On macOS 26 or later, press ⌘Space to open Spotlight, then ⌘4 to see what you copied recently.
Spotlight's clipboard history (macOS 26 or later)
- Press ⌘Space to open Spotlight.
- Press ⌘4 to switch to the clipboard view. The first time, Spotlight asks whether to turn it on.
- Click an item, or move to it with the arrow keys and press Return, to use it again.
It keeps copies for 8 hours by default. Since macOS 26.1 you can choose 30 minutes, 8 hours or 7 days in System Settings › Spotlight.
The current clipboard only
- In Finder, choose Edit › Show Clipboard. A window shows the one item on the clipboard right now.
With dragand
dragand's optional clipboard history keeps the last 7 days (or 1 or 30), encrypted on your Mac, with search and pinned clips, and works on macOS 14 and later. Press ⌃⌘V to open it.
