Clipboard History

CleverKeys maintains a history of everything you’ve copied — text, images, videos, PDFs, and more — making it easy to paste items from earlier.

Quick Summary

What	Description
Purpose	Access previous clipboard items (text + media)
Access	Swipe SW from Ctrl key, or add Clipboard to Extra Keys
Capacity	Configurable (default 50 items)

Accessing Clipboard History

Method 1: Ctrl Key Swipe

Find the Ctrl key on the bottom row
Swipe SW (down-left) to activate switch_clipboard
Clipboard history panel opens
Tap any item to paste

Method 2: Extra Keys

If you’ve added a clipboard key to Extra Keys:

Tap the clipboard icon in your extra keys row
History panel opens
Tap item to paste

Method 3: Per-Key Customization

You can assign clipboard access to any key’s short swipe:

Go to Settings > Activities > Per-Key Customization
Select any key
Assign switch_clipboard to a swipe direction

Using Clipboard History

Paste from History

Open clipboard history
Tap any item
Item is pasted at cursor position

Delete Item

Open clipboard history
Tap the 🗑 delete button on the item

Long-Press to Copy

Copy an item to the system clipboard without pasting it into the current field:

Open clipboard history
Long-press any item’s text
A “Copied to clipboard” toast confirms the action
The text is now on the system clipboard — paste it in any app

This is useful when you want to store text for use in another app without inserting it into the current text field.

Pin Items

Keep important items from being removed:

Pin an Item

Open clipboard history (History tab)
Tap the 📌 pin button on the item
Item is added to the Pinned tab

Unpin Item

Switch to the Pinned tab (📌)
Tap the 📌 pin button on the item to unpin
Item is removed from Pinned tab

Pinned items:

Appear in the dedicated Pinned tab
Don’t auto-expire
Don’t count toward history limit

Pinned Entry Shortcuts

You can bind pinned clipboard entries to swipe gestures using the paste_pinned_1 through paste_pinned_5 commands. This lets you insert frequently used pinned text with a single swipe, without opening the clipboard panel.

Entries are numbered by position (most-recently-pinned first):

paste_pinned_1 inserts your most recently pinned entry
paste_pinned_2 inserts the second, and so on up to paste_pinned_5

To set this up, go to Settings > Activities > Per-Key Customization, choose a key and direction, select Command, and search for “paste_pinned”. See Per-Key Actions for full details.

Todo Items

Mark clipboard items as to-do reminders:

Add to Todos

Open clipboard (History or Pinned tab)
Tap the ✓ todo button on the item
Item is added to the Todos tab

Mark as Done

Switch to the Todos tab (✓)
Tap the ✓ todo button to remove from todos
Item is removed from Todos tab (still in history)

Todo items:

Appear in the dedicated Todos tab
Can also be pinned (both flags independent)
Useful for quick reference or follow-up

Media Clipboard

CleverKeys automatically captures images, videos, PDFs, and other files you copy to the clipboard.

Supported Media Types

Type	Examples	Thumbnail
Images	JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF	Photo preview
Animated	Animated GIF, animated WebP	First frame + play badge
Videos	MP4, QuickTime	Video frame preview
PDFs	PDF documents	First page preview
Other files	ZIP, documents	MIME-type icon

How Media Clipboard Works

Copy an image/video/file in any app (Gallery, Chrome, Files, etc.)
CleverKeys captures it automatically in the background
A thumbnail appears in clipboard history
Tap the media entry to paste it into the current app (via commitContent)

Media Paste

Media is pasted via Android’s commitContent API — the receiving app must support it
Most messaging apps (Signal, Telegram, WhatsApp) and text editors support image paste
If the app doesn’t support media paste, a “Cannot paste media here” message appears
Long-press a media entry to copy the media URI to the system clipboard

Media Settings

Setting	Description	Default
Media Clipboard	Enable/disable media capture	On
Text-Only Mode	Hide all media, show only text entries	Off
Max Media Size	Maximum file size for media entries (1-50 MB)	10 MB

To access: Settings > Clipboard section (expand it) or Settings > Activities > Clipboard Settings.

[!TIP] If you only want text in your clipboard and find media entries distracting, enable Text-Only Mode. Media will still be captured (unless you also disable Media Clipboard) but won’t appear in the panel.

