diff --git a/Sources/Pesty/AppController.swift b/Sources/Pesty/AppController.swift
index ee649f5..318a54c 100644
--- a/Sources/Pesty/AppController.swift
+++ b/Sources/Pesty/AppController.swift
@@ -222,13 +222,13 @@ final class AppController: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
         case kVK_RightArrow, kVK_DownArrow:
             store.moveSelection(by: 1); return nil
         case kVK_Delete:
-            if cmd, let sel = store.selectedItem { store.delete(sel); return nil }
+            if cmd { store.deleteSelected(); return nil }
             if !store.searchText.isEmpty {
                 store.searchText.removeLast(); store.selectFirst(); return nil
             }
             return nil
         case kVK_ForwardDelete:
-            if let sel = store.selectedItem { store.delete(sel) }
+            store.deleteSelected()
             return nil
         default:
             break
diff --git a/Sources/Pesty/Store/ClipboardStore.swift b/Sources/Pesty/Store/ClipboardStore.swift
index 5db8257..7bcdeff 100644
--- a/Sources/Pesty/Store/ClipboardStore.swift
+++ b/Sources/Pesty/Store/ClipboardStore.swift
@@ -14,9 +14,20 @@ final class ClipboardStore {
     private(set) var history: [ClipItem] = []
     private(set) var pinboards: [Pinboard] = []
 
-    var source: BarSource = .history
+    var source: BarSource = .history {
+        didSet {
+            // A selection belongs to the visible strip, not to a clip UUID
+            // globally. Pinboard copies intentionally share their source
+            // item IDs, so carrying selection across sources is misleading.
+            if source != oldValue { selectFirst() }
+        }
+    }
     var searchText: String = ""
     var selectedID: UUID?
+    /// Every selected clip in the current strip. `selectedID` remains the
+    /// primary selection used by keyboard navigation and Return-to-paste.
+    private(set) var selectedIDs: Set<UUID> = []
+    private var selectionAnchorID: UUID?
 
     var historyLimit: Int {
         get { Settings.shared.historyLimit }
@@ -91,14 +102,14 @@ final class ClipboardStore {
             var existing = history.remove(at: idx)
             existing.createdAt = item.createdAt
             history.insert(existing, at: 0)
-            if source == .history && searchText.isEmpty { selectedID = existing.id }
+            if source == .history && searchText.isEmpty { selectOnly(existing.id) }
             scheduleSave()
             return
         }
         history.insert(item, at: 0)
         trimHistory()
         if source == .history && searchText.isEmpty {
-            selectedID = item.id
+            selectOnly(item.id)
         }
         scheduleSave()
     }
@@ -110,20 +121,63 @@ final class ClipboardStore {
         let removed = Array(history[historyLimit...])
         history.removeLast(history.count - historyLimit)
         for item in removed { deleteImageFile(item) }
+        reconcileSelection()
     }
 
     func delete(_ item: ClipItem) {
-        history.removeAll { $0.id == item.id }
-        for i in pinboards.indices { pinboards[i].items.removeAll { $0.id == item.id } }
-        deleteImageFile(item)
-        if selectedID == item.id { selectFirst() }
+        delete([item])
+    }
+
+    func deleteSelected() {
+        let items = visibleItems.filter { selectedIDs.contains($0.id) }
+        if items.isEmpty, let selectedItem {
+            delete(selectedItem)
+        } else {
+            delete(items)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Deleting from a selected card follows Finder behavior: delete the
+    /// entire current selection. A context menu opened on an unselected card
+    /// only deletes that card.
+    func deleteSelection(containing item: ClipItem) {
+        if selectedIDs.contains(item.id) {
+            deleteSelected()
+        } else {
+            delete(item)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func delete(_ items: [ClipItem]) {
+        let ids = Set(items.map(\.id))
+        guard !ids.isEmpty else { return }
+
+        // A Pinboard is an independently saved collection. Deleting from the
+        // current strip must not erase same-ID copies in other pinboards (or
+        // from history), even though copies retain their source clip ID.
+        let removed: [ClipItem]
+        switch source {
+        case .history:
+            removed = history.filter { ids.contains($0.id) }
+            history.removeAll { ids.contains($0.id) }
+        case .pinboard(let boardID):
+            guard let boardIndex = pinboards.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == boardID }) else { return }
+            removed = pinboards[boardIndex].items.filter { ids.contains($0.id) }
+            pinboards[boardIndex].items.removeAll { ids.contains($0.id) }
+        }
+        for item in removed { deleteImageFile(item) }
+        reconcileSelection()
         scheduleSave()
     }
 
     func clearHistory() {
         let old = history
         history.removeAll()
-        selectedID = nil
+        if source == .history {
+            selectOnly(nil)
+        } else {
+            reconcileSelection()
+        }
         for item in old { deleteImageFile(item) }
         scheduleSave()
     }
@@ -170,16 +224,89 @@ final class ClipboardStore {
         scheduleSave()
     }
 
