Clipboard Issues

How VoiceInk Pastes Text

VoiceInk pastes by temporarily placing the final text on your clipboard and sending Command+V to the active app. If Keep Clipboard Content is enabled, VoiceInk restores your previous clipboard content after the paste.

Paste settings live in Settings -> Pasting.

Old Clipboard Content Gets Pasted

This usually means the clipboard was restored before the target app finished pasting.

Fix it:

1. Open Settings -> Pasting.
2. Keep Keep Clipboard Content enabled.
3. Increase Restore Delay.

Start with 500ms or 1s. If the target app is slow, try 2s or longer.

Transcription Replaces Your Clipboard

If your previous clipboard content disappears after each recording, Keep Clipboard Content is off.

Open Settings -> Pasting and enable Keep Clipboard Content.

Text Is Transcribed But Nothing Pastes

Try these in order:

1. Click into the target app or text field before recording.
2. Confirm VoiceInk has Accessibility permission in macOS System Settings.
3. Open Settings -> Pasting and switch Paste Method from Default to AppleScript.
4. If you use a custom keyboard layout, keep AppleScript paste enabled.

If the text appears in History but not in the target app, transcription worked and the issue is with focus, permissions, or paste delivery.

Extra Space After Paste

If VoiceInk adds or does not add a trailing space the way you expect, open AI Models -> gear -> Transcription and change Add Space After Paste.