How to search your clipboard history in NotchStar
To search your clipboard history in NotchStar, hover over the notch, pick the Clipboard tab and start typing. The list filters as you type, across the 50 most recent copies. Search ignores capital letters and accents, and typing the word image finds the images you copied.
Steps
- Hover over the notch to open it, then pick Clipboard.
- Type a few letters of what you copied. The list narrows to matching rows.
- Click a row. That item goes back on the clipboard, and a brief checkmark confirms it. Paste it where you need it.
What the search covers
- Plain text and links, which are stored as plain text.
- Images you copied, which are stored at a reduced size. At most 10 images are kept.
- Files you copied in Finder, which are kept as files and not as their names.
Limits
- History holds the 50 most recent items and clears when you quit NotchStar. See why history clears on quit.
- Copies from a password manager that marks them as concealed never appear, so you cannot search for them.
- Rich text keeps its words but not its formatting.
For the whole tool, read the Clipboard feature page. To see what the Mac does without an app, read how to see clipboard history on a Mac.
