A Mac app for agency account managers

Paste the week.
Send the brief.

Paste the week’s messy notes, metrics and links. Organize them into a clean client brief that you review, approve and export.

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$49
Pilot: $49 for 14 daysTry it on one client, with setup help.
  • Stored on your Mac
  • Up to 3 clients
  • Nothing sent automatically
IllustrativeSample data for a fictional client.
How it works

From Friday scramble to a brief you’re proud to send.

Three steps, all on your Mac. You stay in control of every word before it reaches a client.

  1. 01

    Paste the week

    Paste emails or notes into the client’s space, or import a CSV, text or Markdown file. Review the text before you save it; your original files stay unchanged.

  2. 02

    Shape the draft

    Write the update yourself, with what you did kept apart from what you promised, and pin up to three exact excerpts from your notes beside it as sources.

  3. 03

    Review, approve, export

    See exactly what changed, approve the version you trust, then export an HTML copy to wherever you choose and send it yourself.

Features

Built for the weekly update, and nothing else.

Not another dashboard. Pastebrief picks up after your reporting tools, at the moment you still have to write to the client.

Done, separated from promised

Every update has a clear line between finished work and future commitments. A promise stays a promise, and no exact date is invented when your notes don’t give one.

One space for each client

Each client gets a separate place for their reports and sources, so each account’s notes stay out of every other account’s update.

Sources beside every draft

Pick up to three exact excerpts from your notes and keep them next to the report, so you can check each line against what was actually written.

See what changed

A plain red and green comparison shows what changed in the saved report before you approve it.

Approve before export

Nothing can be exported until you save and approve it. Pastebrief never sends anything to your client.

Stored on your Mac

Reports are stored on your Mac, and exported copies go where you choose. No Gmail, Slack or ad-account login is needed; you paste only the text you decide to share.

Clean HTML export

Export the approved revision as a new HTML file, with the client name, the update and its source references, ready to share the way you already do.

Before and after

The same week, written for the client.

Your shorthand stays yours. Your client gets something clear, calm and easy to act on.

Before · your notes

mon: call w/ Dana re fall promo
sent landing pg draft fri
  > liked hero, wants warmer copy
fixed mobile nav on /menu
ads CTR 1.8 -> 2.4%?? confirm
example.com/fall-menu
TODO: revised copy next tue
budget q open, ask Sam
photo shoot moved, wk after next
  (pumpkin loaf, cider donuts)
notes-wk.txt10 lines pasted · 1 line still unconfirmed

After · the update

Weekly update: Hollow Oak Bakery

Sample client · fictional example

What we did this week

  • Sent the fall landing-page draft on Friday. You liked the hero; we’re warming up the copy.
  • Fixed the mobile navigation on the menu page.

What we promised

  • Send the revised copy next Tuesday.
  • Run the rescheduled photo shoot the week after next.

ApprovedAd results are left out until confirmed.

Illustrative example. Hollow Oak Bakery is a fictional client.

Concierge pilot

Try it on one real client for two weeks.

We help you set up Pastebrief and try it on one client’s weekly update, using notes you have anonymized first.

Pilot:$49for 14 days

Your $49 counts toward your first month if you continue.

Apply for the pilot

Or write to [email protected]

What you get

  • Help setting up the Mac app for one client.
  • Weekly updates built from the notes you already have.
  • You review and approve every update, then send it yourself. You keep every draft.
  • A short before-and-after: how long the update took, and how much you edited.

What we need from you

  • A Mac, and the person who writes or reviews the weekly update.
  • One recent week of notes for one client, with names and contact details removed.
  • A little time during the 14 days to try it and tell us how it went.
FAQ

Questions, answered.

Anything else? Email [email protected].

Who is Pastebrief for?

Owners and account managers at small and mid-size marketing and client-service agencies who write a weekly update for each client and work on a Mac.

Does it connect to Gmail, Slack or my ad accounts?

No. You paste the text you choose, or import a CSV, text or Markdown file. There is no account login and no automatic access to your email.

Where is my client material stored?

Reports are stored on your Mac, in a separate space for each client. When you export, the copy goes wherever you choose to save it.

Will it email my client for me?

No. Pastebrief never sends anything. You approve the report, export an HTML file, and send it yourself the way you normally would.

Does it replace my reporting dashboard?

No. Keep your dashboards for numbers. Pastebrief is for the written part: the update that explains what happened this week and what comes next.

What happens during the pilot?

For 14 days you use Pastebrief on one client, and we help by email with setup, notes and drafts. We note how long the update took and how much you edited. At the end, you tell us whether you’d continue and why.

What does it cost?

The pilot is $49 for 14 days, paid at the start. It is the only offer available right now.

Concierge pilot

Paste one real week. Approve a brief worth sending.

Two weeks, one client, your own notes. You review, approve and export every update yourself.

Apply for the pilot Pilot: $49 for 14 days