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Getting started
5 articlesWelcome to Clipboard AI: a 3-minute setup
What Clipboard AI does and the three things to set up first so everything you copy is saved, searchable, and one tap away.
Read guide ⌨️Enable the Clipboard AI keyboard
Add the Clipboard AI keyboard and turn on Allow Full Access so you can paste any saved clip from inside any app.
Read guide 📋Skip the paste prompt: allow paste from other apps
Stop tapping Allow Paste every time. Set Paste from Other Apps to Allow so Clipboard AI reads your clipboard instantly.
Read guide 🚀Set up Clipboard AI on your Mac
Clipboard AI lives in your Mac menu bar and keeps everything you copy. Get the app, turn on Accessibility and sync, and start copying.
Read guide 🖥️Turn on Accessibility so paste works on Mac
On Mac, Clipboard AI pastes by simulating Command V, which needs Accessibility access. Here is how to turn it on in System Settings so paste works automatically.
Read guideSaving clips
6 articlesHow to capture and save clips
iPhone blocks background clipboard access, so here are three quick ways to save what you copy: the keyboard, the Share sheet, or opening the app.
Read guide 🎙️Save with the Action Button, Back Tap, and Siri
Save what you copied without opening the app. Press the Action Button, double tap the back of your iPhone, or ask Siri, using the Save Clip To ClipboardAI shortcut.
Read guide 📤Save text, links, and images with the Share sheet
Use Save to Clipboard AI in the iOS Share sheet to send text, a link, or an image straight into your clipboard library.
Read guide 📌Pin and save the clips you want to keep
Pin a clip to keep it at your fingertips, add a quick note, and understand the free pin limit versus Pro.
Read guide 🏷️Give your clips custom names
Rename a saved clip to something you will recognise. The name shows in your lists while the real content still pastes.
Read guide 🗂️Organise clips into Collections
Group related clips into Collections with their own icon and colour, so the things you reuse stay together.
Read guideUsing your clips
13 articlesPaste a saved clip from the keyboard
Open the Clipboard AI keyboard in any app and tap a saved clip to drop it straight into the text field.
Read guide 🔍Search your clipboard history
Find any past copy fast with search and category filters on the Home tab.
Read guide 🔠Clean up and transform text
Change case, trim whitespace, strip HTML, encode URLs, and more, then copy the cleaned-up result.
Read guide 🧠Smart categories, explained
Clipboard AI sorts every clip into Links, Phone, Email, Address, Codes, Text, and Images, all on your device.
Read guide 🔎Copy the text out of any image
Clipboard AI reads the words inside screenshots, receipts, and photos on device, so you can copy the text, or just the part you need, and even search inside your images.
Read guide ⌨️Paste anywhere on Mac with the hotkey
Press Command Shift V to pop the Clipboard AI floating menu at your cursor, search your clips, and paste into any app on your Mac.
Read guide 🗂️See your whole clipboard history with Show all clips
The Mac menu bar shows recent clips. Open Show all clips for the full All Clips window: every copy you have made, with search, Collections, and your saved items.
Read guide 🔍Search your clipboard history on Mac
Press Command Shift V, type a word, and paste in seconds. Search the floating menu as you type, or search your entire history in the All Clips window, no matter how long ago you copied.
Read guide 📌Pin, name, and organize clips on Mac
Pin the clips you reuse, give them custom names, and group them into Collections with their own icon and colour.
Read guide ✨Clean up text on Mac
Change case, trim whitespace, strip HTML, encode URLs, and more, right inside Clipboard AI before you paste. Everything runs on your Mac.
Read guide ⚙️Customize the hotkey and menu on Mac
Set your own paste shortcut, choose what the menu shows, and launch Clipboard AI at login so it is always in your menu bar.
Read guide ⌘Mac keyboard shortcuts, the full cheat sheet
Every keyboard shortcut for Clipboard AI on Mac: open the floating menu with Command Shift V, paste a ranked clip, switch tabs, preview images, paste as plain text, and paste several clips at once.
Read guide 🗂️Paste several clips at once on Mac
Select multiple clips and paste them all in order with Paste All, step through them one at a time with Paste One by One, or merge them into a single clip with Copy as one.
Read guideSync & devices
4 articlesSync your clipboard across devices with iCloud
Turn on iCloud Sync with Pro so the same clipboard follows you across iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Read guide 📶Understand the sync status panel
Read what CloudKit, Key-Value Store, Wi-Fi direct, and Encrypted at rest mean in the sync panel.
Read guide 💻Get Clipboard AI on your Mac
Add the Mac app so the clipboard you build on iPhone is right there in your menu bar on the desktop.
Read guide 🔄Your clipboard on every device
Turn on iCloud sync so the clips, saved items, and Collections you build on your Mac show up on your iPhone and iPad, and the other way around.
Read guidePrivacy & data
1 articleAccount & billing
1 articleTroubleshooting
2 articlesTroubleshooting common issues
Fixes for the keyboard not showing clips, the Allow Paste prompt returning, clips not syncing, and images stuck syncing.
Read guide 🛠️Paste isn't working on Mac
If picking a clip on your Mac does not paste, it is almost always Accessibility access. Fix that, plus three other quick checks.
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