Install and permissions

Install aPaste in three steps.

Choose the right build for your Mac, clear the Gatekeeper prompt, and grant Accessibility permission if you want direct pasting.

  1. 01

    Download the DMG for your chip

    Use -arm64 for Apple Silicon and -x86_64 for Intel. Check Apple menu → About This Mac if unsure; Homebrew selects the right architecture automatically.

    brew tap alliottech/tap brew install --cask alliottech/tap/apaste
  2. 02

    Remove the quarantine flag

    After moving aPaste.app to Applications, macOS may claim it is damaged. The download is intact; Gatekeeper blocks it because the app is not notarized by Apple.

    xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/aPaste.app
  3. 03

    Grant Accessibility permission

    Direct pasting requires aPaste under System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility. Capture, search, Pinboards, and copying to the clipboard still work without it.