Question 1

What is PasteJet?

Accepted Answer

PasteJet is a powerful clipboard manager for macOS that automatically tracks everything you copy. With a simple hold of Command+V, you can access your entire clipboard history and paste any previous item instantly — without ever leaving your current workflow.

Question 2

How do I activate the clipboard history popup?

Accepted Answer

Simply hold down Command+V for about 200ms (just a brief moment longer than a normal paste). A floating popup will appear at your cursor showing your clipboard history. Use arrow keys or scroll to navigate, then release V to paste the selected item. Press Escape to close without pasting.

Question 3

How many items does PasteJet store?

Accepted Answer

PasteJet keeps up to 500 items in your clipboard history. You can also favorite up to 10 items so they always stay at the top of your history and never get removed.

Question 4

What types of content can PasteJet track?

Accepted Answer

PasteJet tracks text, rich text, images, files, folders, and even multi-file selections. It also supports custom formats from apps like Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, VSCode, and FileMaker — preserving the original data so you can paste it back faithfully.

Question 5

How does Ask AI work?

Accepted Answer

Ask AI lets you process clipboard text with AI directly from the popup. While the popup is open, press the left or right arrow key to toggle into Ask AI mode. Select an item and it will be sent to the AI for processing — great for summarizing, translating, fixing grammar, or any custom prompt you set in Settings.

Question 6

Can I paste without formatting?

Accepted Answer

Yes! Hold Command+Shift+V to open the popup with a paste-without-formatting option. This strips all rich text formatting and pastes plain text only.

Question 7

Is my clipboard data safe and private?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely. All your clipboard data stays on your Mac and is stored locally. Nothing is sent to any server — the only exception is the optional Ask AI feature, which sends text to process your request. PasteJet requires Accessibility permission to monitor keyboard shortcuts, but no other data leaves your device.

Question 8

What are the system requirements?

Accepted Answer

PasteJet requires macOS 14.0 (Sonoma) or later. It runs natively on both Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) and Intel Macs.

Question 9

Does PasteJet work with other apps?

Accepted Answer

Yes! PasteJet works system-wide with any application on your Mac. Whether you're coding, designing, writing documents, browsing the web, or chatting — PasteJet is always ready in the background.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is PasteJet?

How do I activate the clipboard history popup?

How many items does PasteJet store?

What types of content can PasteJet track?

What are Bins and how do I use them?

How does Ask AI work?

Can I paste without formatting?

How do I favorite items?

How do I open the full Dashboard?

What keyboard shortcuts are available?

Can I customize the appearance?

Is my clipboard data safe and private?

What permissions does PasteJet need?

What are the system requirements?

Does PasteJet work with other apps?

How do I provide feedback or report bugs?

Troubleshooting

I can't find PasteJet — is it running?

Holding Command+V isn't showing the popup

I granted Accessibility permission but shortcuts still don't work

Some clipboard items show as missing or unavailable

Ask AI isn't responding or is giving errors

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