Copy and paste has become so ingrained in our daily use of computers, that using Command+C, Command+V shortcuts is pretty much muscle memory by now, and we don't usually think about how it works. But if you're wondering how you can view macOS clipboard history, it's actually pretty straightforward (even if you don't use it). Here's how to view clipboard history on Mac and how to make it more powerful and useful.

When you copy something on your Mac – text, images, files, URLs, etc – it ends up on the "clipboard". Here's how to see what you last copied on your Mac.

This will open a window showing you the contents of your macOS clipboard.

Granted, the original Mac clipboard history isn't the most versatile tool you can have. It only shows the last thing you copied, so if you were hoping to copy several things at once and then paste them all together, you just can't.