# Paste > Paste is a clipboard manager for Mac, iPhone, and iPad that remembers everything you copy and keeps it organized, searchable, and in sync across your devices. ## Help ### Getting started - [Paste: Clipboard Manager for Mac and iOS](https://pasteapp.io/help/explore-paste): Paste is a clipboard manager for Mac, iPhone, and iPad that saves everything you copy so you can search, organize, and reuse it across your devices. - [Paste on Mac: clipboard history & pinboards](https://pasteapp.io/help/paste-on-mac): Keep a searchable clipboard history on your Mac with Paste — open it with Shift-Command-V to find, paste, edit, and organize everything you copy. - [Start working with Paste on your iPhone](https://pasteapp.io/help/paste-on-iphone): See your copy-and-paste history on iPhone with Paste, and capture, search, and reuse everything you copy, kept in sync with your Mac and iPad. - [Start working with Paste on your iPad](https://pasteapp.io/help/paste-on-ipad): Use Paste on iPad to reach your clipboard history, capture content with the Paste Keyboard and extensions, and stay in sync with your Mac. ### Essentials - [Organize with Pinboards](https://pasteapp.io/help/organize-with-pinboards): Use pinboards in Paste to group and keep the snippets, links, and images you reuse most, synced across your Mac, iPhone, and iPad. - [Search and filters](https://pasteapp.io/help/search-and-filters): Search your clipboard history in Paste and narrow results by app, content type, date, or device, including text recognized inside images. - [Paste directly to other applications](https://pasteapp.io/help/paste-directly-to-other-applications): Let Paste insert items straight into other apps by granting Accessibility access on your Mac, so content pastes at the cursor automatically. - [Edit and label items](https://pasteapp.io/help/edit-items-before-pasting): Edit any clipboard item in Paste before you reuse it, or rename it to find it later — adjust text, use Writing Tools, rotate images, or extract text from them. - [Enable and use Paste Keyboard](https://pasteapp.io/help/enable-and-use-paste-keyboard): Enable the Paste Keyboard on iPhone and iPad to reach your clipboard history and pinboards from any app while you type. - [Collaborate with Shared Pinboards](https://pasteapp.io/help/shared-pinboards): Share a pinboard in Paste to collaborate with others: invite people, set permissions, and keep items in sync through Apple's private iCloud sharing. - [Paste MCP](https://pasteapp.io/help/paste-mcp): Paste MCP connects your clipboard history to AI tools like Claude, Codex, and Cursor — set it up, control which tools can access Paste, and keep your data private. - [Connect Paste to Claude Desktop](https://pasteapp.io/help/connect-claude-desktop): Connect Paste to Claude Desktop so Claude can search your clipboard history and use copied items as context in your conversations. - [Connect Paste to Claude Code](https://pasteapp.io/help/connect-claude-code): Connect Paste to Claude Code so it can search your clipboard history and use copied items as context while you work in Terminal. - [Connect Paste to Codex](https://pasteapp.io/help/connect-codex): Connect Paste to Codex so it can search your clipboard history and use copied items as context while you work. - [Connect Paste to Cursor](https://pasteapp.io/help/connect-cursor): Connect Paste to Cursor so it can search your clipboard history and use copied items as context while you code. - [Connect Paste to VS Code](https://pasteapp.io/help/connect-vscode): Connect Paste to an MCP-compatible AI extension in VS Code so it can search your clipboard history and use copied items as context. - [Connect Paste to a custom AI tool](https://pasteapp.io/help/connect-custom-mcp): Connect Paste to any AI tool that supports custom MCP servers, using the server URL and token from Paste's MCP settings. - [Connect Paste to Windsurf](https://pasteapp.io/help/connect-windsurf): Connect Paste to Windsurf so it can search your clipboard history and use copied items as context while you work. - [What Paste captures (and what it ignores)](https://pasteapp.io/help/what-paste-captures): Learn what Paste saves from your clipboard on Mac, iPhone, and iPad, why something you copied might not appear, and how it skips passwords. - [Stop Paste from capturing specific apps](https://pasteapp.io/help/exclude-apps): Tell Paste to skip a specific app so new copies from it are