A clipboard manager for Chrome that remembers what you copy

What a clipboard manager does

Every time you press Ctrl+C (or Cmd+C on a Mac), the new text replaces whatever was on the clipboard before. That is fine until you need the link you copied ten minutes ago, the address from yesterday, or the paragraph you cut and then overwrote by accident.

A clipboard manager fixes this. It keeps a running history of what you copy, so you can go back and paste any of it again. Good ones also let you search that history, pin the items you use every day, and turn frequent text into shortcuts.

Google Chrome does not include a clipboard history viewer. Some operating systems now have a basic one (more on that below), but they keep only a short list, for a short time, with no search. Clipboard History Pro runs inside Chrome, so it works the same way on Windows, Mac, Linux and Chromebook.

What you get on the free plan

• Unlimited clipboard history. Every text item you copy is saved in a list you open from the toolbar icon. There is no 25-item cap.
• Search. Type a few letters and the list filters as you type. This is the feature people miss most in built-in clipboard tools.
• Favorites. Star the items you paste again and again, such as your address, a standard reply, or a code snippet. Favorites have their own tab and appear in the right-click menu.
• Tags. Group related items, for example "work", "code" or "email".
• Text expander. Give an item a short shortcut, type it in any text box on a web page, and it expands to the full text. The free plan includes 5 shortcuts and 5 tags.
• Click to copy back. Click any item in the history and it goes back on your clipboard, ready to paste.

The free plan has no time limit and needs no credit card.

What Pro adds

Pro is for people who live in their clipboard. It costs $5.99 a month or $60 a year, and every plan starts with a 14-day free trial. Pro adds:

• Phone sync. Sync clipboard text between the browser extension and the Clipboard History Mobile app for iPhone and Android. Sync also works between computers.
• Floating mode. Open your history in its own small window that stays out of the way while you work.
• Page widget. Open your history as an overlay on the page you are on, and insert an item straight into a form field.
• Passcode lock. Lock your history behind a PIN, with an auto-lock timer.
• Unlimited shortcuts and tags for the text expander.

See the full comparison on the pricing page.

How to start in under a minute

1. Click Add to Chrome on this page. The Chrome Web Store opens.
2. Click Add to Chrome again, then Add extension.
3. Click the puzzle-piece icon in the Chrome toolbar and pin Clipboard History Pro, so the icon is always visible.
4. Copy a few things. Click the icon. Your history is there.

On Chrome, the extension also picks up text you copy in other apps while Chrome is running, so your history is not limited to web pages.

Built-in clipboard tools vs a Chrome extension

Your operating system may already give you a little history. Here is what each one does, so you can decide if you need more.

• Windows: Win+V shows recent items once you turn it on. See clipboard history on Windows.
• Mac: recent macOS versions add clipboard history to Spotlight. Older versions keep only the last item. See clipboard history on Mac.
• Chromebook: Launcher+V shows the last few items. See clipboard history on Chromebook.
• Phones: it depends on your keyboard app. See Android and iPhone.

The built-in tools are fine for "paste the thing I copied a minute ago". An extension is better when you need search, a long history, favorites, text shortcuts, or the same history on more than one device.

Is it safe?

Your clipboard history is stored locally in your browser. It leaves your device only if you turn on Pro cloud sync. You can delete any item, clear the whole history, or set the extension to remove items after a set time. If you copy passwords, use the passcode lock on Pro, or delete those items after you paste them.

Switching from another tool?

If you came from a desktop clipboard manager or a text expander, these pages compare the options honestly: Ditto, Maccy, Paste, Text Blaze and Magical.