diff --git a/Xcodes/Backend/AppState.swift b/Xcodes/Backend/AppState.swift
index 6ac509bb..902172bf 100644
--- a/Xcodes/Backend/AppState.swift
+++ b/Xcodes/Backend/AppState.swift
@@ -825,12 +825,16 @@ class AppState: ObservableObject {
         }
     }
 
-    func copyPath(xcode: Xcode) {
+    func copyPath(xcode: Xcode, pasteboard: NSPasteboard = .general) {
         guard let installedXcodePath = xcode.installedPath else { return }
 
-        NSPasteboard.general.declareTypes([.URL, .string], owner: nil)
-        NSPasteboard.general.writeObjects([installedXcodePath.url as NSURL])
-        NSPasteboard.general.setString(installedXcodePath.string, forType: .string)
+        // Write a single item with real data for each type. Declaring `.URL` without
+        // providing data left an empty first item that Terminal and other apps couldn't paste.
+        let item = NSPasteboardItem()
+        item.setString(installedXcodePath.url.absoluteString, forType: .fileURL)
+        item.setString(installedXcodePath.string, forType: .string)
+        pasteboard.clearContents()
+        pasteboard.writeObjects([item])
     }
 
     func copyReleaseNote(from url: URL?) {
diff --git a/XcodesTests/AppStateTests.swift b/XcodesTests/AppStateTests.swift
index 2945b06c..c4594764 100644
--- a/XcodesTests/AppStateTests.swift
+++ b/XcodesTests/AppStateTests.swift
@@ -81,6 +81,21 @@ class AppStateTests: XCTestCase {
         subject = AppState()
     }
 
+    func test_CopyPath_WritesOneItemWithPathAndFileURL() throws {
+        let installedPath = try XCTUnwrap(Path("/Applications/Xcode 26.0.app"))
+        let xcode = Xcode(version: Version("26.0.0")!, installState: .installed(installedPath), selected: false, icon: nil)
+        let pasteboard = NSPasteboard(name: NSPasteboard.Name("AppStateTests-\(UUID().uuidString)"))
+        defer { pasteboard.releaseGlobally() }
+
+        subject.copyPath(xcode: xcode, pasteboard: pasteboard)
+
+        let items = try XCTUnwrap(pasteboard.pasteboardItems)
+        XCTAssertEqual(items.count, 1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(items.first?.types, [.fileURL, .string])
+        XCTAssertEqual(items.first?.string(forType: .string), "/Applications/Xcode 26.0.app")
+        XCTAssertEqual(items.first?.string(forType: .fileURL), "file:///Applications/Xcode%2026.0.app")
+    }
+
     func test_InstallError_Network401IsUnauthorized() {
         let error = NetworkError.non200StatusCode(statusCode: 401, data: Data())