https://easypaste.me/blog/ Guides to the Mac clipboard, copy and paste, and screenshots. en https://easypaste.me/blog/universal-clipboard-not-working/ https://easypaste.me/blog/universal-clipboard-not-working/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Copied on your iPhone but nothing pastes on your Mac (or the other way round)? Check these requirements and fixes in order, from Handoff settings to the Mac's pasteboard process. https://easypaste.me/blog/screenshots-second-brain-mac/ https://easypaste.me/blog/screenshots-second-brain-mac/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Screenshots are the fastest way to save a receipt, an error, a slide or a code. Here's a simple Mac workflow that makes every one of them findable by the words inside it, plus 10 things worth capturing. https://easypaste.me/blog/scrolling-screenshot-mac/ https://easypaste.me/blog/scrolling-screenshot-mac/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 macOS has no scrolling screenshot button, but you can still capture a whole web page, chat or document. Five free methods using Safari, Chrome, Firefox and Preview, plus the apps that add true scrolling capture. https://easypaste.me/blog/copy-paste-multiple-items-mac/ https://easypaste.me/blog/copy-paste-multiple-items-mac/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 The Mac clipboard holds one thing at a time. How to copy several items and paste them later, or paste them all at once, with built-in tools and with a clipboard manager. https://easypaste.me/blog/screenshot-search-apps-mac/ https://easypaste.me/blog/screenshot-search-apps-mac/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Which Mac apps let you type a word and find the screenshot that contains it? Spotlight, Photos, Snapling, CleanShot X, Maccy and EasyPaste compared, including what each one actually indexes. https://easypaste.me/blog/search-text-in-images-mac/ https://easypaste.me/blog/search-text-in-images-mac/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Your Mac can read the words in photos, screenshots and copied images. Where that search works (Photos, Finder, Spotlight), where it doesn't, and how to make every image you copy searchable. https://easypaste.me/blog/organize-screenshots-mac/ https://easypaste.me/blog/organize-screenshots-mac/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 A Desktop buried in "Screenshot 2026-…" files is the most common Mac mess there is. Move them to one folder, sort them automatically, clear the old ones, and find any screenshot by what's in it. https://easypaste.me/blog/find-screenshot-by-text-mac/ https://easypaste.me/blog/find-screenshot-by-text-mac/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Lost a screenshot among hundreds named "Screenshot 2026-…"? Four ways to find it on a Mac: by date, by Finder search, by the words inside the image, and with a searchable history. https://easypaste.me/blog/recover-copied-text-mac/ https://easypaste.me/blog/recover-copied-text-mac/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Copied something new and lost the text, link or image you needed? What you can still recover on a Mac, where to look first, and how to make sure it never happens again. https://easypaste.me/blog/are-clipboard-managers-safe/ https://easypaste.me/blog/are-clipboard-managers-safe/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 A clipboard manager sees everything you copy, including passwords and private messages. What can go wrong, the six things to check before you install one, and how to use one safely. https://easypaste.me/blog/clipboard-manager-for-developers-mac/ https://easypaste.me/blog/clipboard-manager-for-developers-mac/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Developers copy hundreds of commands, stack traces, JSON blobs and tokens a day. What a clipboard manager should do for that workflow, what it must never keep, and how to set one up on a Mac. https://easypaste.me/blog/free-clipboard-manager-mac/ https://easypaste.me/blog/free-clipboard-manager-mac/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 The free clipboard managers for Mac worth installing in 2026: Spotlight's built-in history, Maccy, Clipy, CopyQ, Flycut and PasteBar. Licences, macOS requirements and where to download each one safely. https://easypaste.me/blog/macos-spotlight-clipboard-history/ https://easypaste.me/blog/macos-spotlight-clipboard-history/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 macOS Tahoe added clipboard history to Spotlight. Here's how it works, what Apple does and doesn't document about it, and when a dedicated clipboard manager is still worth having. https://easypaste.me/blog/where-is-the-clipboard-on-mac/ https://easypaste.me/blog/where-is-the-clipboard-on-mac/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 The Mac clipboard isn't a folder or an app. Here's how to see what's on it, how to clear it, and why it only ever holds one item. https://easypaste.me/blog/where-do-screenshots-go-on-mac/ https://easypaste.me/blog/where-do-screenshots-go-on-mac/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Mac screenshots save to the Desktop by default, unless a setting sends them somewhere else. How to find missing screenshots, and how to choose where new ones are saved. https://easypaste.me/blog/best-clipboard-manager-mac/ https://easypaste.me/blog/best-clipboard-manager-mac/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 An honest comparison of Mac clipboard managers: Spotlight's built-in history, Maccy, Raycast, Paste and EasyPaste. What each is best at, and when a free one is enough. https://easypaste.me/blog/text-expander-mac/ https://easypaste.me/blog/text-expander-mac/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Type a short code and get a full reply, address or template. How to use macOS Text Replacements for free, where they fall short, and the apps that go further. https://easypaste.me/blog/maccy-vs-easypaste/ https://easypaste.me/blog/maccy-vs-easypaste/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Maccy is free, open source and minimal. EasyPaste is visual, reads text in screenshots and is coming to the Mac App Store. A fair side-by-side comparison to help you pick. https://easypaste.me/blog/mac-copy-paste-keyboard-shortcuts/ https://easypaste.me/blog/mac-copy-paste-keyboard-shortcuts/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Every copy, cut, paste and screenshot shortcut on macOS in one place, including Paste and Match Style, moving files in Finder, copying styles and screenshots to the clipboard. https://easypaste.me/blog/color-picker-mac/ https://easypaste.me/blog/color-picker-mac/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Pick any colour on your screen and copy its hex value. Digital Color Meter and the macOS Colors panel are both free and built in. Here's how to use each, and a faster option. https://easypaste.me/blog/screenshot-to-clipboard-mac/ https://easypaste.me/blog/screenshot-to-clipboard-mac/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Add Control to any Mac screenshot shortcut to copy it instead of saving a file, then paste it anywhere. Plus how to make it the default, and how to keep past screenshots. https://easypaste.me/blog/clipboard-history-mac/ https://easypaste.me/blog/clipboard-history-mac/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Does a Mac keep a clipboard history? Recent macOS versions have a basic one in Spotlight. Here's how to open it, what it can't do, and when a clipboard manager is worth it. https://easypaste.me/blog/paste-without-formatting-mac/ https://easypaste.me/blog/paste-without-formatting-mac/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Use Option-Shift-Command-V to paste plain text in most Mac apps. Here are the shortcuts for Google Docs, Word and others, and how to make plain-text paste the default everywhere. https://easypaste.me/blog/how-to-copy-and-paste-on-mac/ https://easypaste.me/blog/how-to-copy-and-paste-on-mac/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Keyboard shortcuts, the menu bar, right-click, drag and drop, files in Finder, and pasting between your iPhone and Mac. Everything you need to copy and paste on macOS. https://easypaste.me/blog/copy-text-from-image-mac/ https://easypaste.me/blog/copy-text-from-image-mac/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Use Live Text to select and copy words in photos, screenshots and PDFs of scans, straight from Preview, Photos, Quick Look or Safari. No extra app needed.