Press Option V.
Text appears.
Turn the context in your active window into a draft, right where you’re typing. No copying. No prompting. No app switching.
7 days free · No card required · Then $5/month
Illustrated example · A draft, not a sent message.
From blank field to first draft.
No copy-pasting, no app switching, no explaining context. Just press a key.
Place your cursor
Click into any text field — an email reply, a Slack message, a form, a code file. Anywhere you'd normally type.
Press Option V
SuperPaste takes a single screenshot of your active window and sends it to your chosen AI provider over an encrypted connection. A subtle indicator shows it's working.
Text appears
The response is pasted directly into your field — no ⌘V required. Read it before sending. Don't like it? ⌘Z undoes it.
Wherever you type, it writes.
SuperPaste reads what's already on your screen — the question, the thread, the form — and writes the thing you were about to type.
Email replies
On your screen: a client asking to move tomorrow's call.
"No problem at all — tomorrow is tight, but I could do Thursday at 2pm or Friday morning. Whichever works best for you."
Slack answers
On your screen: a teammate's question in a busy thread.
"Yep — fixed in 2.3.1. It was the CSV encoding issue; exports with special characters work now."
Forms & applications
On your screen: a form field with its label visible.
The answer for that field, written right where your cursor is — no retyping your life story into yet another form.
Code
On your screen: a failing test, a stack trace, or a // TODO.
The fix or implementation at your cursor — it can see the error and the surrounding code.
One hotkey. Zero prompting. If you can click into it, SuperPaste can write into it.
Why not just use Apple Intelligence?
Writing Tools is for editing. SuperPaste is for the blank field before it.
Apple's Writing Tools
Rewrites text you've already written and selected — proofread it, shorten it, change the tone. But an empty reply box has nothing to select, so you still have to type the first draft yourself.
SuperPaste
Composes from an empty cursor using what's already on your screen — the email you're replying to, the question in the form, the thread above the box. Press ⌥V and the draft appears.
One screenshot. Nothing more.
SuperPaste captures exactly what you can already see, sends it once, and discards it. That's the whole story.
What SuperPaste sees
What SuperPaste never does
SuperPaste does not store screenshots after processing. Your provider’s API data policies apply. Custom endpoints can also run locally on your Mac.
Don't take our word for it — read the code, or the full privacy policy.
Trust is easier when you can read the code.
SuperPaste is MIT licensed. Every line that touches your screen is public.
Audit it.
The screenshot capture, the API call, the discard — it's all on GitHub. No hidden telemetry, because there's nowhere to hide it.
Bring your own API key, free.
Flip on Settings → "Use your own API key" and SuperPaste is free forever — you pay your provider directly for what you use. Works in the official download and in builds you compile from source.
Or pay $5/month and skip the setup.
The hosted plan covers Claude usage — up to 100 responses a day — and works the minute the DMG opens. Same code either way.
$ git clone https://github.com/brainsparker/superpaste $ cd superpaste && ./build.sh Building SuperPaste… ✓ Done. Drag SuperPaste.app to /Applications.
Simple. No tiers.
One plan, one price. Download and use it free for a week — no card required.
Prefer not to subscribe? Turn on Settings → "Use your own API key" and SuperPaste is free forever — in the official app or a build you compile from source.
- ✓ Up to 100 AI responses a day
- ✓ Claude included — no API key to set up
- ✓ Personal context — write in your voice
- ✓ Auto-paste — no ⌘V required
- ✓ Signed app with built-in update checks
- ✓ macOS 14 Sonoma and later
7 days free, 15 responses/day during the trial · No credit card to start
Fair questions.
Why does it need Screen Recording and Accessibility permissions?
Screen Recording is the macOS permission for capturing the active window — one screenshot, only when you press ⌥V. Accessibility lets SuperPaste register the global hotkey and paste at your cursor. It never records video and never reads your keystrokes.
macOS says SuperPaste "can record your screen and audio." Should I worry?
No — that's a standard reminder macOS shows monthly for every app with Screen Recording permission (screenshot tools, screen recorders, video-call apps), and developers can't turn it off. SuperPaste captures a single frame of a single window, only at the moment you press ⌥V. It never records audio or video, and the code is open source if you'd like to verify.
Is my screen data stored anywhere?
SuperPaste never stores, logs, or trains on your screenshots or responses. Each screenshot is sent over an encrypted connection, used to generate one response, and discarded. Your provider processes it under their API data policies. See each provider's data policy for details. Full details in the privacy policy.
Which apps does it work in?
Anywhere you can place a cursor and ⌘V works: Mail, Slack, every browser, IDEs, Notes — native and Electron apps alike.
What if the output is wrong?
Nothing is sent or submitted — text is just pasted at your cursor. Read it, edit it, or press ⌘Z and it's gone. You're always the last step.
Does it work offline?
No — it needs an AI provider to generate the response. Offline, pressing ⌥V simply does nothing; you'll see a quiet error and your screen goes nowhere.
What happens after the 7-day trial?
Generation pauses until you subscribe — $5/month, cancel anytime, with 100 responses a day. Nothing is auto-charged; the trial needs no card. Or add your own API key in Settings and keep using SuperPaste free.
Which AI providers does SuperPaste support?
SuperPaste works with any provider you bring. Use the hosted SuperPaste plan (powered by Claude), bring your own Anthropic, OpenAI, or OpenRouter key, or point it at any OpenAI-compatible endpoint - including local models via Ollama, LM Studio, or vLLM. Switch freely in Settings without losing your stored keys.
Is it really open source?
Yes — MIT licensed, with the full source at github.com/brainsparker/superpaste, including both the app and the server.
Ready when you are.
Download SuperPaste, open it, and follow the short setup.
macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Apple Silicon & Intel
Setup preview · Simplified illustrations, not screenshots
Screen Recording
Lets SuperPaste capture the frontmost window — one frame, only at the moment you press the key.
System Settings > Privacy & Security > Screen Recording
Accessibility
Lets SuperPaste register the global shortcut and paste the drafted text at your cursor.
System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility
Practice paste
Try it safely in a sample email inside SuperPaste itself before using it in your real apps.
Two one-time permissions, then try a sample reply. macOS may ask you to relaunch to apply Screen Recording.
Hi — I'm Brian.
I built SuperPaste because I kept retyping replies when the answer was already sitting on my screen. It's a small tool that does one thing, and the code is public so you can see exactly what it does. If it breaks — or you have an idea — find me on GitHub.