Everything worth knowing before you install it — privacy, compatibility, and how your
clipboard history is stored and handled.
What is EasyPaste?
A native macOS menu-bar app that remembers everything you copy — text, links, code,
colours, images, screenshots and files — and gives you a searchable, visual history you can
paste back from at any time.
Where is my clipboard history stored?
In ~/Library/Application Support/EasyPaste/ on your own Mac: a
history.json file plus one PNG per image clip. Nothing else touches it.
Does EasyPaste upload my copied content?
No. There is no server, no account and no analytics. The app makes no network requests at
all — text recognition runs locally through Apple's Vision framework.
Does it sync between Macs?
Not today. iCloud sync needs CloudKit entitlements that come with a paid Apple Developer
account, which this build doesn't use. Your history stays on the Mac that created it.
What types of content does it support?
Plain text, links, code, hex colours, images, screenshots, files, quick notes, and
multi-clip cards that combine several of those into one.
Can it detect sensitive content?
Yes. It honours the org.nspasteboard.ConcealedType convention that password
managers set, and independently skips anything that looks like an API key (Stripe, OpenAI,
GitHub, AWS, Google, Slack prefixes), a PEM private key, or a card number that passes a
Luhn check. Skipped clips are never written to disk.
How much history does it keep?
Up to 2,000 clips, with a storage bar that shows how full it is. Old clips clear
themselves after a month by default (or a week, two weeks, three months, or never). Pinned
clips, notes and clips in a category are always kept. Images are downscaled to a 2000px long
edge before being stored.
Does it need special permissions?
No. EasyPaste runs in Apple's App Store sandbox and doesn't ask for Accessibility access
or watch what you type. Pick a clip and it's copied; press ⌘V to paste it. To add screenshots
automatically, you choose the folder macOS saves them to, once.
Can I pause capture?
Yes — one toggle in the menu-bar popover stops it recording without quitting the app.
Clipboard changes while paused are ignored rather than queued.
Does it include screenshot history?
Yes. EasyPaste watches wherever macOS saves screenshots and ingests new ones
automatically, then reads the text inside them so they're searchable by content.
Which macOS versions are supported?
macOS Sonoma 14.0 and later, on Macs with Apple silicon (M1 and newer).
Where do I get EasyPaste?
On the Mac App Store: download EasyPaste. It starts with a 7-day
free trial, and Apple handles billing, updates and refunds.
How much will it cost?
EasyPaste Pro is $4.99 a month or $17.99 a year, and both plans start with a 7-day
free trial. Apple handles billing, and you can cancel any time in your App Store account
settings.
I bought EasyPaste on this site. Do I need to pay again?
No. Your purchase and download stay in your Whop account, and the version you bought keeps
working. Questions: support@easypaste.me.