…"
Hi there!
Paste was started as an UI experiment, I wanted to make a "different" UI for a desktop app that doesn't use any private API and is valid for Mac App Store. After some prototypes I decided to make a clipboard manager – the app that stores everything you've ever copied and allows you to use your copy-history anytime you need it. I think such kind of apps must be tightly integrated into the system, so Paste looks and feels as a part of the OS X with native animations and fullscreen user experience.
I have a lot of ideas to make it even better, so feel free to leave a suggestion or any other feedback!
UPD: Please check out Paste 2 at https://www.producthunt.com/post... ;)
I rarely shell out money for any kind of software, but while there are great free alternatives (e.g. Flycut), I haven't seen anything close to the performance / usability / UI in Paste. For $10, great deal.
Awesome! I just upgraded from iClip. I have two concerns though:
a) Can you add an option to hide the menubar icon? That is super prime real estate on my MacBook and given the keyboard shortcut, I can't imagine myself ever needing to click on it up there.
b) It's super slow! When I "Show Paste" it pauses for a good 1 second before starting the slide in animation. Is that a known limitation?
@jeffrey_rosen Thanks!
a) Already on the roadmap and will be available in next release ;)
b) Unfortunately sometimes there can be a delay on Retina Macbooks, I'll investigate this case, for now the only solution is restart you Mac :( After restarting there should not be a delay.
And where have you been all my life?? I didn't even think twice! What would make it even cuter (and also more functional!) is if you show previews of links: webpages, YouTube videos, photo URLs, etc. But hey, it's very awesome as it is 👌
I have tried every clipboard manager there is for the Mac and just bought Paste. I think it looks cooler and simpler than most others! Awesome onboarding, especially with the helper app. Love the fact that there are no tags or folders to complicate the app.
A tiny criticism: The default shortcut of Cmd+Shift+V is used by many apps for 'Paste without formatting' and may clash. I switched to Ctrl+V for my setup.
Will certainly be using it for a while to see how it holds up for long term use.
@apurvarc it's also possible to 'Paste without formatting' with Paste, use a Cmd+Return (or context menu) on selected item. Also there is an option to strip formatting from everything you copy in Preferences ;)
This is great! Currently I use CopyClip, a simple free copy manager without support for images, link, etc etc. Paste looks like the best all around solution! Have to give this one a try!
I set clipboard history to unlimited and can quickly search/find old code snippets. If I ever need to remember something, I just copy it then can find it later.
I've used a quite a few of these and Paste is by far my favorite.
Pros:
Best UI for a clipboard manager. Use it MANY times a day
Cons:
It occasionally doesn't start when I restart my laptop, so I have to start it manually.
I've always wanted a clipboard manager but found other solutions to be clumsy. This is elegant and perfectly done. With the Direct Paste Helper, it gets turned to 11. Nice one.
I use an Alfred power pack feature to keep one month of my copy history. It doesn't do images but it's easily searchable and already part of an app I use everyday. I'll give this a spin though :)
@bracco Try search in Paste – just start typing! You can use search as a filters too, for example "Safari Text foobar" will find all texts copied from Safari that contain "foobar". "Images", "Files" and "Links" are also supported.
Great and really enjoy the auditory feedback on a copy so far! Sometimes certain apps like Preview don't seem to copy on my first try sometimes, this will keep me from making unnecessary switches between apps when not necessary.
You did a real great job with your goal of making Paste feel like it is a native part of the system! Something that is much more difficult than it seems in my experience making a menubar app. Congrats :)
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I rarely shell out money for any kind of software, but while there are great free alternatives (e.g. Flycut), I haven't seen anything close to the performance / usability / UI in Paste. For $10, great deal.
Pros:Slick Apple-style UI, useful features, smooth performance, pinboards, search, attentiveness to UX
Cons:The window is a bit larger than necessary; a lot of space is given to show the source app of the copied item; usually not important
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I set clipboard history to unlimited and can quickly search/find old code snippets. If I ever need to remember something, I just copy it then can find it later.
I've used a quite a few of these and Paste is by far my favorite.
Pros:Best UI for a clipboard manager. Use it MANY times a day
Cons:It occasionally doesn't start when I restart my laptop, so I have to start it manually.
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