How to clear clipboard history in NotchStar
To clear your clipboard history in NotchStar, quit the app. The history lives only in memory, so quitting removes every item, and starting NotchStar again gives you an empty list. There is no separate clear all button in the Clipboard tool today.
Steps
- Click the NotchStar icon in the menu bar.
- Choose the quit option.
- Open NotchStar again if you want to keep using it. The Clipboard tab will say that copying something makes it appear.
The small x in the search box
The x button next to the search field only clears what you typed, so the full list comes back. It does not delete any history.
What quitting does not clear
Quitting NotchStar clears its own list. It does not empty the Mac’s current clipboard, so the last thing you copied can still be pasted. To replace it, copy something harmless, such as a single letter.
Why there is no clear button
The history is designed to disappear on its own: nothing is written to disk, and nothing is synced. See why history clears on quit.
Clearing the Mac’s own clipboard history
If you also use the Spotlight clipboard history on recent macOS, that is a separate list with its own clear control. Apple documents it in the Spotlight settings guide. See how to see clipboard history on a Mac.
The tool is described on the Clipboard feature page.
