Text & Images
Remembers images and screenshots with a thumbnail, not just text - hit Return to paste them back. Text can also paste as trimmed, lowercase, UPPERCASE, slug, or pretty-printed JSON.
NewDrag Shelf is here in v0.1.5 A little more memory for your MacCopy once.
Copy once.
Paste forever.
Your clipboard, with a memory, and a shelf for everything you drag. Find, transform, paste and drop. All privately on your Mac.
⌥HEverything, within reach.
Free to use. Yours to keep.Made for macOS 13+Apple Silicon & Intel
A small app. A better flow.
Meet your new muscle memory.Less repetition. More momentum.Not just a history.
Not just a history.
A head start.
All the things you copy, ready to do more. Built for the little tasks that fill your day.
Meet Paste StackCopy a few.
Copy a few.
Paste in order.
Collect what you need, then fill each field with a single shortcut. No switching back and forth.
Explore Paste StackTry the workflow3 in queue
1Alex MorganUp next
2alex@example.comQueued
3Product designerQueued
Smart Actions
Links get Open, emails get Compose, hex colors show a live swatch with Copy-as-RGB. Content-aware, not just storage.
Sensitive Auto-Expire
Card numbers, one-time codes, and tokens are detected and quietly removed after a few minutes. Privacy on autopilot.
Instant Undo
Deleted or cleared something by accident? ⌘Z brings it right back. Up to ten levels of history.
Quick Look Preview
Press Space to expand any clip's full text before you paste it. No more guessing which one.
Favorites & Time Groups
Star clips to pin them to the top. Everything else is grouped into Today, Yesterday, and Earlier.
Keyboard First
Open with ⌥H, filter as you type, arrow to select, ⌘1-9 to paste instantly. Your hands never leave the keys.
Private by Default
100% local. No cloud, no account, no telemetry. Password-manager copies are ignored automatically.
New in v0.1.5Drag Shelf.
Drag Shelf.
A pocket for your drags.
Moving files between windows shouldn't take three hands. Shake the pointer mid-drag and Historr gives you a floating shelf to drop things on. Or press ⌥⇧D anytime.
- 01
Shake while dragging
Start dragging files, photos, links or text, then give the pointer a quick shake. A shelf appears right under it.
- 02
Drop and keep going
Let go to drop. Collect more from other folders, apps and windows. Everything waits in one neat pile.
- 03
Drag it all out
Grab the pile and drop everything into Finder, Mail, Slack or any app in a single move. The originals stay put.
More from the shelf
- Quick Look
- AirDrop & Share
- Save to Folder
- Compress to ZIP
- Resize Images
- Extract Text
- Multiple shelves
- Recent shelves
A little more, for a lot less.
Historr is a free clipboard history manager for macOS. Unlike most clipboard tools that only store what you copied, Historr also acts on it - with a sequential Paste Stack, paste transforms, smart actions, and auto-expiring secrets - while staying 100% local and private.
| Feature | Historr | Maccy | Paste |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free | Subscription |
| 100% local / no account | ✔ | ✔ | - |
| Sequential Paste Stack | ✔ | - | - |
| Paste transforms | ✔ | - | Partial |
| Smart actions (links/colors) | ✔ | - | - |
| Auto-expiring secrets | ✔ | - | - |
| Drag & drop shelf | ✔ | - | - |
| Keyboard-first | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Comparison reflects core capabilities at the time of writing. Maccy and Paste are trademarks of their respective owners.
Your hands never leave the keys.
Every action has a shortcut. Open, filter, select, paste - without touching the mouse.
⌥H
Open clipboard history⌥⌘V
Paste next item in stack↑↓
Move selection⏎
Paste selected⌘1-9
Paste the Nth itemSpace
Quick Look preview⌘Z
Undo a delete or clearEsc
Dismiss the popupFrom people who use itSmall app.
Small app.
Big difference.
4.8
4 reviews from Historr users
The Dropover-style shelf makes moving files between apps so convenient. I can gather what I need in one place, then drop everything where it belongs.
Simple, useful, and private. I appreciate that my clipboard stays on my Mac, with keyboard shortcuts that keep everything within reach.
Paste Stack is my favorite feature. Queuing several items and pasting them in order makes repetitive form filling much easier.
You can also review from the app: choose Write a Review… from the Historr menu bar icon.
Get Historr. It's free.
One download, no account, no subscription. Works on Apple Silicon and Intel.
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downloads
100%
local & private
macOS 13 Ventura or later · Apple Silicon & Intel
Up and running in a minute
- 1Download and drag Historr into Applications.
- 2Launch it - a
appears in your menu bar. - 3Grant Accessibility once so it can paste into other apps.
- 4Press ⌥H anytime to open your history.
Questions, answered.
Historr is a strong free clipboard manager for Mac if you want local-only clipboard history, keyboard-first search, a sequential Paste Stack, paste transforms, and no subscription.
// quick answers
Direct answers.
What is Historr?
Historr is a free Mac app that combines a private clipboard manager (searchable history, sequential Paste Stack, paste transforms, smart actions) with a Drag Shelf: shake the pointer while dragging to collect files, images, links and text, then drop them anywhere in one move.
Is Historr private?
Yes. Historr stores clipboard history on your Mac only, has no cloud account, no sync server, and no telemetry.
Is Historr a free Dropover or Yoink alternative?
Yes. Historr's Drag Shelf covers the core drag and drop shelf workflow for free, with no trial or delay, and adds a clipboard manager in the same app. Dropover and Yoink offer extras such as cloud uploads or iPhone handoff.
Who is Historr for?
Historr is for Mac users who copy and paste repeatedly and want a fast keyboard-first clipboard tool that can act on copied content.