General
Recall shortcut, login behavior, menu-bar visibility and app icon.
THE CATCHER FIELD GUIDE
Less to learn.
More to get done.
A quick guide to the private-alpha workflow. App access is currently by invitation; this website includes a sample preview.
01 / FIRST RUN
A small addition to your Mac.
Request private-alpha access from the Catcher team. If an invitation is available, we’ll share installation details for the current build. Catcher targets macOS 14 or later.
Once installed, Catcher lives in your menu bar. Onboarding introduces the recall shortcut and macOS Accessibility permission used for paste-back. You can change that permission in macOS System Settings.
The default shortcut
⌥⌘V
Option + Command + V. Customize it in General settings.
02 / FIND & PASTE
Copy. Recall. Carry on.
Copy something in your usual app, then open Catcher. Search for a phrase, pick a type in the rail, or use a search token to narrow the view.
↵Paste the original content
⇧ ↵Paste as plain text
↑ ↓ ← →Move through the clip cards
EscDismiss the recall tray
Search with a little more precision.
Try type:code, app:xcode,
from:safari, is:pinned, or
collection:design. Combine supported tokens with
words to find what you need.
03 / ORGANIZE
Keep what’s worth keeping.
Pin a clip to mark it for keeping. Open the command menu with ⌘K and use Add to Collection to create a named group or add a clip to one. Use the rail to browse by type or source app. Smart Collections and fuller collection management are in development.
Organization happens inside the recall tray. There’s no separate library window to manage.
04 / YOUR SETTINGS
Make the boundaries yours.
Storage
History retention, disk use and clear history. The iCloud control is in development; sync is not yet available.
Privacy
Ignored apps, screen-sharing visibility and the network-preview switch.
Syntax
A reference for the supported search tokens, right in the app.
iCloud sync is in development and off by default. Network previews are on by default and can fetch link information and app icons; turn them off for local-only previews.
Need a hand? Contact support