Copy more than one thing on a Mac.

Why you keep going back

You copy an address, then a phone number, and the address is gone. So you switch back, find it, and copy it again. Filling one form can mean ten trips between windows.

With ClipTen you copy each thing once. Hold ⌘, press C, tap 1. Later, anywhere: ⌘ V 1.

Doesn’t macOS have clipboard history now?

Since macOS Tahoe 26, Spotlight keeps a list of recent copies, for 8 hours by default. You open Spotlight, switch to the clipboard view and pick from the list.

ClipTen works differently. You choose what sits on each key, and ⌘ V 3 pastes the same thing every time, with no list to open. Your slots stay until you replace them, even after a restart.

Other ways to copy several things on a Mac

• A Notes page as a holding area. Paste each piece there, then copy them out one by one. Free, but slow.
• Several files at once. In Finder, hold ⌘, click each file, then copy. This works for files only.
• Text clippings. Drag selected text to the desktop to keep it as a file, then drag it back when you need it.

Setup

Download ClipTen, open it and sign in with your browser. Then allow ClipTen in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility when it asks, so it can notice ⌘ C + a number.

What goes on a key

• Text, links, images and files, even many files in one slot, up to 16 MB
• Kept after a restart and encrypted on disk
• Copies a password manager marks as secret are never saved
• Keyboard only, so fewer reaches for the mouse and fewer window switches