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The one-time fee on the Mac App Store is optional - it only helps cover the yearly Apple Developer Program fee that keeps the app signed and notarized. You never have to pay it: get the exact same app for free via [Homebrew](#install) or [direct download](https://github.com/momenbasel/pesty/releases/latest).\u003c/sub\u003e\n\n\u003cimg src=\"docs/assets/demo.gif\" width=\"820\" alt=\"Pesty clipboard manager demo - color-coded clipboard strip with keyboard navigation on macOS\" /\u003e\n\n### ⭐ If Pesty saved you a Paste subscription, star the repo - it genuinely helps.\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n## What is Pesty?\n\nPesty keeps a history of everything you copy and lets you get it back instantly. Hit a global hotkey, the strip slides up, you pick a clip with the arrow keys (or `⌘1`–`⌘9`), press `return`, and it pastes straight into whatever app you were in.\n\nIt is a faithful, native reimplementation of the Paste experience - built in **Swift + SwiftUI**, with **zero third-party dependencies**, fully **signed and notarized** by Apple, and **free forever**.\n\n## Features\n\n- **Slide-up strip** - full-width, translucent bar that springs up from the bottom of the active screen.\n- **Color-coded cards** - each clip has a header band tinted per source app (consistent per app), with the app icon, type label, when it was copied, a preview, and a footer showing character count and a quick-paste number.\n- **All content types** - plain text, rich text, links, images, files, and colors.\n- **Pinboards** - save clips you reuse into named, color-tagged collections that never expire.\n- **iCloud sync** - optionally keep your history and pinboards in sync across your Macs via iCloud Drive.\n- **Instant search** - start typing to filter your whole history.\n- **Keyboard-first** - arrow keys to move, `return` to paste, `⌘1`–`⌘9` to quick-paste, `⌘⌫` to delete, `esc` to close.\n- **Paste directly** - drops the clip into the app you were using, no manual `⌘V` needed.\n- **Privacy-aware** - ignores clips marked concealed by password managers; history stored with `0600` permissions.\n- **Menu-bar app** - runs quietly as a menu-bar item, optional launch at login.\n- **Native \u0026 light** - a single universal `.app`, no Electron, no background web stack.\n\n## Install\n\n### Homebrew (recommended)\n\n```bash\nbrew install --cask momenbasel/pesty/pesty\n```\n\n### Direct download\n\n1. Download `Pesty-x.y.z.dmg` from the [latest release](https://github.com/momenbasel/pesty/releases/latest).\n2. Open the DMG and drag **Pesty** to **Applications**.\n3. Launch Pesty. It lives in your menu bar.\n\nThe build is signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so it opens without Gatekeeper warnings.\n\n## First run\n\n1. Press **`⌘⇧V`** (the default shortcut) to open the strip.\n2. Pick a clip and press `return`.\n   - **Direct-download / Homebrew build:** the first time you paste, macOS asks for **Accessibility** permission - grant it so Pesty can paste directly into other apps. You can change this anytime in **Settings → Permissions**.\n   - **Mac App Store build:** fully sandboxed and requests **no** permissions - the clip is copied and focus returns to your app, so just press **`⌘V`** to paste.\n\n## Keyboard shortcuts\n\n| Key | Action |\n| --- | --- |\n| `⌘⇧V` | Show / hide the strip (configurable) |\n| `←` `→` `↑` `↓` | Move selection |\n| `return` | Paste selected clip |\n| `⌘1`–`⌘9` | Quick-paste the Nth clip |\n| `⌘⌫` | Delete selected clip |\n| type anything | Search |\n| `esc` | Clear search, then close |\n\n## Build from source\n\nRequires macOS 14+ and Xcode 16+ (Swift 6).\n\n```bash\ngit clone https://github.com/momenbasel/pesty.git\ncd pesty\nswift run            # run in place\n# or build a distributable .app:\nVERSION=1.0.0 BUILD=1 ./scripts/build_app.sh\nopen packaging/Pesty.app\n```\n\nTo produce a signed + notarized DMG (needs a Developer ID cert and an App Store Connect API key):\n\n```bash\nSIGN_IDENTITY=\"Developer ID Application: Your Name (TEAMID)\" \\\nASC_KEY=\"$HOME/.appstoreconnect/private_keys/AuthKey_XXXX.p8\" \\\nASC_KEY_ID=\"XXXX\" ASC_ISSUER=\"\u003cissuer-uuid\u003e\" \\\n./scripts/release_build.sh\n```\n\n## Project structure\n\n```\nSources/Pesty/\n  Main.swift            entry point\n  AppController.swift   app delegate, hotkey + menu-bar wiring, paste flow\n  Models/               ClipItem, ClipType, Pinboard\n  Store/                ClipboardStore (history, pinboards, persistence)\n  Monitor/              ClipboardMonitor (pasteboard polling), PasteService (⌘V injection)\n  Hotkey/               HotKeyCenter (Carbon global hotkey)\n  UI/                   BarView, ClipCardView, PinboardTabs, the sliding panel\n  Settings/             Settings store + preferences window + hotkey recorder\n  Util/                 icons, color hex, visual-effect view, launch-at-login\nscripts/                build, icon, sign + notarize\npackaging/              Info.plist, entitlements, generated artifacts\n```\n\n## Pesty vs other Mac clipboard managers\n\n| | Pesty | Paste | Maccy |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Price | **Free** (optional one-time fee on the Mac App Store) | Subscription | Free |\n| Open source | **Yes (MIT)** | No | Yes |\n| Color-coded strip UI | Yes | Yes | No (list) |\n| Pinboards | Yes | Yes | No |\n| Source-app color coding | Yes | Yes | No |\n| Native (no Electron) | Yes | Yes | Yes |\n| Signed \u0026 notarized | Yes | Yes | Yes |\n\nPesty reimplements the parts of Paste people use every day - the slide-up strip, color-coded cards, pinboards, search, and keyboard-driven pasting - as a free, native, open-source app. If you love Paste, [buy it](https://pasteapp.io); it's excellent. Pesty is for people who want a free, hackable **Paste app alternative**, or a prettier alternative to **Maccy** with a strip UI and pinboards.\n\n## FAQ\n\n**Is Pesty free?** Yes - free and open source (MIT) on GitHub and via Homebrew. The Mac App Store build carries a small one-time fee, but that's optional: it only helps cover the yearly Apple Developer Program fee that keeps the app signed and notarized. It's the same app either way.\n\n**Is Pesty a good clipboard manager for Mac?** It keeps a searchable history of everything you copy (text, links, images, files, colors) and pastes it back with a keystroke - with pinboards and a color-coded strip.\n\n**Does it keep my clipboard private?** Yes. Everything stays on your Mac - no servers, no analytics, no network calls - and password-manager clips are ignored.\n\n**What macOS does it need?** macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later, on Apple Silicon or Intel.\n\n\u003e **Keywords:** clipboard manager for Mac, macOS clipboard history, free Paste app alternative, open-source clipboard manager, Maccy alternative, copy-paste history, clipboard pinboards.\n\n🔗 **Website:** [www.moamenbasel.com/pesty](https://www.moamenbasel.com/pesty/)\n\n## Contributing\n\nPRs welcome - see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md). Good first issues: large preview pane, drag-and-drop out of cards, strip resize handle, iOS/iPad companion, more content-type renderers.\n\n## License\n\n[MIT](LICENSE) © 2026 Moamen Basel.\n\n## Disclaimer\n\nPesty is an independent project and is **not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to** Paste or its makers (Wonder Warp / FIPLAB). \"Paste\" is referenced only to describe the inspiration. 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