# Why NotchStar clipboard history keeps only 10 images

> 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.

Canonical: https://www.notchstar.com/help/clipboard-image-limit-of-10/
Last updated: 2026-11-04

Published 2026-11-04.

NotchStar keeps the 10 most recent images in its clipboard history. When you copy an eleventh image, the oldest image is removed from the list. This is a separate cap from the 50 item limit for the whole list.

## How the two limits work together

- The list holds at most 50 items in total, newest first.
- Within those, at most 10 can be images.
- Dropping an old image to make room for a new one does not remove any text or file from the list.

So a run of screenshots cannot push your copied text or links out of the list. It only replaces older images.

## Why images are capped

Pictures take far more memory than a line of text. NotchStar shrinks each one to a long edge of 640 pixels and caps the count so that history stays light on memory, since the history is kept in memory and not on disk.

## What to do if you need an older image

Once an image has dropped off, it is gone from the list. If an image matters, save the original file. The [screenshot tray](https://www.notchstar.com/features/screenshot-tray/) and [file shelf](https://www.notchstar.com/features/file-shelf/) hold files and screenshots for longer than the clipboard list does. A persistent history is on the [roadmap](https://www.notchstar.com/roadmap/) as an opt in idea, not a promise.

## Limits

The numbers 50 and 10 are fixed in the app today. They are not settings.

See also the [Clipboard feature page](https://www.notchstar.com/features/clipboard/).

## Quick answers.

### Can I raise the image limit?

Not today. The 10 image limit is fixed in the app.

## 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.
- [How NotchStar clipboard history handles images](https://www.notchstar.com/help/clipboard-history-images-notchstar/): 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.
- [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.

## 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.