Clipboard Tool

Clipboard history and text shortcuts for Chrome

Clipboard Tool is a clipboard manager for Chrome. While Chrome is open, it saves the text you copy into a searchable history, so you can paste anything you copied earlier. You can mark favorites, add tags and create text shortcuts that expand into longer text. History stays on your computer. It works on Windows, Mac and Chromebook, in 52 languages.

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Clipboard Tool — Clipboard history and text shortcuts for Chrome

What does Clipboard Tool do?

Your computer's clipboard holds one item: copy something new and the previous copy is gone. Clipboard Tool keeps them all. Open it from the toolbar, find what you copied an hour ago, click it, and paste.

  • History. Everything you copy is saved, newest first, with search.
  • Favorites. Star the items you use often; they also appear in the right-click menu of any text field, ready to insert.
  • Tags. Group items — addresses, replies, code snippets.
  • Text shortcuts. Type a short word and it expands into longer text: an e-mail signature, a standard reply, your address. How text shortcuts work.
  • Edit, import and export. Fix an item, back up your history, move it to another computer.
  • Pause recording when you copy something private.

Who uses it?

  • Office and support teams paste the same replies, links and addresses dozens of times a day.
  • Students and researchers collect quotes and sources from many pages before writing.
  • Developers keep commands, snippets and IDs at hand.
  • Anyone on a Mac or Chromebook who wants a longer, searchable history than the system offers.

Clipboard Tool vs the built-in clipboard history

Windows (Win+V)macOS Tahoe (Spotlight)ChromeOS (Search+V)Clipboard Tool
Items kept25Time-based5You choose (500 by default)
Kept after a restartPinned items onlyFor the period you setNoYes
SearchNoYesNoYes
Favorites / tagsPinNoNoFavorites and tags
Text shortcutsNoNoNoYes
Same tool on every computer———Yes

More: Clipboard Tool vs Windows clipboard history · how to see clipboard history on any computer.

How much does it cost?

Price
Clipboard history, search, tags, import/exportFree
Text shortcuts and favorites in the right-click menuFree trial, then a plan
Monthly$2.99 / month
Yearly$14.99 / year
Lifetime$24.99 once

When the trial ends, your history keeps recording, so nothing you copied is lost. Checkout and receipts are handled by Lemon Squeezy; manage or cancel a subscription in the billing portal. See the refund policy.

Is it safe?

Your history never leaves your computer. To run the trial and plans, the extension sends our server a random device ID and a usage counter; your IP address is used to find your country. Every permission is explained on the safety page.

Product facts

DeveloperCresotech (PayForSay s. r. o., Slovakia)
Version1.3, updated 2025-08-01
Languages52
Works onWindows, macOS, ChromeOS, Linux — Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi
PriceHistory free; plans $2.99/month, $14.99/year, $24.99 lifetime

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Frequently asked questions

What is Clipboard Tool?

A Chrome extension that keeps a history of what you copy, so you do not lose an earlier copy when you copy something new. You can search the history, keep favorites and create text shortcuts.

Does it save text I copy in other apps?

Yes, while Chrome is running. The extension reads the system clipboard, so text you copy in Word, Slack or your code editor is added to the history too.

Where is my clipboard history stored?

On your computer, in Chrome's storage for the extension. The text you copy is not uploaded to our servers.

Does it save passwords?

By default, no. Text that looks like a password or an access token is skipped, and you can change this in the settings.

How many items does it keep?

You choose the limit in the settings. New installations start with 500 items; Windows' built-in history keeps 25.

What are text shortcuts?

A short word that turns into longer text as you type: for example 'addr' becomes your full address. Create them on the Shorts tab.

Is Clipboard Tool free?

Clipboard history is free. Text shortcuts and favorites in the right-click menu come with a free trial; then a plan costs $2.99 a month, $14.99 a year or $24.99 once.

Does it work on Mac and Chromebook?

Yes. It works in Chrome on Windows, macOS, ChromeOS and Linux, and in other Chromium browsers such as Edge and Brave.

Can I export my history?

Yes. Use export in the settings to save a backup file, and import it on another computer.

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Clipboard Tool

Clipboard history and text shortcuts for Chrome