
How to Search Text Inside Screenshots on Mac
Use on-device OCR to find saved screenshots by their text and copy the words you need without typing them again.
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Product notes, Mac setup guides, and practical ways to search, clean up, and paste without breaking flow.

Use on-device OCR to find saved screenshots by their text and copy the words you need without typing them again.

Keep saved replies and project links available from your iPhone keyboard, with clear setup steps and permission guidance.

Use Universal Clipboard for quick handoffs and Cliptop for copied content you want to find and reuse later.

Turn one-off copies into a searchable library you can use across iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with clear control over what gets saved.

Spotlight Clipboard history is a good built-in recovery tool. Cliptop is for people who want semantic and OCR search, Pinboards, snippets, content-aware actions, local-first privacy, and private sync across Apple devices.

The best Mac clipboard manager depends on the workflow: Maccy for focused open-source history, Paste for collaborative Apple-device libraries, Raycast for launcher users, Cliptop for connected actions and reusable content, and Pastebot for filters and Stacks.