Pastback

A hand with Pastback.

Setup, shortcuts and your privacy choices.

Start here

Open your history

Pastback lives in your menu bar. Press ⇧⌘V to open your history. Type to search and use the filters to narrow the results.

Paste an item

Select an item and press Return, double-click it, or use ⌘1–9 for quick paste. Hold Shift to paste plain text. Automatic paste requires optional Accessibility access in System Settings.

Preview and Pinboards

Select an item and press Space to preview it. Keep frequently used snippets on Pinboards; pinned items remain until you remove them.

Control capture and retention

Pause capture from the menu bar. Choose ignored apps and sensitive-item exclusions in Settings > Privacy. Set a retention period, delete individual items or clear history. Remove pinned items separately.

Send diagnostics

Settings > About includes Copy Diagnostics. Review the report before emailing it. It contains version, settings and history-size information, but no clipboard content.

App policies

Common questions

What does Pastback do?

Pastback keeps a searchable history of text, formatted text, links, images and file references you copy. Press ⇧⌘V to open it, search, preview with Space, or save reusable items on Pinboards.

Does my clipboard history leave my Mac?

Your history stays on your Mac. Fetching a link title or icon connects directly to that website; automatic title fetching is off by default.

How much will it cost?

The final price has not been announced. See Pricing for the planned trial and purchase details. The trial and purchases are not available yet.

Do I need Accessibility access?

Only for automatic paste. Without it, choose an item to copy it to the clipboard, then paste manually.