How to See Which App Copied Text to Your Clipboard
You open your clipboard history and see 30 text snippets. Which one came from Safari? Which one was from Slack? Which one was that address from Maps? Without context, your clipboard history is just a wall of anonymous text.
Option 1: The Hard Way (Guessing)
- 1 Try to remember which app you were using when you copied each item.
- 2 Read each clip's content and try to guess the source from context clues.
- 3 Give up and scroll through everything manually.
Option 2: The Sane Way (SaneClip)
- ✓ Source App Tracking: Every clip records which app was active when you copied it. See "Safari", "Slack", "Xcode", or "Messages" right on each item.
- ✓ Color-Coded History: Each source app gets a unique color bar — Messages is green, Safari is blue, Mail is red, Terminal is orange. Scan your history visually without reading a word.
- ✓ Filter by App: Search for clips from a specific app. Need that URL you copied in Safari yesterday? Filter by "Safari" and find it in seconds.