never saved, using Ignore Applications in Paste Settings. - [See your clipboard history on iPhone and iPad](https://pasteapp.io/help/clipboard-history-on-iphone): Open Paste on your iPhone or iPad to see your full clipboard history, and learn why iOS only captures the last copy until you bring items into Paste. - [Choose a plan: subscription, Lifetime, Family, and Teams](https://pasteapp.io/help/choose-a-plan): Compare Paste's subscription, Lifetime, Family, and Teams plans across the App Store, the website, and Setapp, and pick the one that fits you. - [Manage your subscription](https://pasteapp.io/help/manage-subscription): Manage your Paste subscription where you bought it — the App Store, our website, or Setapp — including changing your plan or requesting a refund. - [Activate a website (Direct) license](https://pasteapp.io/help/activate-a-direct-license): Activate your Paste website license once — your other devices pick it up automatically — and manage your devices or fix a key that reports as invalid. - [Set up and manage Paste for Teams](https://pasteapp.io/help/paste-for-teams): Buy Paste for Teams on the website, share one license key so your team can activate, manage your devices from your account, and contact us to change your seat count or billing. ### Tips, tricks & more - [Keyboard shortcuts](https://pasteapp.io/help/keyboard-shortcuts): A full reference of Paste's keyboard shortcuts on Mac, from opening your clipboard history to pasting, searching, and managing pinboards. - [How to enable Paste extensions?](https://pasteapp.io/help/how-to-enable-paste-extensions): Enable Paste's Share and Action extensions on iPhone and iPad to save content to your clipboard history or a pinboard from any app. - [Paste as Plain Text](https://pasteapp.io/help/paste-as-plain-text): Paste text without formatting in Paste: strip styles for one item with Shift-Return, or always paste as plain text from Paste Settings. - [Quick Paste with numbered shortcuts](https://pasteapp.io/help/quick-paste-with-numbered-shortcuts): Use Quick Paste to paste items by number on Mac: open Paste, hold Command, and press 1 to 9 to paste the matching item instantly. - [Using Paste Stack](https://pasteapp.io/help/using-paste-stack): Use Paste Stack to collect several copied items on your Mac and paste them one by one in order, ideal for filling forms or assembling documents. - [“Allow Paste” permissions in iOS](https://pasteapp.io/help/allow-paste-permissions-in-ios): Turn off the Allow Paste prompt on iPhone and iPad so Paste can capture what you copy automatically, without asking for permission each time. - [Control how long Paste keeps your history](https://pasteapp.io/help/control-history-retention): Set how long Paste keeps your clipboard history with Keep History in General settings, and why lowering it never removes your pinned items. - [Back up your Paste data and move it to a new Mac](https://pasteapp.io/help/where-paste-stores-your-data): Your Paste data lives on your device and, with sync on, in your private iCloud. Back it up with Time Machine and iCloud, and move it to a new Mac with iCloud sync. ### Troubleshooting - [iCloud sync doesn’t work](https://pasteapp.io/help/icloud-sync-doesn-t-work): Fix iCloud sync in Paste when your clipboard history or pinboards do not appear across devices, with step-by-step troubleshooting. - [Restoring purchases](https://pasteapp.io/help/restoring-purchases): Restore your Paste subscription if it is not detected: sign in with the Apple ID you purchased with, then use Restore to regain access. - [Paste doesn’t launch on system startup](https://pasteapp.io/help/paste-doesn-t-launch-on-system-startup): If Paste does not open at login on your Mac, re-enable Open at Login or add Paste to your Login Items in System Settings. - [Copy and paste isn't working](https://pasteapp.io/help/copy-paste-not-working): Find why Paste won't paste, pastes the wrong item, drops formatting, or isn't capturing copies, and follow the fix for each cause. - [Stop Paste from appearing unexpectedly](https://pasteapp.io/help/stop-paste-popping-up): Stop Paste or Paste Stack from opening unexpectedly by changing or clearing its shortcuts in Paste Settings. - [Paste crashes, quits, or won't launch](https://pasteapp.io/help/paste-crashes-or-wont-launch): Fix Paste on Mac when it won't open, has no menu-bar icon, quits in the background, or crashes, with step-by-step troubleshooting. - [Moving