How do I search my clips?
- Open the popup with ⌘⌃V.
- Start typing.
- Press Return to paste the first result.
Do I have to type it exactly?
No. Type the words you remember, in any order. Growth ideas finds a clip called 60 ideas to boost your growth, and the words can come from different places, so figma export finds the export you copied out of Figma.
Exact matches still come first. Looser matches are listed after them, and among those a short clip that is about your words beats a long document that happens to mention them.
What does it actually search?
| It searches | So you can find |
|---|---|
| The text of the clip | Anything you copied as text |
| Text inside images | That screenshot with the error message |
| Your own note on a clip | A picture by words that appear nowhere in it |
| Smart tag and AI summary | All the JSON, or a long article by its gist |
| Source app and website | Everything you copied while on Dribbble |
| Pinboard name | Anything filed on a particular board |
| Colour name and family | Sky blue, without knowing the hex |
| Link title and description | A link by what the page was called |
| What is in a picture | Images by subject, the way Photos search works |
It does not match relative dates like yesterday. That reliably matched the wrong things, so it is left out on purpose.
How do I narrow it down by type?
Use the chips along the top of the popup: Text, Links, Colors, Images, SVG, Icons, Videos, Documents, then one chip per pinboard.
Only the categories you actually have show up, so the strip stays short instead of listing empty types.
Filters and search work together, and in multi-select the filters stay active while you pick.
Where do I search everything at once?
Press ⌘⌃L for All Clips. Same search, but with a sidebar for types, pinboards and source apps, and a preview showing everything Tucket knows about whatever you click.
Can I search my clips from Spotlight?
Yes, once you turn it on. It is off to start with, for the privacy reason below.
- Open Settings, then Privacy, and switch on Find clips from Spotlight.
- Press ⌘Space and type a phrase from something you copied.
- Choose the result. The clip is copied, ready to paste.
Good to know
- Spotlight search puts your clip text into the macOS search index. It stays on your Mac, but it can appear in Spotlight results, including on a shared screen. Sensitive clips are never added.
- Switching it off removes everything Tucket added to the index, not just new clips.
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