# Clipboard sync, file transfers and history in one Mac app.

Official page: [Deskferry Features: Clipboard Sync, Files, History](https://deskferry.net/features/)

Content reviewed: 2026-10-14

> Keep working across your Macs: paste a copied passage on the next screen, deliver files to a project folder and find earlier notes in local history.

## Copy on your laptop, continue on your desktop

Copy a passage on your MacBook and paste it into the document open on your desktop Mac. With both Macs connected to the same current Deskferry group on a reachable Wi-Fi or Ethernet network, supported new copies can move between them. Once the content is received and applied, press `Command-V` where you want to use it. Choose the current group to control which Macs receive your next copy. [Start with clipboard sync](https://deskferry.net/mac-clipboard-sync/).

![The Deskferry Sync panel listing the current trusted group, the Macs connected to it and the pause control.](https://deskferry.net/images/app/current/deskferry-sync.png)

Check which group is current before you make the next copy.

## Put project files in the Finder folder where you need them

Select a file in Finder on the first Mac and press `Command-C`. Once the second Mac has received and applied it, open your destination folder and press `Command-V`. You get an independent copy ready to open and work on. The administrator’s Pro or Max plan enables files and videos for the group; Max also enables folders. [Follow the file-transfer steps](https://deskferry.net/transfer-files-between-macs/).

History shows receiving status, byte progress and verification for incoming files and folders. Unfinished content stays protected. Once reception, verification and the clipboard update finish, a quiet notice says “Received. Ready to paste.” without taking focus from your work. With administrator Max, transfer the folder structure, including subfolders, empty folders and folders containing .app applications, without manually making a ZIP. Retained folders containing .app applications can also be restored from local history, subject to personal history access and retention settings.

## Find an earlier note and put it back to work

When you need a passage you copied before the latest link or image, search for a phrase in Deskferry history, check the matching entry and copy it back into your document. Every plan searches all retained local records by saved text, contact fields, file names and folder names. Type filters and thumbnails help you find the right item. Each Mac keeps its own history, so you can use this workflow on a single Mac too. [Explore local history](https://deskferry.net/mac-clipboard-history/).

![Deskferry local history showing the Search all history field, the type tabs and a list of retained entries.](https://deskferry.net/images/app/current/deskferry-history.png)

Search the retained history on this Mac by text or by name, or browse it by type.

## Connect your work and personal Macs with their own Apple accounts

Keep the Apple account already used on each Mac and connect the machines through a Deskferry group invitation and administrator approval. This fits a work Mac and a personal Mac used side by side. Install Deskferry on Macs running macOS 14 or later, place them on the same reachable local network, then confirm the same current group and connected status before making a fresh copy.

For Macs on different reachable private subnets, use the IP or hostname option in Add Mac and Join Device Group. Both ends must support this option; the invitation code and approval still apply.

## Start with Free; add file sharing and deeper history access

Free supports text and image sync between an administrator and one other Mac, plus local history recording and search. It includes full viewing and copying of the global latest 20 records across all types. Pro adds group file and video transfers, more group members and full access to all retained personal history; Max adds folder transfers. Group transfers follow the administrator’s plan, while each person’s history access follows their own plan. [Compare plans and access details](https://deskferry.net/pricing/).

## Questions, answered

### Can I start recording history with Free?

Yes. Free records supported content in local history and lets you browse and search retained records. You can fully view and copy the global latest 20 records across all types; Pro and Max extend full access to all retained records on your Mac.

[AI reading guide](https://deskferry.net/llms.txt)