Hi Paste Team,
I have been a long-time user of Paste on macOS, and I absolutely love the UI and the visual approach to clipboard history. It’s far superior to any other manager on the market. However, as a power user (Construction Site Manager/Developer), I am currently hitting a wall that might force me to look at alternatives like Maccy, and I really don’t want to.
I’m writing to suggest a few critical features that would make Paste the ultimate “forever-app” for professionals:
- Content-Type Filtering (The “Global Ignore” Toggle)
Currently, Paste captures everything. I would love the ability to globally toggle off specific data types. For example:
• Ignore Plain Text: I use other apps for notes and I don’t want to clutter Paste with every single line of text from Brave or VS Code.
• Capture Files/Media Only: My ideal workflow is using Paste strictly for multi-file transfers (AirDrop/Finder), excluding text entirely. A simple check-box in Settings to “Ignore Text Content” would be a game-changer. - Improved Rules & App Exclusion (Current Bug Report)
I have encountered an issue where I cannot add certain apps (Brave, Word, WhatsApp, VS Code) to the “Ignore items from these applications” list. Even after granting Full Disk Access and Accessibility permissions, the “+” button is unresponsive, and Drag & Drop into the list doesn’t work. This forces Paste to collect sensitive data and “garbage” text that I cannot stop.
- Granular Media Filters
It would be amazing to have separate toggles for:
• Images/Video only
• Files (PDFs/Archives) only
• Rich Text vs Plain Text
Why this matters:
Privacy and efficiency are key. I want my Paste history to be a clean, curated list of “assets” (files/images) rather than a 100-page log of every single word I copied during a coding session or a private chat.
You have the best design on the market. With these “Power User” filtering options, Paste would be unbeatable.
Are these features on your 2026 roadmap? I would be more than happy to beta-test any implementation of these filters.
Best regards,
Robert