Where does my clipboard history live?
In Chrome's storage area for the extension, on your computer. Clipboard Tool does not send the text you copy to Cresotech or anyone else, and it has no cloud sync. To move your history to another computer, use export and import in the settings.
How does it avoid saving passwords?
Chrome does not tell an extension which app the copied text came from, so Clipboard Tool looks at the text itself. With Skip passwords on (the default), it does not save text that looks like a password, an API key or a token — for example a mix of upper- and lower-case letters with digits and no spaces, or the known formats of GitHub, Google, AWS, Stripe and Slack keys. When in doubt, it skips. You can also pause recording before you copy something private.
Permissions, one by one
| Permission (as Chrome names it) | Why Clipboard Tool needs it |
|---|---|
| Read data you copy and paste | To add what you copy to the history |
| Modify data you copy and paste | To put an item from the history back on the clipboard |
| Storage, unlimited storage | To keep a long history on your computer |
| Offscreen document | To read the clipboard in the background, as Manifest V3 requires |
| Read and change data on all websites, scripting | To expand text shortcuts and insert favorites into the field you type in |
| Context menus | To show your favorites in the right-click menu |
| Active tab | To act on the current tab when you use the right-click menu |
What is sent to our server
| Data | Why | Kept |
|---|---|---|
| Random device ID | To recognise the installation for the free trial and plan | While the installation is active |
| Usage counter | To count the free trial | With the device ID |
| IP address | To determine your country when the plan is checked | Not stored with the history; used for the check |
| E-mail (only if you buy or restore) | To link your plan and send a verification code | While the plan exists |
Payments are made on Lemon Squeezy's checkout page; we never see your card details.
What is not collected
- the text, links or images you copy;
- your browsing history or page content;
- passwords and tokens (skipped by default).
The full policy for this extension is on the privacy page.