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Download Pesto 1.1.0

A free clipboard manager for your Mac. Two ways to install it, same app either way.

  • macOS 15 or later
  • 11.3 MB
  • Released October 28, 2026
  • Free and open source

Not on a Mac? Pesto runs only on a Mac with macOS 15 or later. There is no Windows or Linux version. The download stays here for when you are on a Mac.

Pesto is MIT licensed. Source code on GitHub.

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Download the disk image

The main way to install Pesto. It is signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple.

Download Pesto 1.1.0What is new in 1.1.0

SHA-256 f04a442fd71da0fbd4df46389fd68375f0f0f6e4689e9b248d5b9affff317b7f

  1. Open Pesto-1.1.0.dmg from your Downloads folder.
  2. Drag Pesto onto Applications.
  3. Open Pesto from Applications.
  4. If macOS asks whether to open Pesto, choose Open. It asks once, because the file came from the internet.

Pesto is signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple. macOS may still ask you to confirm it the first time you open it.

For Homebrew users

Install with Homebrew

Homebrew is optional. It downloads the same disk image from GitHub Releases and checks it against its SHA-256.

brew install michaelro/copypesto/pesto

Click the command to select it, then paste it into Terminal.

It can be a version behind the disk image. Pesto updates itself and asks first, so brew upgrade leaves it alone unless you add --greedy.

What is new in 1.1.0All release notes

What the command does, and how to remove Pesto

The command adds the michaelro/copypesto tap, which is Homebrew’s word for a software source. If Homebrew prompts to trust the tap, run brew trust michaelro/copypesto. Homebrew then puts Pesto in Applications.

To remove Pesto, run brew uninstall --cask pesto. This keeps your settings and history. To delete those too, run brew uninstall --cask --zap pesto. Make a backup in Settings, under Data, first if you want to keep your history.

Optional

Check the file

Download Pesto only through the button on this page, then check the SHA-256 above.

Check the download

In Terminal, this should print the same value as the SHA-256 above:

shasum -a 256 ~/Downloads/Pesto-1.1.0.dmg

See who signed it

After you drag Pesto to Applications, this prints its signing details, including the Developer ID that signed it:

codesign -dvvv /Applications/Pesto.app

Ask macOS if it accepts the app

This asks macOS whether it accepts the app. It should print “Notarized Developer ID”:

spctl -a -vv /Applications/Pesto.app

What to expect

Requirements and permissions

SystemmacOS 15 or later

Mac only. There is no Windows or Linux version.

Where it livesMenu bar, not Dock

Pesto shows in the Dock only while Settings or About is open.

UpdatesIt asks first

Pesto is not on the Mac App Store. It updates itself, and only after you say yes.

PermissionAccessibility

It lets Pesto paste into the app you were using, paste one by one and notice a double Command C, which is off until you turn it on. Nothing it sees through this permission is sent anywhere.

macOS may also ask you to let Pesto read the clipboard, under Privacy & Security, Paste from Other Apps. Until you choose Allow, nothing new is captured. Getting started walks through the setup.

Pesto is free, and every feature stays free. If it saves you time, you can support its development.