Clipboard manager for Mac and Windows Everything you copy,
and where it came from.

Q: How do I see my clipboard history on a Mac or PC?

Install CopyPal and press ⇧⌘V on a Mac or Ctrl+Shift+V on Windows. Type to search, pick an item with the arrow keys, and press Return to paste it into the app you’re in.

Q: Why does CopyPal ask for Accessibility permission?

To press ⌘V for you when you pick an item, and to read the address of the page you copied from in your browser. CopyPal never reads what you type, except to notice a snippet keyword — in memory, never in password fields.

CopyPal keeps everything you copy — text, links, images and screenshots — searchable, with the app and page it came from.

Get it for $5$10 See what it does

$5 for the first 50 customers, then $10. One purchase, no subscription. macOS 14 and later — also for Windows.Windows 10 and 11 — also for the Mac.

FinderFileEditViewGoWindowHelpTue 14:32

Search your clipboard

AllTextLinksImagesScreenshotsSnippetsPinned

Today

The pasteboard's change count increments each time the contents change. Use it to detect new copies without polling the data itself.2m ago

SafariAdeveloper.apple.com

Quarterly numbers are in — see the attached sheet before Thursday's review.9m ago

Slack

https://github.com/john/copypal/pull/42?utm_source=slack&utm_medium=chat14m ago

Google ChromeGgithub.com

https://www.figma.com/design/8kQ2/CopyPal-brand?node-id=12-440m ago

SlackFfigma.com

#3C76DE50m ago

Figma

Invoice #4021 — due Friday1h ago

Google ChromeSdashboard.stripe.com

Can you send me the address of the venue? I’ll forward it to the team.1h ago

Messages

Re: Invoice #4021 — paid this morning, thanks! The receipt is attached.2h ago

Mail

https://stripe.com/docs/api/invoices/object2h ago

SafariSstripe.com

Objectives for the next quarter: ship provenance, screenshot search, snippets.3h ago

PagesQ3 planning.pages

error: cannot find module 'ClipCore'3h ago

XcodeAppContainer.swift

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/nspasteboard4h ago

SafariAdeveloper.apple.com

Q3 roadmap · Frame 125h ago

Figma

let pasteboard = NSPasteboard.general6h ago

XcodePasteService.swift

xcrun notarytool submit CopyPal.dmg --keychain-profile clip-notary --wait7h ago

Terminal

jane.doe@example.com8h ago

Mail

Yesterday

Call the landlord about the deposit before the 1stYesterday

Notes

https://linear.app/copypal/issue/COP-118/paste-stack-orderYesterday

ArcLlinear.app

LH 1234 · Boarding 09:40 · Gate A12Yesterday

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Q3 all-hands — talking points: launch date, pricing, the Windows timeline.Yesterday

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https://meet.google.com/abc-defg-hijYesterday

MailMmeet.google.com

swift build -c release · Build complete! (42.3s)Yesterday

Terminal

+49 30 1234567Yesterday

SafariBservice.berlin.de

Sure, 7pm works — see you thereYesterday

Messages

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&utm_source=newsletterYesterday

Arc▶youtube.com

Last week

https://www.notion.so/copypal/Launch-checklist-8f2a1cMon

Google ChromeNnotion.so

Order W123456789 — DeliveredMon

SafariAstore.apple.com

Musterstraße 12, 10115 BerlinMon

Notes;addr

Best regards, John Appleseed · CopyPalSun

Mail;sig

https://x.com/copypalapp/status/1834550012Sun

SafariXx.com

https://meet.google.com/abc-defg-hijSat

Google ChromeMmeet.google.com;meet

Thanks for reaching out! I'll get back to you within one business day.Sat

Mail;reply

https://calendly.com/john/30minFri

MailCcalendly.com

+49 30 1234567 (office)Fri

Notes;phone

https://copypal.app/downloadThu

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Text132 charactersCopied 2m ago

The pasteboard's change count increments each time the contents change. Use it to detect new copies without polling the data itself.

Snippet keyword;sigPress ↩ to save.

Copied from

Safari

NSPasteboard | Apple Developer Documentation

developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/nspasteboard

Open pagePaste with source

Paste ↩Plain text ⇧↩Copy ⌘C

Launch at login

Keep history:Unlimited

Paste as plain text by default

Hold ⇧ when pasting to do the opposite.

Paste with source

Format:Plain text

“The quote…”
— Page title, apple.com/page

⌥↩ in the panel, or “Paste with source” in the Copied from card. Rich-text apps get a clickable link.

Links

Always remove tracking from links when pasting

Off: links paste exactly as copied, and the preview offers “Paste clean link” when one has utm_, fbclid, gclid or similar parameters. On: Paste is clean and the preview offers “Paste original”.

Where it came from

It remembers the page, not just the text.

Every item carries the app it came from — and, from a browser, the exact page. One click takes you back.

"The pasteboard's change count increments each time the contents change."

Copied from

Safari

NSPasteboard | Apple Developer Documentation

developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/nspasteboard

Open page

Objectives for the next quarter: ship provenance, screenshot search, snippets.

Copied from

Pages

Q3 planning.pages

~/Documents/Planning/Q3 planning.pages

Open file

Screenshots

Every screenshot, searchable by what's in it.

