Maccy image and file clipboard support

By: backupadmin

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A clipboard is not just text. Maccy keeps images, files, rich text, and links in your history too — preserving the original so it pastes back cleanly. Here is what is supported and how it behaves.

What Maccy keeps: plain text, rich text, images, file references, and URLs — in their original form, so pasting reproduces exactly what you copied.

Images

Copy an image — from a browser, a screenshot, a design tool — and Maccy app stores it in your history with a thumbnail preview. Open the history, find it, and paste it wherever images are accepted. The original data is preserved, so quality is not degraded on paste.

Files

When you copy a file in Finder, Maccy keeps a reference to it, so you can paste the file again later. This is a file reference, not a stored duplicate of the file’s contents — handy for re-pasting the same file into different places without hunting for it again.

Rich text and URLs

Maccy Mac preserves rich text (with its formatting) and recognises URLs. You can paste rich text as-is, or strip it to plain text on demand — see how to paste without formatting. Links are kept intact for easy reuse.

How different types appear

Type In Maccy
Plain text Text preview
Rich text Text, formatting preserved on paste
Image Thumbnail preview
File File reference with name
URL Link, ready to paste

Disk and history considerations

Text costs almost nothing to store, but images are larger. A history with many images uses more disk space than a text-only one. If you keep a very deep history, that is worth knowing — tune your limit in history retention and size limits. Maccy stays fast either way.

Limitations to expect

A few apps place unusual custom pasteboard types that are not stored; copying the same content as text or an image usually works. Concealed items (such as password-manager entries) are skipped by design — see does Maccy see your passwords.

For everyday copying of text, images, files, and links, Maccy simply remembers them all so you can bring any of them back. Explore the full scope of Maccy features, or download Maccy free to get started.

Frequently asked questions

Can Maccy store images and files?

Yes. Maccy keeps images (with thumbnail previews), file references, rich text, and URLs in your history, preserving the original so it pastes back cleanly. Files are stored as references rather than full duplicates.

Does keeping images in Maccy use a lot of disk space?

More than text, since images are larger. A text-only history is tiny; an image-heavy one grows. If you keep a deep history, adjust your size limit in Settings > Storage to balance depth against disk use.

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