Paste Helper
Paste Helper is a Login Item installed with Paste that launches background support for the app’s clipboard management features on your Mac.
What is Paste Helper?
Paste Helper is a background login item that comes with Paste, a clipboard manager for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. On a Mac, Paste works by monitoring the items you copy so you can search clipboard history later, reuse snippets, keep pinboards of frequently used content, and sync across your Apple devices. A helper app in the LoginItems area is a normal way for software like this to start supporting those features when you sign in. Users typically encounter it in macOS Login Items or when reviewing background items inside the main Paste app bundle. If you use Paste regularly, this helper supports the app experience by making clipboard history and related background behavior available without opening the main app manually each time.
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
This item is stored inside /Applications/Paste.app and matches the role of a clipboard manager helper that starts at login. Because Paste captures copied content by design, it may handle sensitive text such as passwords, codes, addresses, and messages unless you configure exclusion rules in the app. Background launch behavior is consistent with its purpose, but you should only allow it if you actively use Paste and are comfortable with a clipboard history tool running after login.
Recommendation: Keep this login item enabled if you use Paste for clipboard history, pinboards, or cross-device sync. Disable it if you do not want Paste running in the background at sign-in; the app may stop capturing clipboard history automatically until you open Paste again.
File path
/Applications/Paste.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Paste Helper.app
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