Tab System

The clipboard pane organizes items into three tabs:

Tab	Icon	Description
History	📋	Recent clipboard history (default)
Pinned	📌	Items you’ve pinned for quick access
Todos	✓	Items marked as to-do reminders

Switching Tabs

Open clipboard pane
Tap the tab icon (📋, 📌, or ✓) in the header row
Active tab is fully visible (alpha 1.0), inactive tabs are dimmed (alpha 0.5)

Item Actions by Tab

Action	History Tab	Pinned Tab	Todos Tab
Pin button	Pins item	Unpins item	Pins item
Todo button	Adds to todos	Adds to todos	Removes from todos
Delete	Deletes item	Deletes item	Deletes item
Paste	Pastes to editor	Pastes to editor	Pastes to editor
Long-press	Copies to system clipboard	Copies to system clipboard	Copies to system clipboard

Pagination

For large clipboard histories (>100 items), pagination improves performance:

Items are displayed 100 per page
Pagination bar appears at the bottom when needed
Shows current page / total pages (e.g., “1 / 6”)
◀ and ▶ buttons navigate between pages
Search still searches ALL items across all pages

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ [◀]         3 / 6              [▶]  │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘

History Panel Layout

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 📋 📌 ✓  [Search...]  🔽  [▼]      │ ← Tabs + Search + Filter + Close
├─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Recently copied text here... [📌✓🗑]│ ← Text entry
│ [thumb] photo.jpg · 2h ago   [📌✓🗑]│ ← Image entry with thumbnail
│ [▶vid] clip.mp4 · Yesterday  [📌✓🗑]│ ← Video entry with play badge
│ Another clipboard item...    [📌✓🗑]│ ← Text entry
├─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ [◀]         1 / 3              [▶]  │ ← Pagination (if >100 items)
└─────────────────────────────────────┘

Privacy Features

Password Manager Exclusion

CleverKeys can exclude clipboard entries from password managers:

Setting	Behavior
Enabled	Clips from 1Password, Bitwarden, etc. not saved
Disabled	All clips saved normally

Supported apps include: 1Password, Bitwarden, LastPass, Dashlane, KeePass variants, and more.

Password Field Detection

CleverKeys automatically detects password fields:

Behavior	Description
Don’t save	Password field text not saved to history
Mask display	Sensitive items may show masked

Tips and Tricks

Pin frequently used: Pin items you paste often
Clear sensitive data: Regularly clear history with sensitive info
Quick access: Add clipboard to Extra Keys for one-tap access
Customize access: Assign clipboard to any key via Per-Key Customization

[!TIP] The Ctrl key’s SW subkey is switch_clipboard by default on most layouts.

Settings

Setting	Location	Description
Enable History	Clipboard section	Turn history on/off
History Size	Clipboard section	Maximum items to keep
History Duration	Clipboard section	Auto-expiry (default: never)
Max Item Size	Clipboard section	Per-item text size limit (64-1024 KB)
Media Clipboard	Clipboard section	Enable/disable media capture
Text-Only Mode	Clipboard section	Hide media, show only text
Max Media Size	Clipboard section	Maximum media file size (1-50 MB)
Pinned Tab	Clipboard section	Show/hide the Pinned tab
Todo Tab	Clipboard section	Show/hide the Todos tab
Exclude Password Managers	Clipboard section	Don’t save from password apps
Respect Sensitive Flag	Clipboard section	Honor Android 13+ IS_SENSITIVE

Clear History

To clear clipboard history, use the export/import features in Settings > Backup & Restore, or delete items individually using the delete button on each item.

Common Questions

Q: Why don’t I see clipboard history?

A: Check that it’s enabled in Settings > Clipboard section (expand it).

Q: How do I access clipboard quickly?

A: Swipe SW (southwest/down-left) on the Ctrl key, or add a clipboard key to your Extra Keys.

Q: Why wasn’t my copied text saved?

A: It may have been from a password field or a password manager app (if exclusion is enabled).

Q: Can I recover deleted items?

A: No, deleted items cannot be recovered. Pin important items.

Q: Why don’t I see images in my clipboard?

A: Check that Media Clipboard is enabled and Text-Only Mode is off in Settings > Clipboard section. The source app must also provide a content URI when copying (most apps do).

Q: Can I paste an image from clipboard into a messaging app?

A: Yes — tap the image entry in clipboard history. It uses Android’s commitContent API. The receiving app must support media input (most modern messaging apps do).

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