Guides
Everything about copy and paste on a Mac.
Free to read, no sign-up. Most of these work without Maclip at all.
Guides
How the Mac clipboard actually works, and how to get more out of it.
- GuideHow to see your clipboard history on a MacWhere your Mac keeps what you copy, how to open the clipboard history built into macOS Tahoe's Spotlight, and what to use when you need more than the last few items.
- GuideEvery copy and paste shortcut on the MacEvery copy, cut and paste shortcut on the Mac, including pasting without formatting, moving files in Finder and copying a screenshot straight to the clipboard.
- GuideHow to paste without formatting on a MacThe Mac shortcut for pasting plain text, what to do in Word, Google Docs and other apps where it does not work, and how to strip formatting from anything.
- GuideHow to copy text from an image on a MacUse Live Text to copy words out of photos, screenshots and scanned PDFs on a Mac, and how to make the text in every image you copy searchable.
- GuideIs a clipboard manager safe?A clipboard manager records everything you copy, including passwords and codes. What that means, which protections to look for, and how Maclip handles it.
Comparisons
Maclip next to the alternatives, with the gaps included.
- ComparisonA Paste alternative for your MacAn honest comparison of Maclip and Paste: what each does well, what Maclip does not do, pricing as each publishes it, and which one fits how you work.
- ComparisonA Maccy alternative with more built inMaccy is free, open source and deliberately minimal. Maclip adds boards, search inside images, smart actions and encryption for a one-time price. An honest comparison.