Clipboard history that lives in your notch
Everything you copied, one hover away.
What it does.
- Search everything
- Type to filter your history. Search ignores capital letters and accents, so café finds Cafe. Typing image finds your copied images.
- More than text
- Links, plain text, images and files you copied in Finder all land in the same list, each with the right icon or thumbnail.
- Private by default
- Anything a password manager marks as concealed is skipped, and history stays in memory on your Mac. It is not written to disk or synced.
- One click back
- Click a row to copy it again. Copying the same thing twice moves it to the top instead of piling up duplicates.
Most clipboard managers want a keyboard shortcut and a window. NotchStar puts your history where your eyes already are: open the notch, pick Clipboard, and every recent copy is there.
How it works
NotchStar watches the system clipboard while it runs and adds each new copy to a list. Files copied in Finder are stored as files rather than as their names, text goes in as plain text, and copied images are shrunk so the list stays light.
Click any row and that item goes back on the clipboard, ready to paste. A brief checkmark confirms the copy.
Built for privacy
Password managers flag their clipboard contents as concealed so that history tools can ignore them. NotchStar honours that flag. The history lives only in memory, which means quitting the app wipes it.
If you want a longer memory, a persistent history is on the roadmap as an opt in idea, not a promise.
- History is kept in memory only, so it clears when NotchStar quits.
- It keeps the 50 most recent items, and the 10 most recent images (stored at a reduced size).
- Copied text is stored as plain text; rich formatting is not preserved.
- Apps that do not mark sensitive copies as concealed cannot be detected, so clear the history if you are unsure.
Questions about Clipboard History.
Does the clipboard history record my passwords?
It skips anything a password manager marks as concealed, which is the standard signal for secrets. An app that does not mark its copies cannot be detected, so treat the history like any clipboard manager and avoid copying secrets from unknown apps.
Where is my clipboard history stored?
In memory on your Mac only. Nothing is saved to disk and nothing is sent anywhere, and the history is cleared when you quit NotchStar.
How many items does it remember?
The 50 most recent items, including at most 10 images. Older items drop off automatically.
Pair it with.
- File Shelf
- Drop it now, decide where it goes later. See File Shelf
- Quick Notes
- Capture it before you lose it. See Quick Notes
- System Stats
- Know what your Mac is doing. See System Stats
Put your notch to work.
Download NotchStar, open your first tool in seconds, and decide after 7 days whether it earns $4.