The default clipboard works fine until it doesn’t. Here are the most frequent frustrations Mac users experience.
As soon as you copy something new, everything previous is permanently lost. This is the #1 complaint from power users.
You cannot search through previously copied content. If you need something from 10 minutes ago, you have to copy it again from the source.
Important snippets get buried under new copies. There is no way to save frequently used items separately.
One accidental copy can destroy hours of carefully selected content, especially when working across multiple documents and browsers.
These limitations are why many users look for lightweight tools that extend the clipboard’s capabilities while staying out of the way.