Clipboard AI on iPad is the same app as on iPhone, with the same keyboard, widgets, sync, and Apple Intelligence features, laid out for the bigger screen. Here is what is different, and what is exactly the same.
Set it up the same way
Install Clipboard AI from the App Store, then follow the same three steps as on iPhone: add the keyboard and turn on Allow Full Access, set Paste from Other Apps to Allow, and start copying. See Welcome to Clipboard AI.
Any orientation
The app works in portrait and landscape and turns with the iPad, and it respects Rotation Lock like every other app. On iPadOS 26 it runs in a resizable window as well, and the header keeps clear of the window controls.
What works just like iPhone
- The keyboard. Add it in Settings, hold the globe key, and paste any clip into any app. See Paste a saved clip from the keyboard.
- Widgets. The Collection, Recent Clips, Pinned Clips, Your Clipboard, and Quick Capture widgets all sit on the iPad Home Screen. See Widgets, Control Center, and the Lock Screen.
- Sync. With Pro, the clipboard you build on your iPhone and Mac is on your iPad too, and the other way round. See Sync your clipboard across devices.
- Apple Intelligence. Ask, the rewrites, chips under screenshots, and TL;DR all work on iPads that support Apple Intelligence (any iPad with Apple silicon, or an A17 Pro). See Ask your clips a question.
With a Magic Keyboard attached, iPadOS keeps the on-screen keyboard tucked away. Press the globe key, or tap the small keyboard icon at the bottom of the screen, and switch to Clipboard AI to bring up your clips.