How to Customize PasteNow's Sound Effect

PasteNow lets you replace the default copy sound with either a built-in macOS sound or your own audio file. Use the commands below to choose the sound you want.

• • To switch to a built-in macOS sound, open Terminal and run:

defaults write ~/Library/Group\ Containers/KAQ3M6FSM7.app.pastenow.PasteNow/Library/Preferences/KAQ3M6FSM7.app.pastenow.PasteNow.plist soundEffectName Ping

• • This example changes the sound to Ping.
• • macOS built-in sounds are available in /System/Library/Sounds/.
• • To use your own sound file, copy it into ~/Library/Group Containers/KAQ3M6FSM7.app.pastenow.PasteNow/Library/.
• • Then run a command like this, replacing the filename with your own:

defaults write ~/Library/Group\ Containers/KAQ3M6FSM7.app.pastenow.PasteNow/Library/Preferences/KAQ3M6FSM7.app.pastenow.PasteNow.plist soundEffectName "/Users/$(whoami)/Library/Group Containers/KAQ3M6FSM7.app.pastenow.PasteNow/Library/PasteNow.aiff"

• • Because of sandbox access, the custom audio file needs to stay in that Group Containers folder.
• • If the new sound does not take effect immediately, restart PasteNow.

Enjoy!