Paste to a new Mac and the Intel-app notice](https://pasteapp.io/help/intel-to-apple-silicon): Switching Macs or seeing an Intel-app notice will not lose your Paste data or make you re-buy — restore your purchase and let iCloud bring everything back. - [Uninstall Paste](https://pasteapp.io/help/uninstall-paste): How to uninstall Paste from your Mac, iPhone, or iPad, why you must quit it first on Mac, and how to delete the separate copy of your data in iCloud. ## Blog Newest first; RSS at https://pasteapp.io/blog/rss.xml. - [Best MCP servers for productivity in 2026 (2026-07-01)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/best-mcp-servers-for-productivity): A practical guide to the MCP servers worth connecting to your AI tools, from your files and tasks to your clipboard history in Paste. - [How to copy and paste between iPhone and Mac (2026-06-26)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/copy-and-paste-across-apple-devices): Copy on your iPhone and paste on your Mac with Universal Clipboard, then keep every copy you make with Paste's searchable history, synced across all your devices. - [The best clipboard manager for Mac in 2026 (2026-06-19)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/best-clipboard-manager-for-mac): An honest guide to the best clipboard managers for Mac, weighing the strengths and trade-offs of each so you can find the right pick for you. - [Paste MCP: Turn clipboard history into context for AI tools (2026-06-02)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/paste-mcp): Connect Paste to Claude, Codex, or other AI tools, then use clipboard history as context without leaving your AI tool. - [Jump to History: finding something is only half the problem (2026-04-29)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/jump-to-history): How moving from a search result to its original location in your clipboard changes the way you work. - [Power Search: your clipboard just got some power (2025-12-09)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/paste-power-search): Explore Power Search in Paste, the smarter way to find anything you copy. Use filters, suggestions, and text recognition to rediscover what matters. - [Apple Intelligence in Paste: small edits, big impact (2025-11-04)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/apple-intelligence-in-paste): Discover how Apple Intelligence transforms Paste into a smarter clipboard, helping you write, proofread, and refine your words across every device. - [Paste 6 in Liquid Glass (2025-09-15)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/paste-in-liquid-glass): Paste 6 is reimagined in Liquid Glass. Discover the new design for macOS 26 and iOS 26. - [Improving your workflow with collaborative clipboard (2025-05-26)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/collaborative-clipboard): How teams, creators, and friends use Shared Pinboards to stay organized and work better together in Paste - [Beyond copy and paste: the legacy of Xerox and Apple (2024-03-12)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/beyond-copy-paste-xerox-and-apple-legacy): Uncover the history of the clipboard, starting with Xerox and refined by Apple, now perfected by Paste. - [Web design journey at Paste (2024-02-07)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/web-design-journey-at-paste): Dive into our journey, overcoming challenges and bringing our creative visions to life with the perfect set of tools. - [Growth, innovation, and community in 2023 (2023-12-19)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/growth-innovation-and-community-in-2023): As 2023 comes to a close, we at Paste are taking a moment to reflect on a transformative year. - [Paste evolution through the years (2023-12-04)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/paste-evolution-through-the-years): As technology has evolved over the years, so has Paste. - [The All-New Paste for iOS (2023-09-19)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/the-all-new-paste-for-ios): Say hello to the All-New Paste for iOS. Dive into a unified and seamless experience on all your devices. - [Paste 4.0: your workflow amplified. Once again. (2023-09-06)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/paste-4-0-your-workflow-amplified-once-again): Since launching Paste, we’ve been continually experimenting with new ways to make it even easier to use on iOS devices. - [Introducing