See what's on your clipboard.
Your phone and computer have no screen for this, so we made one. One tap shows what you last copied, and it never leaves this page.
Right now on your clipboard
Safari shows a small Paste button. Tap it, and your copy appears here.
Your browser may ask first. You can also just press Command V.
Your browser may ask first. You can also just paste with Ctrl V.
Never lose a copy again.
Clipboard AI lives in your Mac menu bar and keeps what you copy. Press Command Shift V to search your history and paste anything back.
Free to start. Pro adds unlimited history and iCloud sync: $19.99 a year, or $34.99 once, for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Solves the copy-paste problem I keep running into on my Mac.
Digital Trends
Keep every copy, not just the last one.
Clipboard AI saves what you copy with one tap, and its keyboard puts your saved clips in every app. The keyboard is free.
Free to start. Pro adds unlimited history and iCloud sync: $19.99 a year, or $34.99 once, for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
The feature that makes the app feel most useful.
Digital Trends, on the keyboard
Have an iPhone? Give it a memory.
An iPhone keeps one copy at a time. Clipboard AI saves what you copy with one tap and puts it in every app through its free keyboard. Scan the code with your iPhone camera to get it.
Free to start. Pro adds unlimited history and iCloud sync: $19.99 a year, or $34.99 once, for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Also use an iPhone or a Mac?
Clipboard AI isn't available on Android. On iPhone, iPad and Mac it saves what you copy and puts it a tap away. See how it works.
Where is the clipboard on each device?
Every device keeps your last copy somewhere you can't normally see. Here is how much each one holds and how to look at it.
| Device | What it keeps | How to see it |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone and iPad | One copy | This page, or paste into any note. The iOS 27 paste bar above the keyboard also previews your latest copy. |
| Mac | One copy, plus an optional Spotlight history on macOS 26 or later | This page, or Finder, then Edit, then Show Clipboard. For history, press Command Space, then Command 4. |
| Windows | One copy, plus an optional history | This page, or press the Windows key and V. |
| Android | Depends on your keyboard | This page, or your keyboard's clipboard panel if it has one. |
Lost something you copied earlier? See how to recover copied text on iPhone and why an iPhone only saves one copy.
Questions
How do I see what's on my clipboard?
Press Show my clipboard on this page. Your browser asks for permission, or on iPhone shows a small Paste button, and your last copy appears straight away. You can also paste into any note to see it, but that only shows one version of what you copied.
Can I see what I copied before on iPhone?
Not with iOS alone. An iPhone keeps one copy at a time, and each new copy replaces the last. To look back at earlier copies, they have to be saved by an app before the next copy replaces them, which is what Clipboard AI does.
Where does copied text go on iPhone?
It goes to one shared clipboard that every app can use. There is no app or screen for it in iOS. Copied links, text and images all land in the same single spot, and the iOS 27 paste bar above the keyboard previews only your latest copy.
Where is the clipboard on a Mac?
In Finder, choose Edit, then Show Clipboard to see your current copy. On macOS 26 or later, Spotlight can also keep a history once you turn it on: press Command Space, then Command 4.
How long does copied text stay on the clipboard?
It stays until something else replaces it. On iPhone, Apple documents the general pasteboard as persistent, so a copy can still be there later. Copies that reach another device through Universal Clipboard last only briefly.
Is it safe to show my clipboard here?
Yes. Your clipboard is read on this page, in your browser, and nothing is uploaded or saved. Text that looks like a code or password stays hidden until you tap to show it. We only count anonymous events, such as how many people used the tool.
More free clipboard tools
Never lose a copy again.
Clipboard AI lives in your Mac menu bar and keeps what you copy. Press Command Shift V to search your history and paste anything back.
Free to start. Pro adds unlimited history and iCloud sync: $19.99 a year, or $34.99 once, for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Solves the copy-paste problem I keep running into on my Mac.
Digital Trends
Keep every copy, not just the last one.
Clipboard AI saves what you copy with one tap, and its keyboard puts your saved clips in every app. The keyboard is free.
Free to start. Pro adds unlimited history and iCloud sync: $19.99 a year, or $34.99 once, for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
The feature that makes the app feel most useful.
Digital Trends, on the keyboard
Have an iPhone? Give it a memory.
An iPhone keeps one copy at a time. Clipboard AI saves what you copy with one tap and puts it in every app through its free keyboard. Scan the code with your iPhone camera to get it.
Free to start. Pro adds unlimited history and iCloud sync: $19.99 a year, or $34.99 once, for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Also use an iPhone or a Mac?
Clipboard AI isn't available on Android. On iPhone, iPad and Mac it saves what you copy and puts it a tap away. See how it works.