# 📋 PasteBar - Limitless, Free Clipboard Manager for Mac and Windows

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[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Open%20Source-green.svg)](LICENSE)
[![Platform](https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-macOS%20|%20Windows-lightgrey.svg)](https://www.pastebar.app)

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![pastebar-screenshot-main-split](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c3024edb-67ae-4e92-a02f-a0957fb153a2)

## 🚀 Effortless Management Of Everything You Copy and Paste

**Free and open-source clipboard manager** that revolutionizes your copy-paste workflow with unlimited history, advanced organization, and powerful features.

## What's New in Version 0.7.0

### 🔐 **Protected Collections**
Secure your sensitive clips with PIN-protected collections. Keep confidential information safe while maintaining quick access.

### 📁 **Custom Data Location**
Choose where to store your clipboard data. Perfect for syncing across devices using cloud storage or shared network drives.

### ⌨️ **Advanced Keyboard Shortcuts**
Navigate faster with enhanced keyboard shortcuts and support for up to 3-key combinations. Streamline your workflow without touching the mouse.

### 💾 **Backup & Restore**
Export and import your entire clipboard database and images. Never lose your valuable clips again with comprehensive backup functionality.

### 🎯 **Special Copy/Paste Operations for Different Workflows**
Over 30 specialized copy/paste operations for different workflows. Enhanced clipboard operations with context-aware options.

### 🔍 **Smart Auto-Search**
Quick Paste window automatically activates search when you start typing. Find what you need instantly without manual search activation.

### 📖 **[View Complete Release Notes](WHATS_NEW_0.7.0.md)** 
See all features, improvements, and bug fixes in detail.

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## Core Features

### 📋 **Clipboard Management**
- Unlimited clipboard history
- Searchable copy history with notes support
- Custom saved clips with organization
- Quick-access paste menus
- Collections, tabs, and boards for organization

### 🛡️ **Privacy & Security**
- Local storage for privacy and security
- Lock screen and passcode protection
- Custom data location support
- PIN-protected collections

### 💡 **Smart Features**
- Support for text, images, files, links, and code snippets
- Automatic programming language detection and syntax highlighting
- Markdown support in notes and descriptions
- Instant pasting from system menu
- Dark theme support
- Global search functionality across all content

### ⚙️ **Customization**
- Customizable clips and menus
- Support for forms and global templates
- Advanced hotkey configuration (up to 3-key combinations)
- Customizable tray icon behavior
- Auto-trim spaces and text length filtering

### 🌍 **Cross-Platform & Integration**
- Available for macOS and Windows (Apple Silicon M1, Intel, AMD, and ARM)
- Web scraping and API data extraction capabilities
- Backup and restore functionality
- Multi-language support (**English**, **Chinese**, **Ukrainian**, **Spanish**, **Italian**, **French**, **Russian**, **Turkish**, **German**)

Help to improve translations quality: https://github.com/PasteBar/pastebar-localization

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## 🌐 Download & Links

**Official Website:** https://www.pastebar.app

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## 🛠️ Technology Stack

- **Rust**: Tauri Apps, Diesel ORM, Reqwest, Anyhow, Serde, Tokio
- **JavaScript**: TypeScript, React 19, React Query, Vite, TailwindCSS, Signals, Jotai, Zustand

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## 🚀 Quick Start

### Build Local PasteBar App

```bash
npm install
npm run build
```

### Development Setup

After cloning the repository:

```bash
# Install Diesel CLI for database management
cargo install diesel_cli --no-default-features --features sqlite

# Install dependencies and start development server
npm install
npm start
```

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## 🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! PasteBar is open-source and community-driven. Feel free to:
- Report bugs
- Suggest new features  
- Help with translations
- Improve documentation

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## 📄 License

Open Source, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) License with Limited Commercial Use Exception. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.

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## 👍 UI Videos 

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<summary>Copy/Paste and Create Clip</summary>

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/33a1cd09-0865-42d0-acc8-14376d8e675b

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<summary>Create Board Clip with Image</summary>

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a95bebec-d7a8-499a-9a43-69e2fba7a04a

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<summary>Panel and board resize</summary>

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d336498d-f430-43b8-9e87-a4fedeee1fae

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For more videos and information visit https://www.pastebar.app

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