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Pesto is a clipboard manager for macOS. It remembers what you copy, keeps it encrypted on your Mac, and lets you find and paste it again with a shortcut.

The Pesto shelf, a row of clip cards along the bottom of the screen.The Pesto shelf, a row of clip cards along the bottom of the screen.

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Getting started Install, first launch, the permission Pesto asks for
Moving from another app Bring in history from Paste and ten other clipboard managers, or snippets
Using Pesto The shelf, search, collections, pasting, keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts Every key and mouse action, on the shelf and everywhere
Privacy and security What is stored, what is encrypted, what is never captured
Settings Every setting, pane by pane
Automation pesto:// links, AppleScript, the pesto command, Shortcuts
Troubleshooting Paste does nothing, permissions, a locked history
FAQ Short answers

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Requires macOS 15 or later. On-device AI needs a Mac with Apple Intelligence on macOS 26 or later; Describe Image and picture screening need macOS 27.

This guide matches Pesto as of October 29, 2026. App commit 70204d2.