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Comparisons, feature breakdowns, and practical guides — from the team that builds Pastery.
How to Copy Text From a Screenshot on Mac (4 Ways)
Your Mac has built-in OCR. Live Text pulls the words out of any screenshot on-device — no app, no upload, no retyping. Four ways to do it, plus how to find the screenshot again later.
Read →Which Mac Clipboard Manager Should You Use?
Pick by use case — text-only, screenshot OCR, iPhone sync, or Raycast. Clear if-you-need-X recommendations.
Read →Clipboard Manager Glossary
Definitions for clipboard history, OCR search, Overview Mode, pinboards, text transforms, and 15 more terms.
Read →Complete Guide to Mac Clipboard Managers (2026)
Everything about clipboard history on Mac — built-in options, free apps, premium tools, screenshot OCR, and how to choose.
Read →Pastery vs. Paste: Two Visual Clipboard Managers for Mac Compared
Both apps show your clipboard history visually. The differences are in how you find something you copied three days ago — and that gap is bigger than it looks from the screenshots.
Read →macOS 26 Clipboard History: What It Does, What It Doesn't, and Whether You Still Need a Third-Party App
Apple finally added clipboard history to macOS 26 Tahoe. It's text-only, 7 days, and lives in Spotlight. Here's who it's enough for — and who still needs something more.
Read →Pastery vs. Maccy: Which Mac Clipboard Manager Should You Choose?
Maccy is free, open-source, and does one thing very well. Pastery costs money and does quite a bit more. Here's when each one is the right tool.
Read →How to Search Inside Screenshots on Mac
Finder can't find text inside PNG files. Spotlight doesn't index screenshot contents. Here's the method that actually works — and how OCR clipboard search changes the way you retrieve images.
Read →Pastery vs. Raycast Clipboard History: When the Bundled Option Isn't Enough
Raycast's built-in clipboard history is good for recent text and images. Here's where it falls short — no OCR search, no filters, no transforms — and why a dedicated clipboard manager still matters.
Read →Best Clipboard Manager for Mac Developers in 2026
Developers copy error messages, API responses, and code snippets all day. Here's how Maccy, Raycast, and Pastery compare for a development workflow — and which one handles what developers actually need.
Read →Paste App Review for Mac (2026): Good Design, Real Limitations
Paste is the most visually polished clipboard manager on macOS. Here's what it does well — iCloud sync, Pinboards, a beautiful carousel — and where it falls short for most Mac users.
Read →How to Format JSON Before Pasting on Mac
You copied a minified API response. Now you need to read it. Here are all the ways to pretty-print JSON on Mac — from browser tabs to doing it inline before you paste, without leaving your current app.
Read →How to Access Clipboard History on Mac (3 Methods)
One method is new in macOS 26, limited, and free. One has been there for years but only shows the current item. One actually works for retrieving anything you've copied.
Read →Why Your Mac Only Remembers One Thing You Copied (And How to Fix It)
macOS has had a single clipboard since 1984. Here's why it's still the case, what macOS 26 Tahoe adds, and how to give your Mac a real clipboard history without changing your workflow.
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