# Middle Click Paste Highlighted Text (stored in different buffer than clipboard) like Linux

**URL:** <https://community.folivora.ai/t/middle-click-paste-highlighted-text-stored-in-different-buffer-than-clipboard-like-linux/11457>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [October 19, 2019, 2:33am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/middle-click-paste-highlighted-text-stored-in-different-buffer-than-clipboard-like-linux/11457 "2019-10-19T02:33:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![smcstaff](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/smcstaff/32/22222_2.png) [@smcstaff](https://community.folivora.ai/u/smcstaff)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2019, 2:33am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/middle-click-paste-highlighted-text-stored-in-different-buffer-than-clipboard-like-linux/11457/1 "2019-10-19T02:33:24Z")

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Hi there

I'm looking to see how to get a

Middle Click feature which pastes text

that was highlighted somewhere else

This text is stored in different buffer than the clipboard buffer.

Basically a middle click button that behaves just like Linux.

I can't seem to set it up in current btt app, because I want it to work in textboxes (when a keyboard input is required. Not when I want to open a URL in a new tab in firefox for example.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated!

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**Author:** ![seefood](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/seefood/32/8603_2.png) [@seefood](https://community.folivora.ai/u/seefood)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2019, 7:21am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/middle-click-paste-highlighted-text-stored-in-different-buffer-than-clipboard-like-linux/11457/2 "2019-11-03T07:21:27Z")

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bump, me too!

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**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/andreas_hegenberg/32/39221_2.png) [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Andreas_Hegenberg)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2019, 10:06am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/middle-click-paste-highlighted-text-stored-in-different-buffer-than-clipboard-like-linux/11457/3 "2019-11-03T10:06:52Z")

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Sorry, macOS doesn't store the currently highlighted text anywhere, thus BTT won't be able to access that. Or did I misunderstand?

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**Author:** ![smcstaff](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/smcstaff/32/22222_2.png) [@smcstaff](https://community.folivora.ai/u/smcstaff)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2019, 10:16am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/middle-click-paste-highlighted-text-stored-in-different-buffer-than-clipboard-like-linux/11457/4 "2019-11-03T10:16:58Z")

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Hi Andreas,  
I'm not a pro in macOS,  
but as an example, if I highlight a text, and I drag it with the mouse (pressing down the right button), it is storing that information some how.

Are you able to do a 'fake' drag and drop, but make it feel like a linux middle click paste?

Please let me know, thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![erralb](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/erralb/32/12749_2.png) [@erralb](https://community.folivora.ai/u/erralb)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/middle-click-paste-highlighted-text-stored-in-different-buffer-than-clipboard-like-linux/11457/5 "2020-06-02T16:06:50Z")

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+1 I'm missing this feature so much after switching from Linux to MacOS...