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Open the clipboard panel by pushing the pointer against a chosen screen edge with a configurable dwell delay, or use a global keyboard shortcut instead or alongside it.
PeekPaste
Freemium
PeekPaste is a native macOS clipboard manager that keeps a searchable history of text, code, links, images, colours, and files. It helps Mac users retrieve and reuse copied content from a screen edge, keyboard shortcut, or library window.
What is PeekPaste?
PeekPaste is a clipboard manager for macOS that keeps a local history of copied text, code, links, images, colours, and files. Users can open the history by moving the pointer to a configured screen edge or by using a global keyboard shortcut, then search, preview, and reuse a previous clip without leaving their current app.
The product is designed around type-aware retrieval rather than a plain chronological list. Code, links, colours, images, and files receive distinct presentations, while text recognition makes captured screenshots searchable on-device. Clips can be pasted, dragged into another app, or saved to the Desktop, with optional transformations available when plain text output is needed.
PeekPaste also provides pins, categories, filters, and a separate library window for managing a larger history. Its privacy controls keep clipboard history on the Mac, support app exclusions and confidential content, and let users choose how long clips are retained.
What can PeekPaste do?
Type-aware clip cards
Text, syntax-highlighted code, links with previews, images, colour swatches, and files are presented according to their content and retain the app they came from.
Searchable screenshots
PeekPaste recognises text inside captured images on the Mac and indexes it for search, so screenshots can be located using words contained in the image.
Preview, paste, and drag
Hover over a clip and press Space to preview it, click to return it to the previous app, or drag it into another app or onto the Desktop.
Transforms and organisation
Strip formatting, change case, adjust whitespace, or encode and decode URLs on output. Pins, named categories, and filters help narrow the library by app or date.
Local privacy controls
Clipboard data stays on the Mac without an account, analytics, or clipboard sync service. Users can exclude apps, hide confidential content, and choose retention from one week to forever.
Use Cases
“Recovering an earlier code snippet”
A developer can search past copied code, preview it with syntax highlighting, and paste or drag the correct version into an editor without recopying it from the original source.
“Finding information in screenshots”
When an error message, receipt, or presentation slide exists only as a captured image, users can search for words recognised inside the screenshot and retrieve the image clip.
“Reusing links and visual references”
Users collecting research links, colour values, or images can identify items through link previews and colour swatches rather than opening each clip to determine its contents.
“Moving files between applications”
A copied file can be retrieved from the history and dragged directly into another app, or dragged to the Desktop when a file copy is needed outside the original workflow.
“Handling sensitive clipboard content”
People working with passwords or confidential data can rely on hidden on-screen treatment, exclude specific apps, disable password capture, and set a retention period for stored clips.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Mac versions and processors does PeekPaste support?
PeekPaste is described as a native Apple Silicon application for macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
How can I open the clipboard history?
Use the configured screen-edge trigger with its chosen dwell delay, a global keyboard shortcut, or both. The edge trigger can also be turned off.
Does PeekPaste automatically paste clips?
It can return a selected clip to the app you were using by sending Command-V when Accessibility permission is enabled. Without that permission, it places the clip on the clipboard so you can paste it yourself.
Are clipboard contents uploaded or synced?
The clipboard history is stored locally on the Mac. PeekPaste states that it has no analytics, account, or clipboard sync service. Link previews may be fetched when a web link is copied, but clipboard contents are not otherwise sent to LucidBit.
How long are clips kept?
Retention can be set to one week, one month, one year, or forever, with older clips clearing themselves according to the selected setting.
Quick Facts
- Category
- Clipboard manager
- Platform
- macOS 14 Sonoma or later
- Architecture
- Native Apple Silicon (arm64)
- Access methods
- Screen edge, global shortcut, and library window
- Privacy model
- Local storage; no account, analytics, or clipboard sync service
- Purchase
- $9.99 one-time payment; 7-day free trial and future updates included
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