Smooth, flowing clipboard history on macOS — free and open source.
Download the latest .dmg from Releases, open it, and drag PasteFlow to Applications.
Important
Since PasteFlow is not notarized with Apple, macOS will block it on first launch. After dragging to Applications, open Terminal (search "Terminal" in Spotlight or find it in Applications → Utilities) and paste this command:
sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/PasteFlow.appPress Enter and type your Mac password when prompted. You only need to do this once.
- Open PasteFlow from Applications
- Grant Accessibility permission when prompted (required for auto-paste)
- PasteFlow appears in your menu bar — press
Cmd+Shift+Vto get started
- Instant access — press
Cmd+Shift+Vto open your clipboard history from anywhere - Smart categorization — text, code, links, and images are auto-detected and tagged
- Search & filter — find any copied item instantly with search or filter by type
- Quick paste — select an item and press Enter to paste directly into your app
- Keyboard-first — arrow keys to navigate,
Cmd+1–9to quick-paste, Tab to cycle filters, Esc to dismiss - Image support — screenshots and copied images stored in original format (PNG, TIFF, JPEG, etc.)
- Lightweight — lives in your menu bar, no Dock icon, stays out of your way
- Privacy-first — all data stored locally, nothing leaves your Mac
- Configurable retention — keep history for 7 to 90 days
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Cmd+Shift+V |
Open / close PasteFlow |
↑ / ↓ |
Navigate items |
Enter |
Paste selected item |
Cmd+1 – Cmd+9 |
Quick paste Nth item |
Tab |
Cycle filter (All → Text → Link → Code → Image) |
Esc |
Dismiss |
| Type anything | Search your clipboard history |
- macOS 13.0 (Ventura) or later
- Accessibility permission (for paste simulation)
# Clone
git clone https://github.com/h3n4l/PasteFlow.git
cd PasteFlow
# Build
xcodebuild -project PasteFlow.xcodeproj -scheme PasteFlow -configuration Release build
# Or open in Xcode
open PasteFlow.xcodeprojbrew install create-dmg
./scripts/create-dmg.sh- Swift 5 + SwiftUI — all UI
- AppKit — NSPanel for floating window, Carbon API for global hotkey
- GRDB (SQLite) — clipboard history persistence
- CGEvent — paste simulation
Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests.