Release of PasteBar 0.7: Upgraded Open-Source Clipboard Manager for Windows and macOS

At the end of June 2025, the open-source project PasteBar version 0.7 was launched. This free smart clipboard manager is available for both Windows and macOS. The source code has been developed using TypeScript and Rust (the Rust tech stack includes Tauri Apps, Diesel ORM, Reqwest, Anyhow, Serde, and Tokio; the JavaScript stack features TypeScript, React 19, React Query, Vite, TailwindCSS, Signals, Jotai, and Zustand) and is published on GitHub under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) License. The project has been under development since April 2024.

PasteBar aims to assist users in copying, organizing, and reusing information. It includes intelligent features that enhance productivity and streamline the workflow by minimizing repetitive copy-paste tasks, allowing users to work more quickly and efficiently.

The application offers unlimited clipboard history management, searchable copy records, and support for notes, making it easy to retrieve past entries.

Privacy is a key focus of the project, with local storage, password protection, and collections secured by a PIN ensuring user data safety. Users can also utilize custom storage options, giving them full control over where their clipboard history is saved.

In addition to its core clipboard functionalities, PasteBar introduces smart features, such as support for text, images, files, and code snippets, complete with syntax highlighting and Markdown formatting. Features like global search, instant paste, and a dark theme enhance usability, while customization options allow users to tailor hotkeys, taskbar behavior, and text filters to their preferences.

PasteBar’s compatibility with both macOS and Windows ensures seamless integration with workflows, alongside additional tools for web scraping, API data extraction, and multilingual support. The application also provides backup and restore capabilities, making PasteBar a versatile tool.

In this update, PasteBar 0.7, developers have fixed previously identified bugs and glitches while also adding new features and enhancing the user interface. The solution now includes specialized copy/paste options for history items via a context menu and settings, improved clipboard operations with added parameters, and over 30 new special functions, including filtering clipboard history based on text length constraints.