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Mac clipboard history and snippets
NotchPad: Mac clipboard history and reusable snippets in one fast place.
NotchPad remembers copied text, links, colors, files, images, videos, and Finder references, keeps reusable snippets close, and gives AI notes a home. Search your clipboard history, paste saved replies or code, and keep sensitive text local on your Mac.
Built for text you copy, save, and paste again
Most clipboard managers stop at history. Most notes apps wait for you to organize things manually. NotchPad sits between them: copied text, links, colors, files, images, videos, and Finder references can be searched, pinned, merged into a note, or turned into a reusable snippet.
The goal is simple: make the text you already copied useful again without sending your private clipboard to a cloud workspace.
Search clipboard history
Find copied links, terminal output, addresses, commands, quotes, colors, drafts, files, images, videos, and recently copied desktop files without trying to remember where they came from.
Use visible copy buttons
Clipboard History and Snippets rows now expose the main copy action directly, so reuse does not depend on hidden right-click menus.
Turn clips into notes
Pin or merge useful clipboard items into notes, then rewrite, summarize, or organize the result with Apple Intelligence on supported Macs.
Save reusable snippets
Keep code blocks, email replies, support answers, prompts, signatures, and shell commands ready to paste.
Protect sensitive text
Clipboard data stays local. Sensitive text from 1Password, Bitwarden, and Apple Passwords can be encrypted and revealed with Touch ID.
When NotchPad fits better than a plain clipboard manager
| Need |
Plain clipboard manager |
NotchPad |
| Remember copied text |
Yes |
Yes, with search, pin, merge, and visible copy actions |
| Remember copied links, files, images, videos, and colors |
Varies by app |
Rich previews and searchable entries for copied content you want to recognize later |
| Reusable snippets |
Sometimes, often separate from history |
Built into the same notes and clipboard app |
| AI notes |
Usually no |
Free daily AI edits; Pro removes NotchPad AI limits on supported Macs |
| Apple Notes access |
No |
Browse, search, and edit through macOS automation |
| Sensitive copied text |
Varies by app |
Local storage with Touch ID reveal for protected items |
Not a full text-expansion engine
NotchPad snippets are for storing and pasting reusable text. It is not trying to replace advanced text expansion tools that automatically expand abbreviations across every app. If you want automatic expansion rules, a dedicated text expander may fit better.
If your real workflow is “I copied this, I will need it again” or “I paste this reply/command/prompt all week,” NotchPad is the cleaner fit.
Who this is for
- Developers who reuse commands, code blocks, prompts, terminal output, and implementation notes.
- Founders and operators who paste customer replies, sales notes, links, follow-ups, and repeatable messages.
- Support and success teams who need common answers close without opening a heavy knowledge base.
- Writers and researchers who collect quotes, drafts, links, outlines, and reference text throughout the day.
Start free, remove limits with Pro
Start with 20 NotchPad notes, Apple Notes access, 10 clipboard items, 5 snippets, and daily AI edits. Pro is a $14.99 one-time purchase, covers up to 3 Macs, removes NotchPad limits, and has no subscription.
Requires macOS 15 Sequoia or later. Hover works from the top-center screen zone on Macs with or without a physical notch; on notched MacBooks, the hover zone aligns with the notch. You can also open NotchPad with the Control-Control keyboard shortcut or from the menu bar.
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