Smart Paste

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What is Smart Paste?

Smart Paste is SecureStack’s intelligent clipboard tool. Copy anything to your clipboard — a JSON blob, a Base64 string, a JWT token, an XML document — then open SecureStack and press ⌘ V. SecureStack detects the content type and formats or decodes it automatically.

Using Smart Paste

  1. Copy content to your clipboard (⌘ C anywhere on your Mac)
  2. Click the SecureStack menu bar icon
  3. Make sure you’re on the Smart Paste tab
  4. Press ⌘ V — SecureStack pastes and processes the content immediately

The formatted result appears in the output area below. Use the Copy button to copy the result back to your clipboard, or Clear to reset.

Supported Content Types

TypeWhat happens
JSONPretty-printed with indentation
XMLFormatted with indentation and structure
Base64Decoded to plain text
JWTDecoded into header, payload, and signature sections
Plain TextDisplayed as-is

How Detection Works

SecureStack uses a confidence-based detection engine. Each detector analyses your clipboard content and scores it against known patterns. Detection requires a minimum 50% confidence score — if nothing scores high enough, the content is treated as plain text.

Priority order when multiple types match: JWT → JSON → XML → Base64.

This means a string that looks like both Base64 and a JWT will always be treated as a JWT first.

Tips

  • Smart Paste works best with content copied directly from a browser, terminal, API response, or code editor
  • If the wrong format is detected, use the Tools tab to pick the specific tool you need