How to Access Mac Clipboard History on iPhone
You copied a link on your Mac this morning. Now you're on your iPhone and need it. Apple's Universal Clipboard expired it 2 minutes after you copied it. It's gone. And there's no clipboard history on iPhone at all.
Option 1: The Hard Way (Workarounds)
- 1 Email or AirDrop links to yourself every time you copy something important.
- 2 Use a Notes doc as a manual clipboard sync between devices.
- 3 Pay $30/year for Paste's cloud sync (which routes your data through their servers).
Option 2: The Sane Way (SaneClip)
- ✓ Free iOS App: The SaneClip companion for iPhone and iPad is completely free. Download from the App Store, sign into iCloud, and your history appears.
- ✓ Full History Access: Browse recent clips, view pinned items, search your history, and see source-aware colors — all on your phone. Tap any item to copy it.
- ✓ Private iCloud Sync: Syncs via CKSyncEngine through your own iCloud account. No third-party servers. Apple can't read it. I can't read it. Only your devices.