# Is NotchStar clipboard history private > 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. Canonical: https://www.notchstar.com/help/clipboard-history-privacy-questions/ Last updated: 2026-11-04 Published 2026-11-04. NotchStar's clipboard history stays on your Mac, in memory. It is not saved to disk, not synced and not sent to a server. It is cleared when you quit the app. NotchStar also skips copies that a password manager marks as concealed. ## Questions people ask **Does NotchStar send my clipboard anywhere?** No. The privacy page says clipboard history stays in memory on your Mac. The optional anonymous usage count, which is off unless you say yes, does not contain your clipboard. **Is there an account?** No. **Can someone read the history from disk?** There is no history file on disk to read. While the app runs, the list exists in its memory, as it does for any running app. **Does it record passwords?** Not from a password manager that marks them concealed. See [password manager copies](https://www.notchstar.com/help/clipboard-history-password-manager-copies/). **How do I wipe it?** Quit NotchStar. See [how to clear clipboard history](https://www.notchstar.com/help/clear-clipboard-history-notchstar/). ## What you should still do Any clipboard history records what you copy. If you copy a secret from an app that does not mark it as concealed, it sits in the list until you quit or 50 newer items push it out. If you copied something sensitive, quit NotchStar. ## Limits Screen sharing or a recording of the notch would show what is in the list when it is open. Close the tab first. More is in the [is NotchStar safe guide](https://www.notchstar.com/guides/is-notchstar-safe/) and on the [Clipboard feature page](https://www.notchstar.com/features/clipboard/). ## Quick answers. ### Is my clipboard history uploaded? No. It stays in memory on your Mac and is never sent anywhere. ### Is the history encrypted on disk? There is nothing on disk to encrypt. It is held in memory only. ## 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 password manager copies do not appear in NotchStar](https://www.notchstar.com/help/clipboard-history-password-manager-copies/): NotchStar skips any copy a password manager marks as concealed, so those passwords never reach clipboard history. Unmarked copies cannot be detected. - [How to clear clipboard history in NotchStar](https://www.notchstar.com/help/clear-clipboard-history-notchstar/): NotchStar has no clear button for clipboard history. Quit the app from its menu bar icon to wipe the list, since it lives in memory only. - [Is NotchStar safe? Signing, permissions and what it sends](https://www.notchstar.com/guides/is-notchstar-safe/): NotchStar is signed and notarized by Apple, needs no account and sends nothing unless you opt in. See every permission it asks for and how to check it yourself. ## 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.