Forest of Handy Tools

CopyPouch Guide

This page covers the basic workflow for CopyPouch, including how to launch it and how to reuse clipboard history efficiently.

CopyPouch is a clipboard history tool you open only when you need it.

It stays in the menu bar most of the time. When needed, open the panel and reuse copied text, links, or images without breaking your current workflow.

CopyPouch main panel
Use one panel to switch between the Recent, Pinned, Links, and Images tabs.

How to launch CopyPouch

  • Click the menu bar icon
  • Open the panel with the global hotkey
CopyPouch menu bar icon
Look for the CopyPouch icon in the upper-right menu bar area.

The default hotkey is Control + Option + Command + V. You can change it later from the settings window.

Basic actions

  • Click an item to reuse it
  • Text, links, and images are copied back to the clipboard for quick paste
  • Paste into the active app with Command-V
Reusing content from CopyPouch
Select an item to return it to the clipboard without manually re-copying it.

Keyboard cheat sheet

Control + Option + Command + V Open the CopyPouch panel
Esc Close the panel
Enter Reuse the selected item
Space Hold to preview the selected image item
Shift + Enter Open the selected link in your browser
↑ / ↓ Move between history items
← / → Switch tabs
Command + F Move focus to the search field

What each tab shows

  • Recent: shows recent clipboard history
  • Pinned: shows only pinned items
  • Links: shows only items recognized as URLs
  • Images: shows only imported image items

Search

The search field filters only the currently visible tab. For example, searching while the Links tab is active narrows down links only.

Using search and pinning in CopyPouch
Search and pinning work well together when you want to keep frequently used items close at hand.

Pinning and deleting items

You can keep important items pinned and remove items you no longer need directly from the list.

Swipe gesture for pinning
Swipe gesture for deleting

Swipe right to Pin or Unpin an item, and swipe left to Delete it.

If swipe gestures are not convenient, you can also use the context menu by right-clicking an item.

Context menu actions in CopyPouch
The context menu includes actions such as pinning, deleting, and opening links.

Image preview

Hover over the preview icon on an image item to open a quick preview. This is useful when you want to confirm the image before reusing it. You can also hold Space while an image item is selected to show the same preview from the keyboard.

Previewing an image in CopyPouch
Image items can be previewed before you paste or reuse them.

Opening links

Items recognized as URLs can be opened in your browser from the trailing icon or the context menu. This is useful when you want to check a link immediately instead of pasting it first. From the keyboard, select a link item and press Shift + Enter.

Opening a link from CopyPouch
Link items can be opened directly, separate from the normal paste action.
CopyPouch keeps the selected content on the clipboard so it remains available for immediate manual paste.

What you can change in Settings

  • Whether history is saved between launches
  • History limit presets (20 / 50 / 100 / 200)
  • Global hotkey presets
  • Whether CopyPouch Pocket is updated automatically
  • Whether CopyPouch Pocket sync is enabled
  • Clearing all saved history

CopyPouch Pocket sync

CopyPouch can optionally upload encrypted text history to CloudKit so CopyPouch Pocket on iPhone or iPad can read it.

In Settings, turn on Sync with CopyPouch Pocket to enable automatic updates whenever history changes.

CopyPouch settings with Pocket sync enabled