Press ⇧⌘4Win+Shift+S as usual. CopyPal files the screenshot with the app and page it was taken of, reads the text inside it, and lets you paste the picture or the words.

Search "cannot find module" and get the screenshot of that error
Recognition runs on-device — nothing is uploaded

AppContainer.swift — CopyPal

1import AppKit

2import SwiftUI

3import ClipCoreCannot find module 'ClipCore'

5final class AppContainer {

6 let store = ClipStore()

7 let panel = PanelController()

Text in imageCopy text

import ClipCore
Cannot find module 'ClipCore'
AppContainer.swift:3

Snippets

Type a keyword, get the whole thing.

Give any item a keyword like ;sig. Type it in any app and CopyPal swaps it for the full text.

Thanks for the quick turnaround — I'll send the revised numbers tomorrow.

Paste stack

Copy five things, paste five things.

Stack items with ⌘S, then paste them all at once — or one per ⌘V, in order.Add items to a stack, then paste them all at once — or one per Ctrl+V, in order.

1Jane Doe⌘V

2jane@example.com⌘V

3+1 (415) 555-0134⌘V

each ⌘V pastes the next one

Knows where you were

Works with the apps you already use.

Page detection in Safari, Chrome, Edge, Arc, Brave and Vivaldi. Document apps report the file. Everything else gets the app name and icon.

Page & titleSafari, Chrome, Edge, Arc, Brave, Vivaldi

DocumentPages, TextEdit, Xcode

App name & iconSlack, Teams, Outlook, Notion, Zoom and everything else

Where it lives

In your menu bar,In your system tray, not in your way.

No Dock icon, no window to manage. CopyPal sits in your menu bar, records quietly, and opens with ⇧⌘V or one click.No taskbar button, no window to manage. CopyPal sits in your system tray, records quietly, and opens with Ctrl+Shift+V or one click.

The menu bar icon and its menu.Shown on a Mac; on Windows the same menu lives in the system tray.

And the rest

Small things that add up all day long.

Clean links

Pasted links lose utm_, fbclid and other tracking parameters. The original stays in your history.

Smart types

Colors become swatches, code stays monospaced, emails and phone numbers get one-click actions.

Pin it, or file it

Pinned items stay at the top and are never pruned. Save anything to a group like Design or Research; the rest keeps the last 1,000 items, or as many as you like.

Open. Pick. Paste.

One shortcut opens CopyPal over whatever you’re doing. Pick an item, press Enter — it lands where you were typing.

Private by default

No account, no cloud. Password managers are never recorded, and you can exclude any app or website.

Feels native on both

Liquid Glass on macOS 26; your accent color and light or dark mode on Windows. Direct download, no account.

Pricing

One price. Yours forever.

No subscription, no tiers. One purchase covers two devices, Mac or PC, and every 1.x update.

CopyPal for Mac and Windows

Launch price

$5$10$10

One-time purchase for the first 50 customers, $10 after that.One-time purchase. No subscription, ever.

Get it for $5$10

License key by email, instantly
14-day refund, no questions
Use it on 2 devices, Mac or PC

Already have a key? Download for Mac (macOS 14+, notarized) or for Windows (10 and 11, Arm).Already have a key? Download for Windows (10 and 11, Arm build) or for Mac (macOS 14+).

Everything included

Unlimited history with full-text search
Every item filed by the app and page it came from
Screenshots, searchable by the text inside them
Snippets, paste stack, clean links, smart types
Shortcuts and launcher commands
Every CopyPal 1.x update, free

Questions

The short answers.

Does a Mac have a clipboard history?

Not really. macOS remembers only the last thing you copied; since macOS 26 Tahoe, Spotlight can optionally keep recent copies for up to seven days. CopyPal keeps everything you copy — text, links, images and screenshots — for as long as you want, searchable, with the app and page each item came from.

How do I see my clipboard history on a Mac or PC?

Install CopyPal and press ⇧⌘V on a Mac or Ctrl+Shift+V on Windows. Type to search, pick an item with the arrow keys, and press Return to paste it into the app you’re in.

Does CopyPal keep images and screenshots?

Yes, with a preview. The text inside them is recognised on your computer, so you can find a screenshot later by a word that appears in it.

Why does CopyPal ask for Accessibility permission?

To press ⌘V for you when you pick an item, and to read the address of the page you copied from in your browser. CopyPal never reads what you type, except to notice a snippet keyword — in memory, never in password fields.

Does anything leave my computer?

No. Your history stays in a local database. The only network requests are optional site icons, a license check about once a week (CopyPal keeps working for 30 days offline) and a daily update check. Details in the privacy policy.

Is there a Windows version?

Yes, with the same features. One license key works on two devices, Mac or PC: download CopyPal for Windows (Arm build). If Windows shows “Windows protected your PC”, choose More info, then Run anyway.

Which macOS and Windows versions?

macOS 14 Sonoma and later, Apple silicon and Intel. Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit and Arm.

How is this different from Windows’ Win+V history?

Win+V keeps a short list for the current session, with no search and no memory of where a copy came from. CopyPal keeps everything, searchable, with the app and page each item came from — and the same app runs on your Mac.

Is the $5 price really lifetime?

Yes. The first 50 customers pay $5 once and get every CopyPal 1.x update. After that it’s $10, still one-time.

Stop losing things you already copied.

Get it for $5$10