# 2 Ways to View Mac Clipboard History: Tips to Boost Your Efficiency

Quick Tip:

• Quickly access your clipboard by opening Finder > Edit > Show Clipboard.
• Use applications like CleanClip to enhance your clipboard experience, offering extensive history and additional features.

# Method 1: Default Clipboard

Step 1: Open Finder on your Mac, select Edit in the menu bar, then click Show Clipboard.

Step 2: View the text you recently copied.

We tried to set a keyboard shortcut for the Mac clipboard using the System Preferences menu but were unsuccessful. The default clipboard in macOS isn’t very intuitive and has plenty of room for improvement.

Let’s take a look at a third-party clipboard manager: CleanClip.

# Method 2: Use a Third-Party Application

# CleanClip

CleanClip is a powerful clipboard manager that can be easily downloaded from the Mac App Store and supports Apple’s M-series chips. Let’s see how to use CleanClip.

Step 1: Open the App Store on your Mac. Then enter CleanClip in the search box and download the application.

Step 2: Open the CleanClip application, check Start at login, and you’re ready to go. To customize the application, follow the remaining steps.

Step 3: Launch CleanClip, click on the CleanClip Icon in the menu bar, and then open Preferences.

Step 4: In the General menu, you can set sound, theme color, etc., and check Launch CleanClip at system startup.

Step 5: Go to the Ignore menu, where you can set CleanClip to not record clipboard content from certain applications.

Whenever you copy text or webpage links, CleanClip runs in the background and saves the content. Simply click on the CleanClip icon in the menu bar to view the complete clipboard history on your Mac. You can open CleanClip anytime from the menu bar and choose to clear to delete clipboard history.

Key features of CleanClip include:

1. Unlimited clipboard history
2. Smart categorization
3. Quick search
4. Paste queue
5. Privacy protection

CleanClip offers a 14-day free trial, after which you can choose to subscribe or make a one-time purchase for a lifetime license. The price is $1.99 per month or a one-time license for $19.99.

If you are looking for a powerful and easy-to-use clipboard manager, CleanClip is a worthwhile option to consider. It can significantly enhance your productivity, making copying and pasting much easier and smarter.