Everything you copy, saved in the background
PasteBack watches the system clipboard and keeps a private history on your machine.
- Text, URLs, HTML, rich text, images, and file lists
- Source app when available
- Deduplicates repeats instead of cluttering the list
- Skip oversized items; pause monitoring anytime
- Exclude apps so sensitive copies never land in history
- Heuristic sensitive flag for common secret patterns
Find it. Paste it. Keep working.
Open the global picker without derailing your focus. Search, navigate, and paste from the keyboard.
- Global shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+V or Cmd+Shift+V
- Search as you type
- Paste, paste plain, or copy only
- Pin, unpin, and delete from the list
- Hides when it loses focus
- Full history window with filters and preview
Full-text search with sharp filters
Query saved text and metadata, then narrow with helpers when you know what you want.
- Free-text words across history
- Filter by type, source app, or recency
type:url
type:image
app:Chrome
today
yesterday
week
Local-first by default
Clipboard plaintext, images, and file bytes stay on the device unless you opt into sync.
- Local SQLite history with optional encryption at rest
- Key stored in the OS keychain
- Decrypt failure never deletes your history
- Pause and exclusions control what is captured
- Optional crash reporting is scrubbed of clipboard and PII
- Works immediately with no account
Multi-device when you want it
Sync is opt-in. The server stores ciphertext only - your recovery key unlocks crypto on each device.
- End-to-end encryption; account password is session auth only
- Recovery key shown once when you enable sync
- Pins, deletes, and updates replicate across devices
- Stay signed in via OS keyring tokens
- Realtime wake-up or poll fallback
- Sign-out clears keys on that device; local history remains
Get PasteBack for your desktop
Tray and menu-bar utility for Windows and macOS. Direct download - not a store app. Signed updates when published.
Version 0.1.0
Coming soon
Coming soon
No account required to use PasteBack locally. Optional sync stays under Settings.