-    func selectFirst() { selectedID = visibleItems.first?.id }
+    func selectFirst() { selectOnly(visibleItems.first?.id) }
+
+    /// Removes selections that are no longer in the current source or filter.
+    /// This is called after structural changes so selection count, highlights,
+    /// and bulk-delete always refer to the same visible cards.
+    private func reconcileSelection() {
+        let visibleIDs = Set(visibleItems.map(\.id))
+        selectedIDs.formIntersection(visibleIDs)
+
+        guard let selectedID, visibleIDs.contains(selectedID) else {
+            if let first = visibleItems.first?.id {
+                selectOnly(first)
+            } else {
+                selectOnly(nil)
+            }
+            return
+        }
+
+        selectedIDs.insert(selectedID)
+        if let selectionAnchorID, !visibleIDs.contains(selectionAnchorID) {
+            self.selectionAnchorID = selectedID
+        }
+    }
 
     func moveSelection(by delta: Int) {
         let items = visibleItems
         guard !items.isEmpty else { return }
         guard let id = selectedID, let idx = items.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == id }) else {
-            selectedID = items.first?.id; return
+            selectOnly(items.first?.id); return
         }
         let next = max(0, min(items.count - 1, idx + delta))
-        selectedID = items[next].id
+        selectOnly(items[next].id)
+    }
+
+    /// Applies Finder-style selection to a card click:
+    /// - a normal click selects only that clip;
+    /// - Command-click toggles that clip without disturbing the other clips;
+    /// - Shift-click selects the contiguous range from the selection anchor.
+    /// Command-Shift-click adds that range to an existing selection.
+    func select(_ id: UUID, with modifiers: NSEvent.ModifierFlags) {
+        let items = visibleItems
+        guard let targetIndex = items.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == id }) else { return }
+
+        let flags = modifiers.intersection(.deviceIndependentFlagsMask)
+        let command = flags.contains(.command)
+
+        if flags.contains(.shift),
+           let anchorID = selectionAnchorID ?? selectedID,
+           let anchorIndex = items.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == anchorID }) {
+            let range = Set(items[min(anchorIndex, targetIndex)...max(anchorIndex, targetIndex)].map(\.id))
+            if command {
+                selectedIDs.formUnion(range)
+            } else {
+                selectedIDs = range
+            }
+            selectedID = id
+            return
+        }
+
+        if command {
+            if selectedIDs.contains(id) {
+                selectedIDs.remove(id)
+                if selectedID == id {
+                    selectedID = items.first(where: { selectedIDs.contains($0.id) })?.id
+                }
+                if selectionAnchorID == id {
+                    selectionAnchorID = selectedID
+                }
+            } else {
+                selectedIDs.insert(id)
+                selectedID = id
+                if selectionAnchorID == nil { selectionAnchorID = id }
+            }
+            return
+        }
+
+        selectOnly(id)
+    }
+
+    private func selectOnly(_ id: UUID?) {
+        selectedID = id
+        selectedIDs = id.map { [$0] } ?? []
+        selectionAnchorID = id
     }
 
     func imageURL(for item: ClipItem) -> URL? {
diff --git a/Sources/Pesty/UI/BarView.swift b/Sources/Pesty/UI/BarView.swift
index c37985b..20626cd 100644
--- a/Sources/Pesty/UI/BarView.swift
+++ b/Sources/Pesty/UI/BarView.swift
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ struct BarView: View {
             PinboardTabs()
                 .layoutPriority(1)
             Spacer(minLength: 8)
+            if store.selectedIDs.count > 1 {
+                bulkDeleteButton
+            }
             moreMenu
         }
         .padding(.horizontal, 18)
@@ -86,6 +89,21 @@ struct BarView: View {
         .fixedSize()
     }
 
+    private var bulkDeleteButton: some View {
+        let count = store.selectedIDs.count
+        return Button(role: .destructive) {
+            store.deleteSelected()
+        } label: {
+            Label("Delete \(count)", systemImage: "trash")
+                .font(.system(size: 12.5, weight: .medium))
+                .lineLimit(1)
+        }
+        .buttonStyle(.bordered)
+        .controlSize(.small)
+        .help("Delete \(count) selected clips (⌘⌫)")
+        .accessibilityLabel("Delete \(count) selected clips")
+    }
+
     private var strip: some View {
         ScrollViewReader { proxy in
             ScrollView(.horizontal, showsIndicators: false) {
@@ -93,7 +111,7 @@ struct BarView: View {
                     ForEach(Array(store.visibleItems.enumerated()), id: \.element.id) { index, item in
                         ClipCardView(item: item,
                                      index: index,
-                                     selected: item.id == store.selectedID)
+                                     selected: store.selectedIDs.contains(item.id))
                             .id(item.id)
                             .transition(.asymmetric(
                                 insertion: .scale(scale: 0.92).combined(with: .opacity),
diff --git a/Sources/Pesty/UI/ClipCardView.swift b/Sources/Pesty/UI/ClipCardView.swift
index e4c1b73..a02db45 100644
--- a/Sources/Pesty/UI/ClipCardView.swift
+++ b/Sources/Pesty/UI/ClipCardView.swift
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import AppKit
 import SwiftUI
 
 struct ClipCardView: View {
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ struct ClipCardView: View {
         .contentShape(Rectangle())
         .onHover { hovering = $0 }
         .onTapGesture(count: 2) { AppController.shared.pasteItem(item) }
-        .onTapGesture { store.selectedID = item.id }
+        .onTapGesture { store.select(item.id, with: NSEvent.modifierFlags) }
         .contextMenu { menu }
     }
 
@@ -196,6 +197,6 @@ struct ClipCardView: View {
             }
         }
         Divider()
-        Button("Delete", role: .destructive) { store.delete(item) }
+        Button("Delete", role: .destructive) { store.deleteSelection(containing: item) }
     }
 }