Keyboard shortcuts

Paste is designed to be used from the keyboard on Mac. These shortcuts let you access your clipboard history, paste items, and work with content quickly.

Some shortcuts can be customized in Paste Settings → Shortcuts. You can reset them to the default configuration at any time.

General

Show or hide Paste: Shift-Command-V

Activate Paste Stack: Shift-Command-C

Dismiss Paste: Escape

Navigation and Selection

Select next item: Right Arrow

Select previous item: Left Arrow

Select the first item: Command-Up Arrow

Select the last item: Command-Down Arrow

Extend selection to the right: Shift-Right Arrow

Extend selection to the left: Shift-Left Arrow

Select all items: Command-A

Copy and Paste

Paste selected items: Return

Paste selected items as plain text: Shift-Return

Quick Paste items 1–9: Command-1 through Command-9

Quick Paste as plain text: Shift-Command-1 through Shift-Command-9

Copy selected items to clipboard: Command-C

Preview and Edit

Quick Look preview: Space

Open selected link or file: Command-O

Rename selected item: Command-R

Edit selected item: Command-E

Create new text item: Command-N

Delete selected items: Delete

Undo: Command-Z

Search

Search: Command-F

Show all filters (when search is active): Command-F

Switch between search field and results: Tab

Pinboards

Create new Pinboard: Shift-Command-N

Go to next Pinboard: Command-Right Arrow

Go to previous Pinboard: Command-Left Arrow

Other

Pause Paste: Command-T

Show Settings: Command-Comma

Quit Paste: Command-Q

Missing a shortcut? Submit a feature request at  feedback.pasteapp.io.