How to Auto-Delete Clipboard History on Mac
Clipboard managers remember everything — which is great until your history is full of old passwords, expired codes, and irrelevant text from six months ago. Most managers let you clear everything manually, but that's all-or-nothing.
Option 1: The Hard Way (Manual)
- 1 Periodically open your clipboard manager and scroll through old items.
- 2 Delete items one by one, trying to remember which are still useful.
- 3 Use "Clear All" and lose everything, including the stuff you wanted to keep.
Option 2: The Sane Way (SaneClip)
- ✓ Auto-Expire: Set items to auto-delete after 1 hour, 24 hours, 7 days, or 30 days. Your history stays fresh without manual cleanup.
- ✓ Sensitive Data Purge: Items flagged as sensitive (credit cards, API keys) can purge on an even faster schedule — 1 minute, 5 minutes, or 1 hour.
- ✓ Pinned Items Never Expire: Pin your important text and it stays forever, even while old items auto-delete around it. Best of both worlds.