How to Access the Clipboard History on Mac

macOS 26 Tahoe has finally added a clipboard history feature on Mac that lets you access the history of everything you copy on your Mac. You no longer need a third-party app to access this indispensable feature. Here's how to view the clipboard history on Mac.

View your Mac clipboard history

Apple has added the clipboard history feature as a part of the upgraded Spotlight. To access this feature, hit the ⌘+Space keyboard shortcut to open Spotlight and drag your mouse cursor over the Spotlight window.

You will notice that the Spotlight window splits into four tabs. The first option gives you access to your apps, the second to your files, the third to shortcut actions, and the fourth to your clipboard history.

You can click the fourth icon to access your clipboard history or hit the associated keyboard shortcut ⌘4.

Now, click the Turn On button to turn on your Mac’s clipboard history. Now, your Mac will maintain a history of everything you copy.

Let’s start copying some text and images to see how it looks. As you can see, my Mac has maintained a history of everything I have copied.

Access your MacBook clipboard history

That is how you can access the clipboard history on your Mac. If you liked this guide, click here to learn how to remove passwords from PDF on Mac.