Pasty

A lightning-fast native clipboard manager for Mac.

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A lightning-fast native clipboard manager for Mac.

3 followers

Pasty is a lightning-fast clipboard manager that looks and feels like it was made by Apple. It seamlessly matches the latest macOS design to eliminate workflow friction. It quietly saves text, links, and screenshots so you never lose a copy. Summon your history instantly with a custom hotkey and enjoy easy muscle-memory pasting in milliseconds. Amazing for creators and anyone sick of bloated, generic apps. No friction, just pure performance in an elegant, native UI.

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I’m Jordan, the creator of Pasty. Yes before you jump to it, I know there is a million clipboards and yes i know Raycast exists! I built Pasty because I was incredibly frustrated with the current state of clipboard managers on Mac. Most of the options out there are either bloated apps that hog memory, or they have interfaces that feel stuck in 2012 or add extra steps which affect my concentration and train of thought As a developer and creator, my clipboard is the absolute centre of my workflow. I wanted something that felt like it was built directly by Apple—a tool that was lightning-fast, completely native to macOS, and designed to just get out of my way. So, I built Pasty to be the ultimate, friction-free clipboard manager. ✨ What makes it different? Pure Native Performance: No web wrappers here. It’s built natively for macOS so it launches instantly and uses minimal system resources. Muscle Memory Pasting: Summon your history with your custom hotkey and instantly paste in milliseconds using arrow keys or mouse. It becomes second nature. Saves Everything: Not just text. Pasty quietly saves your links and even full screenshots so you never lose a fleeting copy again. Beautiful Apple-like UI: A minimalist design that perfectly matches the sleek aesthetics of the latest macOS. I built this tool to scratch my own itch, and it’s completely transformed how quickly I can work on my Mac. I’d love for you to try it out, especially before you make the 'oh another clipboard app' judgement. I’ll be hanging out in the comments all day—let me know what you think, what features you’d love to see added next, or if you have any questions! 👇

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22d ago

Hello
I’ve just purchased a lifetime license for Pasty, but I’m unable to activate it at all — and honestly the whole experience feels very rough right now.

First issue: the contact email listed for the project doesn’t even work.
I tried reaching out and got:

550 5.1.1 : Recipient address rejected: Address does not exist (jordan@pasty.dev)

So I’m posting here because there’s literally no other way to get support.

Now about the app itself (version 3.6.1):

I received my license key after purchase, but there is no visible way to activate it anywhere in the UI.

What I tried:

Completed onboarding (“Get Started”)
Checked Settings → no License / Activate section
Checked About → nothing there
Checked menu bar UI and main history window → no “Upgrade” / “Enter License”
Tried interacting with all obvious UI elements — nothing
Fully reinstalled the app:
- removed app
- deleted ~/Library/Application Support/Pasty
- deleted ~/Library/Preferences related files
- restarted system
Clean install → onboarding again → still no activation option

I also (initially) tried moving system time forward to force trial expiration — the app just stopped working instead of offering activation. After that I did a full clean reinstall.

At this point I genuinely don’t understand how I’m supposed to use the license I paid for.

The UX around licensing feels either unfinished or broken — honestly it gives strong “vibe-coded without proper UX flow” energy.

Questions:

Where exactly is the license activation UI in 3.6.1?
Is this a known bug?
Is there any alternative way to activate (command, config, activation link, etc.)?

Right now the product looks promising visually, but this onboarding + licensing experience is very confusing and blocks actual usage.

Would appreciate clarification.