Paste Keyboard (2022-05-26)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/introducing-paste-keyboar): Earlier this summer, we released our most advanced and user-centric update for Paste on Mac to date. - [Paste with shortcuts for macOS Monterey (2021-10-26)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/paste-with-shortcuts-for-macos-monterey): Meet Paste 3.1 for Mac, your new superpower to speed everything up. - [Paste 3 for iPhone and iPad (2021-02-03)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/paste-3-for-iphone-and-ipad): This update is released as a new app on the App Store, bundled with Paste for Mac and packed with great new features! - [Paste for the whole family (2021-01-05)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/paste-for-the-whole-family): Let your favorite people get more productive and organized with Paste. - [Meet Paste 3 for Mac (2020-11-12)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/meet-paste-3-for-mac): This major update comes with support for the power and beauty of the new macOS Big Sur. Paste 3 is all about style and performance. - [Copy, copy, copy → paste, paste, paste (2020-07-19)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/copy-copy-copy-paste-paste-paste): Meet Paste Stack — an incredible way to copy and paste across multiple apps on your Mac. - [Link previews (2020-05-06)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/link-previews): Paste is great for saving all the insightful sources that you want to eventually read and reference in future work. - [Hey Siri! (2020-04-21)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/hey-siri): Siri Shortcuts are all about speeding up your everyday workflow. And with our latest release, Paste makes them even better. - [Edit clipboard items directly in Paste (2020-03-23)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/edit-clipboard-items-directly-in-paste): In this release, Paste enables editing for your clipboard history and pinboard items on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. - [Paste 2.5 is here and ready for Catalina (2019-10-16)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/paste-2-5-is-here-and-ready-for-catalina): After a few months of intensive work, we’re thrilled to launch Paste 2.5, a major under-the-hood update for macOS Catalina. - [Paste gets notarized (2019-01-19)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/paste-gets-notarized): MacOS Mojave Apple introduced a new notarization feature for apps distributed outside the Mac App Store. - [Meet Paste for iOS (2018-03-13)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/meet-paste-for-ios): Since its inception two years back, Paste has been helping people be more productive while working on their Mac. - [High Sierra support is now available (2017-10-06)](https://pasteapp.io/blog/high-sierra-support-is-now-available): We’re excited to introduce the new Paste features, improvements, and macOS High Sierra compatibility. ## Product - [Clipboard Manager for Mac](https://pasteapp.io/mac): The new way to copy and paste on Mac and iOS — keep, search, and organize everything you copy. - [MCP & AI Tools](https://pasteapp.io/mcp): Paste MCP connects your clipboard history to Claude, Codex and other AI tools. - [Updates](https://pasteapp.io/updates): The latest features and improvements in Paste; RSS at /updates/rss.xml. - [Pricing](https://pasteapp.io/pricing): Plans and pricing for Paste. - [Download](https://pasteapp.io/download): Download Paste for Mac and try it free for 7 days; also on the App Store for iPhone and iPad. - [Paste for Teams](https://pasteapp.io/teams): Keep, search, organize, and collaborate on everything your team copies across all devices. - [Use Cases](https://pasteapp.io/use-cases): How developers, designers, and writers use Paste. ## Company - [About](https://pasteapp.io/about): The team behind Paste and its mission. - [Contact](https://pasteapp.io/contact): Reach the Paste team and find help. - [Affiliate Program](https://pasteapp.io/affiliate): Promote Paste and earn 25% commission on every sale. - [Beta Program](https://pasteapp.io/beta): Early access to new Paste features. - [Media Kit](https://pasteapp.io/media-kit): Paste brand assets — logo, icons, screenshots, and colors. - [Privacy Policy](https://pasteapp.io/privacy): How Paste handles your data. - [Terms of Use](https://pasteapp.io/terms): Terms for using Paste.