# Clipboard History — Clipboard history manager for Mac

Everything you copy, searchable from ⌃⌥⌘V. Off until you turn it on; passwords are never kept. Part of OneMacTools, 151 private tools in one native Mac app (macOS 26 or later); category: Utilities. Runs on your Mac; nothing is uploaded.

Turn it on and OneMacTools keeps the text, links, images and files you copy, on this Mac only. Press ⌃⌥⌘V in any app, type a few letters, and press Return to paste it straight in (or ⌥Return for plain text). Pin the things you paste every day. Passwords that password managers mark as private are never kept, apps you name are ignored, and everything older than a day, a week or a month is deleted.

Page: https://www.onemactools.com/tools/clipboard-history · Download: https://www.onemactools.com/download · Pricing: https://www.onemactools.com/pricing

## How to use it
1. **Turn it on.** Set Clipboard History to On and click Save. Until then, nothing you copy is kept.
2. **Copy as usual.** Text, links, images and files you copy are kept on this Mac, newest first.
3. **Press ⌃⌥⌘V.** In any app. A search box opens with everything you copied.
4. **Find it and press Return.** Type a few letters, use ↑ and ↓, and press Return to paste it where you were. ⌥Return pastes plain text.
5. **Pin what you use often.** Press ⌘P on an item to keep it at the top, however old it gets.

## Options
- **Clipboard History:** Off or On. Turning it off deletes the history.
- **Keep for:** 1, 7 or 30 days. Older items are deleted, except pinned ones. At most 500 items are kept.
- **Keep images too:** Screenshots and copied pictures are kept as files beside the history. Turn off to keep text, links and files only.
- **Never keep from:** App names, separated by commas. 1Password, Bitwarden, Keychain Access, Passwords, Dashlane, LastPass and KeePassXC are always excluded.
- **Then:** Save settings, or Clear the history (pinned items stay).

## Tips
- Allow OneMacTools under Accessibility so Return pastes straight into the app; without it, the item is copied and you press ⌘V.
- Add chat or notes apps to Never keep from if you often copy private things there.
- Password managers mark copied passwords as private, and those are never kept.
- Clicking outside the list closes it, like Spotlight.
- Use ⌥Return to paste formatted text as plain text.

## Questions
**How do I see clipboard history on a Mac?**
macOS keeps only the last thing you copied. Turn on Clipboard History in OneMacTools and press ⌃⌥⌘V to see everything you've copied since.

**Does it save my passwords?**
No. Password managers mark copied passwords as private and those are skipped, and their apps are excluded too.

**Where is the history stored?**
On your Mac only, in OneMacTools' Application Support folder. It's never uploaded or synced.

**How long is the history kept?**
7 days by default, or 1 or 30. Pinned items stay until you unpin them.

**Why does picking an item copy it instead of pasting?**
Pasting into another app needs the Accessibility permission. Allow OneMacTools under Privacy & Security › Accessibility.

**Does it slow my Mac down?**
No. It checks a counter twice a second and only reads the clipboard when it changes.