# PastePal

A universal clipboard manager for Mac, iPhone, and iPad — one-time purchase with no subscription, syncing history across devices via iCloud.

- **Category:** [Utilities](https://notchlist.vercel.app/category/utilities/)
- **Price:** $14.99 one-time (App Store or standalone Mac license) — free to download and try
- **Open source:** no
- **Official site:** https://indiegoodies.com/pastepal
- **Available via:** Mac App Store, Direct
- **Requirements:** macOS 16 or newer per the live Mac App Store listing — the developer’s own marketing page states macOS 12.0+, so the two may have diverged since launch; check the current listing before relying on an older Mac.
- **Maker:** Khoa Pham (Indie Goodies)

## Kitsmith's take

Rare in this category for being a straight one-time purchase ($14.99) rather than a subscription, with a standalone Mac-only license also sold separately for people who don’t want the iPhone/iPad apps. Native AppKit and Swift rather than a Catalyst port, with real depth once you’re past the basics — content-aware previews (hex colors, rich text, PDFs, links), a Paste Stack for collecting multiple items before pasting them all at once, and a Peer Share mode that moves clips between devices over the local network without needing iCloud at all. It’s free to download and try, but pasting from history requires the paid unlock.

## Features

- **Paste Stack:** Collect multiple clipboard items into a temporary stack, then paste them all at once.
- **Peer Share:** Move clips between PastePal on other devices over the local network, without iCloud or Handoff.
- **Smart content previews:** Recognizes and previews text, rich text, hex colors, emoji, links, images, PDFs, and files differently rather than showing everything as plain text.

## FAQ

**Is PastePal a subscription?**

No — it’s a one-time purchase ($14.99), per the developer’s own pricing page. It’s free to download and try; pasting requires the paid upgrade.

**What’s the difference between the App Store and standalone versions?**

The App Store version includes the iPhone and iPad apps with iCloud sync; the standalone version is Mac-only, activated on one Mac, and doesn’t require an App Store account.


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Hand-verified listing on Kitsmith: https://notchlist.vercel.app/apps/pastepal/