# How NotchStar clipboard history handles images > NotchStar keeps images you copy in clipboard history at a reduced size, shows a thumbnail, and keeps only the 10 newest. Search finds them with the word image. Canonical: https://www.notchstar.com/help/clipboard-history-images-notchstar/ Last updated: 2026-11-04 Published 2026-11-04. NotchStar's Clipboard tool stores images you copy, not only text. Each image is shrunk so its long edge is at most 640 pixels, saved as a PNG in memory, and shown in the list as a small thumbnail. At most 10 images are kept at a time. ## What you see An image row shows a thumbnail on the left and a label such as "Image 1200×800" with the size of the original picture. Click the row and the image goes back on the clipboard, ready to paste into a chat, a document or an image editor. ## Reduced size The copy NotchStar puts back is the reduced version, not the original file. If you need every pixel, paste straight after copying, or keep the original file. An image that was already smaller than 640 pixels is not enlarged. ## Finding an image Type the word **image** in the search box and the list shows your copied images. See [how to search your clipboard history](https://www.notchstar.com/help/search-your-clipboard-history/). ## When an image does not appear as an image - If the same copy also contains text, NotchStar records the text. Spreadsheets and some web pages do this. Files copied in Finder are recorded as [files](https://www.notchstar.com/help/clipboard-history-files-copied-in-finder/). - Images are kept in memory only, so they disappear when you quit NotchStar. Read more on the [Clipboard feature page](https://www.notchstar.com/features/clipboard/). ## Quick answers. ### Are copied images saved to disk? No. Images stay in memory and are gone when NotchStar quits. ### Is the image stored at full size? No. It is shrunk to at most 640 pixels on the long edge. ## Keep reading. - [Clipboard history that lives in your notch](https://www.notchstar.com/features/clipboard/): Searchable clipboard history in the Mac notch: text, links, images and files. Skips password manager copies. Click any item to copy it again. - [Why NotchStar clipboard history keeps only 10 images](https://www.notchstar.com/help/clipboard-image-limit-of-10/): NotchStar keeps the 10 newest images in clipboard history, separate from the 50 item limit. Older images drop off first, and text is never pushed out by them. - [How to search your clipboard history in NotchStar](https://www.notchstar.com/help/search-your-clipboard-history/): Open the notch, pick Clipboard and type to filter 50 recent copies. Search ignores capitals and accents, and typing image finds copied images. - [How to see your clipboard history on a Mac](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/see-clipboard-history-on-mac/): How to see what you copied on a Mac: Spotlight clipboard history on macOS 27, what Apple says for macOS 26 and 15, and when a clipboard app is worth adding. ## More in Clipboard. - [How to search your clipboard history in NotchStar](https://www.notchstar.com/help/search-your-clipboard-history/): Open the notch, pick Clipboard and type to filter 50 recent copies. Search ignores capitals and accents, and typing image finds copied images. - [How many items NotchStar clipboard history keeps](https://www.notchstar.com/help/clipboard-history-limit-50-items/): NotchStar keeps the 50 most recent clipboard items, at most 10 of them images. Older items drop off, and the list shows the 30 newest matches at a time. - [Why your NotchStar clipboard history clears when you quit](https://www.notchstar.com/help/clipboard-history-clears-on-quit/): NotchStar keeps clipboard history in memory only, so quitting the app clears it. Nothing is written to disk, and password manager copies are skipped. - [How to paste an older item from NotchStar clipboard history](https://www.notchstar.com/help/paste-from-notchstar-clipboard-history/): Open the notch, pick Clipboard, click the item you want, then press Command V where you want it. NotchStar copies the item back and does not paste for you. - [What happens when you copy the same thing twice in NotchStar](https://www.notchstar.com/help/copy-again-moves-clipboard-item-to-top/): Copy the same text, image or file again and NotchStar moves it to the top of the clipboard list instead of adding a duplicate. Here is how it matches. - [What NotchStar does with files you copy in Finder](https://www.notchstar.com/help/clipboard-history-files-copied-in-finder/): NotchStar records files copied in Finder as files, with their icon, not as text names. Click a row to copy the file again. Search matches name and path.