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Copy anything
Text, links, colors, images, screenshots, Markdown, HTML, files, and folders are saved into your local clipboard history.
Pasteon User GuideCopy once. Paste it in the right shape.
Pasteon turns copied content into reusable work. Use this guide to search clipboard history, choose smart actions, preview files safely, and sync nearby Macs on your local network.
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Open Pasteon
Use Pasteon from the menu bar or your configured keyboard shortcut to search history, inspect previews, and choose an action.
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Paste in the right shape
Paste as cleaned text, Markdown links, generated files, extracted OCR text, converted formats, or file previews.
Daily workflow
Keep the clipboard useful after the first paste.
Pasteon works best when you treat the clipboard as a working surface: capture once, search when needed, then pick the format that fits the app you are using.
Search clipboard history
Find recent clips by keyword, content type, or visual preview. Pasteon keeps the work you copied reachable after the system clipboard has moved on.
Recognize content automatically
Pasteon understands common clipboard shapes, including Markdown, HTML, URLs, colors, images, and files, then surfaces the actions that fit the clip.
Use cleaner action menus
Naming conversions and color conversions are grouped into secondary menus, so the main action list stays focused on the next likely move.
Control paste versus copy
OCR pastes by default, while Command mode copies only, giving you a quick way to review extracted text before using it.
Smart actions
Choose the output before you paste.
Pasteon shows actions based on the copied content. Built-in transformations are designed for fast local work, so common cleanup, conversion, OCR, and file workflows stay close to the clipboard.
Plain text
Remove formatting before sending copied text into editors, terminals, CMS fields, chat apps, and forms.
Markdown links
Turn copied URLs into Markdown links when you are writing documentation, release notes, tickets, or notes.
File-based paste
Paste clipboard content as a file when the target app expects an attachment or document instead of inline text.
OCR
Extract text from screenshots and images, then paste it immediately or copy it with Command mode for review first.
Format conversion
Convert naming styles, color formats, and structured text without leaving the focused app.
Safer previews
Preview files only when you want Pasteon to inspect them.
Content preview is off by default, so files are not opened for inspection unless you enable it.
Pasteon shows a clear permission risk notice before content preview is enabled.
Embedded previews support PDFs, text, JSON, Markdown, HTML, and thumbnails for quick scanning.
Nearby Macs
Use local network sync when your work moves between Macs.
Turn on local network sync on trusted Macs connected to the same network. Pasteon is built for the desk setup where a MacBook, desktop Mac, or secondary machine should share useful clipboard context without relying on cloud sync by default.
Recommended settings
Tune Pasteon around speed, privacy, and review.
Privacy model
Clipboard history is designed to stay local on your Mac. Local network sync is for nearby Macs on your own network, not cloud sync by default.
Local network sync
Enable sync on Macs connected to the same trusted local network when you want copied content available across nearby machines.
Shortcuts
Configure keyboard shortcuts for opening Pasteon and triggering frequent actions so your paste workflow stays keyboard-first.
Ready to build your paste workflow?
Download Pasteon for Mac, then start with clipboard history, plain text cleanup, Markdown links, OCR, and file-based paste.