Pastebot Brings Robotic Clipboard Awesomeness to iPhone Cut, Copy, Paste
Pastebot [$1.99 - iTunes link], the delicious-looking new clipboard manager from Tapbots brings their flare for fantastic, and fantastically original user interface to iPhone and iPod touch cut, copy, and paste. (And, yes, insert -- it took Apple 2 years and a 3.0 to give iPhone users the much-requested clipboard function to begin with -- sarcasm here).
The usage case is simple and elegant -- anything you've copied or cut to the iPhone clipboard is automatically added to Pastebot when you launch the app. Up to 99 such clippings can be stored at any one time, and inside Pastebot you can title them, organize them into folders (for example, keep email boilerplate handy), copy them back to the clipboard, share them (including via embedded email, which makes that boilerplate incredibly functional), search them (on Google), and even run some automated actions on them like changing case, decoding and encoding HTML, find and replace, quote, etc. Images can also be brightened, converted to B&W, inverted, etc. And Mac users can get the free desktop companion for sync'y goodness as well.
TiPb was able to try it out for a few days already, and I liked it enough to run out and buy it on launch (disclosure -- I'm an easy mark for great design and functionality).
Like Weightbot and Convertbot before it, Pastebot is a powerhouse in a delightful robot candy shell. By the same token, some may argue Tapbots trades speed-of-use for joy-to-use and that's certainly valid. If you didn't appreciate the robotic gimmick of their previous fare, you likely won't enjoy it here either. However, if you're serious about your clipboard and love you some innovative interface, check out Pastebot and let us know what you think.
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Wow! This app looks amazing! Too bad I don't have a Mac, would make my life so much better :D
Just downloaded. This will probably become one of my most used apps.
Once again, because of TiPb, there's no need to bother looking through the App Store mess for the good ones.
Thanks! ;-)
Its a good app, but I doubt I'd pay $1.99 for it. The graphic interface is really good though, very eye pleasing.
Amazing app!
This would be an amazing app to run in the background and have it always checking the clipboard so you didn't have to launch the app every time you copied something. Sometimes multitasking would be really good :(
Got this all setup now and like it a lot.
I've been using the Notes app as a makeshift clipboard manager (what a mess). Nice to have this and be able to organize and categorize them (and have them automatically entered). Also, this will eliminate having to email myself things I've typed on my phone to use on my Mac, and vice versa.
The only thing I can imagine getting annoying is having little unintentional clips being there every time I launch it, and having to always delete them... but it's no biggie... that's what it's supposed to do.
@big9erfan:
That's what I'm doing — keeping it in the background (jailbreak). Doesn't seem to be hurting my battery life at all. Very, very convenient that way.
Nice App..
Instant download... If I was an app, I would so do this app.
Very nice!!
Just remember to delete sensative info from the clip board.
One more thing. Can I have it for MAC OS X.4? Please.
It doesn't seem to be able to grab clips when running in Backgrounder, so you have to pop into the app quick to paste them in manually. Not a big deal, as that's still quicker than launcing the app and waiting every time.
Instant Purchase. I ended up blacklisting from Backgrounder and then adding it to my favorites in Kirikae. That way, it's a double tap on the Home Button away and will always get the clipboard information without manual intervention.
@AlexisV lol
Even if I don't end up using this app on a day to day basis, the smooth HD of that video and sweet interface demos said, "You need this. Now."
-Can't Resist
I like the app, but I'm not as taken with it as everyone else seems to be. I suspect I just need to find a real use for it.
@TMAN:
Good idea. Although my Home button isn't as responsive as it used to be, and double taps can often become quadruple and quintuple taps. Ughh... ;-)
Why does this site say that Pastebot is $1.99 but when I go to the app store it says $2.99?
For PC users, ClipPrinter does PC + Mac + iPhone transfer and also prints
good read thanks for the share of clip printer i used it and it was very helpful. nice article Rene keep up the good work
WHy $3.99? I am interested but that is half the price of iWorks Keynote??? ALso, what about an iPad version?