Installing Faste

Takes about a minute — including one extra step on first launch.

Faste is an independent app, and current releases are not yet notarized by Apple. Because of that, macOS shows a caution dialog the first time you open it. This is a standard Gatekeeper message for independent software — it does not mean the file is broken or unsafe. You only need to get past it once; after that, Faste opens like any other app.

Is it safe? Faste runs 100% offline: no cloud, no account, no analytics — your clipboard never leaves your Mac (see the Privacy Policy). Only download the DMG from faste.dev, and if you want to be certain the file is untouched, verify its checksum (bottom of this page).

Step 1 — Install

  1. Download Faste.dmg from faste.dev and open it.
  2. Drag Faste into the Applications folder.
  3. Eject the DMG. Always launch Faste from Applications, not from inside the DMG.

Step 2 — First launch

Pick your macOS version (Apple menu → About This Mac):

macOS 15 Sequoia or later

  1. Double-click Faste in Applications. A dialog says it "was not opened" because Apple could not verify it.
  2. Click Done — not "Move to Trash".
  3. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll to the bottom of the Security section.
  4. Next to the message about Faste, click Open Anyway, and confirm with your password or Touch ID.
  5. Click Open in the final dialog. Done — from now on Faste opens normally.

macOS 13 Ventura / macOS 14 Sonoma

  1. In Applications, Control-click (right-click) Faste → Open.
  2. In the dialog, click Open. Done — from now on Faste opens normally.

Seeing "Faste is damaged and can't be opened"? That wording usually means the download was corrupted or came from a re-upload. Delete the app and the DMG, re-download from faste.dev, and repeat the steps above. Still stuck? Email [email protected] with your macOS version.

Step 3 — Say hello

Press ⌘⇧V anywhere — your clipboard history appears. The onboarding window walks you through the rest (including granting the optional Accessibility permission if you want items to paste immediately).

Verifying your download (optional)

Every release's SHA-256 checksum is published on the download page. To check your file, run this in Terminal and compare the output:

shasum -a 256 ~/Downloads/Faste-*.dmg

Why the extra step?

Apple's notarization requires a paid developer program membership. We ship Faste without it for now, and macOS responds with the caution dialog above for any app in that situation — regardless of what the app actually does. Notarized releases are on our roadmap; when they ship, this page becomes unnecessary.