Best alternatives to Pastel (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Pastel, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Smart Paste
A browser extension to automate data entry tasks with form filling, text extraction and AI features
≈2K users4.5★ from 14 ratingsUpdated 24 months ago4 permissions- A similar number of users to Pastel
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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PasteCat
Copy-paste like a human typing. For example, you can use it on Proxmox VE to copy-paste into VNC window in browser.
≈1K users4.2★ from 5 ratings3 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Pastel
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
- Listed under Tools
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FREE PASTE
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922 users5.0★ from 12 ratingsNo special permissions- About 2.2× fewer users than Pastel
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 5)
- Listed under Tools
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Copy & Paste Tabs
With One Button Click. Copy all URLs from the current window tabs. And Paste to open a list of URLs in the browser.
≈10K users4.7★ from 19 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago4 permissions- About 5.0× more users than Pastel
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Force Paster
This extension allows you to paste text into input fields in websites that have disabled pasting.
≈30K users4.6★ from 99 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago4 permissions- About 15× more users than Pastel
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
- Listed under Accessibility
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Paste Typer
Types clipboard text character-by-character into web forms. Useful for fields that don't accept paste and for data-entry workflows.
864 users5.0★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 3 days ago5 permissions- About 2.3× fewer users than Pastel
- Listed under Tools
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Tab Copy/Paste
Copies tab URLs of all tabs to clipboard, and opens new tabs with URLs from clipboard.
≈8K users4.7★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago3 permissions- About 4.0× more users than Pastel
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Paste File
Paste files and screenshots into supported upload fields with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V. Includes image cropping and format conversion.
222 users3.2★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 10 days ago2 permissions- About 9.0× fewer users than Pastel
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 5)
- Listed under Tools
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Force Paste
Force paste in any input field, even when websites block it
450 users5.0★ from 2 ratings4 permissions- About 4.4× fewer users than Pastel
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
- Listed under Tools
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Paste to vSphere VM
This extension helps to paste the clipboard (password, etc) to vSphere VM HTML console via keystrokes
≈1K users5.0★ from 2 ratings2 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Pastel
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 5)
- Listed under Tools
Pastel alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Pastel?
By users, the most popular alternative is Force Paster with ≈30K users and a 4.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Smart Paste.
Which Pastel alternative has the best rating?
Force Paster has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 99 ratings.
Is there a Pastel alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
FREE PASTE asks for 0 permissions, against 5 for Pastel.
How many alternatives to Pastel are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Pastel on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.