LesskeysClipboard manager for Mac with a free history
Lesskeys is a complete clipboard manager for Mac. It keeps your recent copies, so you can paste the one from earlier, not only the last. The clipboard history is free and keeps your last 50 items by default, up to 200.
macOS 13+ on Apple Silicon · No subscription
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Copy first
Copy it all first, paste it where it belongs
Copy information 4× faster: copy everything first, then paste each item where it belongs.
The usual way
Copy, switch, paste, switch back. Four items mean four round trips, and each new copy replaces the last.
With Lesskeys
Copy everything first. Then open the history and paste each item where it belongs.
Illustration with four items. Your time will vary.
Built in?
Does your Mac already keep a history?
macOS on its own
- Before macOS 26, only the last thing you copied.
- macOS 26 can search a clipboard history in Spotlight (Apple's page).
Lesskeys
- Works on macOS 13 and later.
- A panel with search, in any app.
- Pinned items are kept. You choose the size: 10 to 200.
Keeps it all
Search it, pin it, delete it
Text, rich text, links, images and file references, each saved as you copy it.
Search.
The text and the file names.
Pin.
Pinned items are kept when older ones drop off.
Delete.
One item, or clear the history. Pins stay.
Images and files can each be switched off.
Free clipboard
Free clipboard history, stored on your Mac
The clipboard history in Lesskeys is free and needs no account.
- Freeclipboard history
- 50items by default
- 200items at most
Stored on your Mac and nowhere else, not encrypted. A password you copy is saved too: delete it, clear the history, or turn the clipboard manager off.
Your Mac
Asks for no permission
- macOS 13 Ventura or later on an Apple Silicon Mac (M1 or newer)
- Keeping the clipboard history asks for no permission
Questions
Questions about the clipboard on a Mac
How many items does the Mac clipboard history keep?
50 by default, and you can set anything from 10 to 200. When the list is full the oldest items that are not pinned drop off first.
Does the Mac clipboard history keep images and files?
Yes. Lesskeys keeps text, rich text, links, images and file references, and you can switch images and files off separately.
Does the clipboard history survive a Mac restart?
Yes. The history is saved on your Mac, so it is there after you restart or quit the app.
Can I stop Lesskeys saving what I copy?
Yes. Turn the clipboard manager off, or delete single items, or clear the history. Clearing keeps your pinned items.
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Record calls, talk to any app and keep a clipboard history, all on your own computer.