# Why password manager copies do not appear in NotchStar

> NotchStar skips any copy a password manager marks as concealed, so those passwords never reach clipboard history. Unmarked copies cannot be detected.

Canonical: https://www.notchstar.com/help/clipboard-history-password-manager-copies/
Last updated: 2026-11-04

Published 2026-11-04.

NotchStar does not record a copy that a password manager marks as concealed. If you copy a password from a manager that sets that flag, the copy does not appear in the Clipboard tab, which is on purpose.

## How the flag works

Password managers can add a note to a copy that says "this is a secret", using a type called org.nspasteboard.ConcealedType. Clipboard tools that respect it ignore those copies. NotchStar checks for it on every change, and if it is present, it records nothing for that copy.

## What you will notice

You copy a password, paste it into a login form, and open Clipboard. The password is not there. Whatever you copied before it is still there, so there is a gap in the list.

## What is not covered

- An app that does not set the flag is invisible to this check. A note app, a terminal or a web page can hold a secret, and NotchStar will record it as it would any text.
- The skipped password also stays on the Mac clipboard until you copy something else. NotchStar does not erase it.

## What to do

- Check whether your password manager has a setting that marks copies as concealed. Settings differ per app.
- If you copied a secret from another app, quit NotchStar to clear the list. See [how to clear clipboard history](https://www.notchstar.com/help/clear-clipboard-history-notchstar/).

For other reasons an item may be absent, read [why an item is missing](https://www.notchstar.com/help/clipboard-item-missing-from-history/). The tool is on the [Clipboard feature page](https://www.notchstar.com/features/clipboard/).

## Quick answers.

### Which password managers are supported?

Any that mark copies as concealed. NotchStar does not test or list specific managers, so check yours.

## 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.
- [Is NotchStar clipboard history private](https://www.notchstar.com/help/clipboard-history-privacy-questions/): NotchStar keeps clipboard history in memory on your Mac only, never on disk or a server. It skips password manager copies and clears on quit.
- [Why an item is missing from NotchStar clipboard history](https://www.notchstar.com/help/clipboard-item-missing-from-history/): If a copy is missing from NotchStar clipboard history, check the password manager flag, the 50 item limit, launch time and quits, in that order.
- [What is clipboard history?](https://www.notchstar.com/glossary/clipboard-history/): Clipboard history is a list of the things you recently copied, so you can paste an older item again. Learn how it works on a Mac and what to watch for.

## 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.