Everything you copy, within reach
Copypastik keeps a private, searchable history of your clipboard. It lives in the menu bar and never leaves your Mac.
Free · macOS 14 or later · no account
Open it from anywhere
Press Control-Option-V in any app to bring up your latest clips. Newest first, the way you remember them.
Prefer Command-Shift-V? Switch the shortcut in Settings.
Paste in one keystroke
The newest clip is already selected. Press Return to copy it back, then Command-V.
Arrow keys move the selection and Esc closes the picker. Turn on Automatic Paste if you want Copypastik to send the Command-V for you; it is off by default.
Find anything you remember
Search by text, or narrow it down with #tag, @Safari and type:image. Filters combine, like @Xcode type:code.
Even text inside screenshots is found. It is recognized on your Mac with Apple Vision and never uploaded.
Keep what you reuse
- Tags
- Press Command-T to tag a clip, then filter by tag with a click or
#tagin search. - Pins
- Press Command-P to pin a clip. Pinned clips stay on top and are saved on your Mac.
- Quick Slots
- Each pinned clip gets a slot from 1 to 9. Press Control-Option-1 to 9 in any app to paste it without opening the picker.
A bigger workspace for a bigger history
The Library is a separate, resizable window. Open it with Control-Option-L and browse everything by app, type or tag.
- Bulk actions. Select several clips, then copy, pin, tag or delete them together.
- Drag and drop. Drag text, links or images straight into another app. Images go out as PNG.
- Transformations. Plain text, trim whitespace, upper and lower case, pretty JSON, URL decode and encode, remove tracking parameters, copy domain, normalize line breaks. The original clip is never changed.
- Text in images. Search recognized text, or copy it with one click.
Hover the notch
On a MacBook with a notch, move the pointer to it and a shelf slides out with your recent clips. Click a card to paste it, drag one into any app, right-click to pin or delete.
- Pinned clips come first, in slot order.
- Filter by type, or click a source app icon to filter by app.
- Hover a card to see the full clip. The hover delay is yours to set.
Experimental. Off by default, MacBooks with a notch only, and it stays hidden in full-screen apps and games.
Private by design
A clipboard holds the things you would not paste into a chat. Copypastik treats it that way.
- No account, no cloud, no analytics. There are no network services and nothing syncs.
- History stays on your Mac. It is saved locally between launches. Switch to memory-only in Settings and the saved file is deleted.
- Text in images is read on-device with Apple Vision. Images and recognized text never leave your Mac.
- Pause capture for 5 minutes, 30 minutes or until you resume it.
- Ignored apps. The list starts with password managers. Clips from those apps are never recorded.
- No keyboard monitoring. The global shortcut uses a standard macOS hotkey API. Copypastik does not read general keyboard input.
One optional permission
Automatic Paste is off by default. If you turn it on, macOS asks you to allow Copypastik in System Settings so it can send Command-V to the app you were using. Without it everything else works, and you press Command-V yourself.
The details
- History size
- 20, 50, 100, 250 or 500 clips
- Saved between launches
- On by default, or memory-only if you prefer
- What it captures
- Plain text and bitmap images. Rich text and files are ignored.
- Pasting
- Text is pasted as plain text, without formatting
- Shortcuts
- Picker: Control-Option-V or Command-Shift-V. Library: Control-Option-L.
- Limits
- Text clips over 256 KB stay in memory. Image history is capped at 96 MB.
- Launch at login
- Optional
- Requirements
- macOS 14 or later. Lives in the menu bar, with no Dock icon.
- Price
- Free on the Mac App Store
- Version
- 1.4
Questions
Does it need any permissions?
Not for clipboard history or the global shortcut. Only the optional Automatic Paste needs you to allow Copypastik in System Settings.
Where is my history stored?
In the app's storage on your Mac. Turn off “Keep History Between Launches” in Settings to go back to memory-only, which deletes the saved file. Clear History removes it too.
Does anything leave my Mac?
No. There is no account, sync, analytics or network service, and text in images is recognized on-device.
What about passwords?
Copypastik ignores a starter list of password managers, so what you copy from them is never recorded. You can edit the list, and add any app to it. Adding an app also removes its existing history. You can also pause capture at any time.
What does the notch shelf need?
A MacBook with a notch. It is experimental and off by default, and it stays hidden in full-screen apps and games.
Does it keep rich text or files?
No. Copypastik keeps plain text and bitmap images. Rich text, files and mixed clipboard content are ignored, and text is pasted without formatting.
How do I get help?
Write to support@copypastik.com.