Smart clipboard

Open history

Open Tero with nothing selected and choose Clipboard. Browse text, links, images and file references you copied earlier.

Unpinned history expires after seven days. The history budget is 100 entries and 30 MB.

Search

Find entries by content, filename, type or source app. Combine search terms to narrow the results.

Source application attribution is best-effort.

Actions on a copy

Select a copy and open Actions or press ⌘K. Tero offers actions suited to that entry. Text results open in reading cards so you can decide where to paste them.

Referenced files offer supported file modes. Copied images support Extract text and Summarize.

Pin entries

Pin a copy with Pin or ⌘P to keep it past seven days. Up to 20 entries can be pinned, and pins are kept after restarting Tero. They still count toward the history limit.

Unpinning an entry older than seven days expires it immediately. Deleting or clearing history also removes pins.

Link actions

Open a copied link, remove known tracking parameters or copy the domain. Meaningful query parameters and signed links are preserved.

File previews and dragging

Preview a copied file, open it or drag its reference into another app. Available previews adapt to the file or image.

History stores file references, not permanent backup copies. Moved, removed or unavailable files may no longer open.

Local storage

Clipboard history is stored on your Mac and is not synced to your account. Choosing an AI action on an entry sends the content needed for that action.