Questions
If something here is unclear or missing, the answer is probably in the help page — or ask on GitHub.
What is Pastemorphic?
A small browser extension that stores short pieces of text you paste often — an email address, a postal address, a sign-off, a reference number — and puts one back on your clipboard with a click. It is free and open source.
How much does Pastemorphic cost?
Nothing. It is free software under the GNU General Public License v3, and there is no paid tier, no trial and no upgrade.
Where does Pastemorphic store my notes?
In an ordinary bookmark folder in your own browser, normally inside Other bookmarks. Each note is one bookmark: its name is the note's name, and the text of the note is held in the bookmark's web address.
Do my notes sync between my computers?
Yes, if your browser's own bookmark sync is turned on. Because notes are bookmarks, they travel with the rest of your bookmarks. Pastemorphic takes no part in the syncing and cannot see it.
Do I need an account to use Pastemorphic?
No. There is no account, no sign-in and no email address collected. There is no server for an account to exist on.
Can I install Pastemorphic without a Google account?
Yes. Download the zip from the GitHub releases page, unzip it, open your browser's extensions page, turn on Developer mode and choose Load unpacked. The Chrome Web Store is offered only as a convenience for automatic updates.
Which browsers does Pastemorphic work in?
Chrome, Brave, Vivaldi, Edge and other Chromium-based browsers, plus Firefox. A separate Firefox build is provided because Firefox needs a slightly different manifest.
Does Pastemorphic send my notes anywhere?
No. It makes no network requests of any kind — no server, no analytics, no advertising, no crash reporting. You can confirm that yourself: the source is a handful of plain files with no build step.
Is it safe to keep passwords in Pastemorphic?
No. Because notes are bookmarks, they are as visible as any other bookmark: anyone who can open your browser can read them. Pastemorphic says so the first time you open it. Use a password manager for passwords, card numbers and anything else private.
What happens to my notes if I uninstall it?
They stay where they are, because they are bookmarks. Delete the Pastemorphic bookmark folder to remove them for good.
How many notes can I keep?
As many as you like. Tabs are limited to six, with names of up to seven letters, so that every tab stays visible in a small popup — but there is no limit on the notes inside them.
Why are there only four keyboard shortcuts?
Because four is every shortcut a browser lets an extension arrive with. Declaring more makes the browser refuse to load the extension at all. You can add or change shortcuts yourself on your browser's own shortcuts page.
Can I move my notes to another browser?
Yes. Bookmark sync only joins browsers of the same family, so use Save a backup file in Settings and restore that file in the other browser.
Does Pastemorphic need permission to read the websites I visit?
No. It never asks for access to websites. When you ask it to paste something it uses activeTab, which grants access to the one tab you are looking at, at the moment you ask, and nothing else.
Who made Pastemorphic and why?
It was built by Lightmorphic as a replacement for a clipboard extension that had become clunky. The idea worth keeping was storing notes as bookmarks, so they sync without an account or a server.
Is Pastemorphic open source?
Yes, under the GNU General Public License v3, which means it stays free for everyone downstream too. The whole extension is about fifteen files of plain JavaScript, HTML and CSS with no build step, so what is in the repository is exactly what runs in your browser.