One key, in any app
Press ⌃⌘V from any app and the bar slides up from the bottom of the screen you are using. It works over full-screen apps too, and you can change the shortcut to one you prefer.
Recento Slide · Part of Recento Pro
Paste from your clipboard history in any Mac app, one key away
Press ⌃⌘V and a bar slides up from the bottom of the screen with your clips, collections, recent screenshots and shelf items. Pick one and it pastes right where you were typing.
macOS 14 or later · Apple Silicon & Intel
- One key, in any app
- Your clipboard history and collections
- Recent screenshots and recordings
- Everything on your Drop shelves
The things you saved are useful only if you can reach them while you work. Opening a separate window, finding the clip, copying it and clicking back into your document breaks your train of thought every time.
Recento Slide lets you paste from your clipboard history on Mac without leaving the app you are in. Press ⌃⌘V, choose a clip, a screenshot or a file with the arrow keys or by typing, and press Return. The bar closes and the item lands where your cursor was.
What Recento Slide does
Your clipboard history and collections
The first tab is your Recento Clipboard history, newest first. Each collection you made in Recento Clipboard gets its own tab, so filed links and snippets are a keystroke away.
Recent screenshots and recordings
A tab shows your latest Recento Snap screenshots, recordings and GIFs. Paste a screenshot into a document to get the picture, or into Finder or an email to get the file.
Everything on your Drop shelves
Each Recento Drop shelf with something on it gets a tab, so files you parked on a shelf can be pasted anywhere without dragging.
Pastes where you were typing
Press Return and the item is pasted into the app you were in. Press ⌘C to copy it without pasting, or Esc to close the bar.
Driven entirely from the keyboard
Use ← and → to move along the row, Tab and Shift-Tab to change tab, and start typing to search what the current tab shows. Your hands never need to leave the keys.
Choose what it shows
Turn the collections, captures and shelves tabs on or off. A tab for a module you have switched off is left out rather than shown empty.
How it works
- 1Download Recento Pro and make sure Recento Slide is on in the Hub.
- 2While working in any app, press ⌃⌘V.
- 3Pick a tab, then type to search or use the arrow keys to choose an item.
- 4Press Return to paste it, ⌘C to copy it, or Esc to close the bar.
Who it's for
- Writers and support teams who paste the same snippets and links many times a day.
- Developers who need a command or error message they copied earlier, without leaving the editor.
- Anyone who shares screenshots and wants to drop the latest one straight into a chat or email.
- Keyboard-first Mac users who would rather press a key than reach for the mouse.
Free and paid
| Feature | Free version | Recento Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Clips, captures & shelves bar | Included | Included |
Recento Slide is included in the free version. The limits on what it shows come from the modules that feed it (for example, the free version of Recento Clipboard keeps 50 clips). Recento Pro is $9.99 a month after a 2 day free trial (cancel any time) or $99 once for a lifetime licence.
Plans, trial and refund terms are on the Recento Pro pricing section.
Privacy and permissions
- Accessibility: needed to paste the chosen item into the app you were using. Without it, Return copies the item and closes the bar, and you press ⌘V yourself. You can also switch pasting off in Recento Slide's settings.
Recento Slide only shows what is already stored on your Mac by Recento Clipboard, Recento Snap and Recento Drop. It keeps no history of its own and sends nothing anywhere.
Requirements
- macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
- Apple silicon and Intel Macs.
- Recento Clipboard on for clips and collections, Recento Snap on for captures, and Recento Drop on for shelves.
Questions
What is the keyboard shortcut to open Recento Slide?
⌃⌘V by default. You can change it in Recento Slide's settings, and there is an Open Slide button there too if you would rather click.
Does it work over full-screen apps?
Yes. The bar appears on the screen you are working on, including over apps in full screen.
How do I paste a recent screenshot with Recento Slide?
Open the bar, switch to the captures tab, choose the screenshot and press Return. In a document you get the picture. In Finder or an email you get the file. Recent captures come from Recento Snap.
Why does Return copy instead of paste?
Pasting into another app needs Accessibility permission, which macOS requires for any app that types into another one. Without it, Return copies the item so you can press ⌘V. Grant it from Recento Slide's settings and Return will paste.
Is Recento Slide free?
Yes. The bar itself is in the free version. What it shows follows the limits of the modules that feed it, such as 50 clips in the free version of Recento Clipboard.
Can I search inside the bar?
Yes. Just start typing and the current tab filters as you type.
Does Recento Slide save anything itself?
No. It shows what Recento Clipboard, Recento Snap and Recento Drop already keep on your Mac, and nothing leaves your Mac.
Keep your hands on the keyboard
Download Recento Pro and press ⌃⌘V the next time you need something you saved.
