Capture & history
Understand when ClipaX records copies and how your history list grows.
Your history is the timeline of clipboard items ClipaX has stored locally. This page explains when new rows appear. For retention policies and disk cleanup, see History retention & cleanup.
When items are captured
| Platform | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Desktop | While ClipaX is running and Enable clipboard monitoring is on in Settings → General, each new system copy is recorded automatically. |
| iOS / Android | When you launch ClipaX or return to the foreground, the latest pasteboard content is read once. There is no always-on background listener. |
Desktop monitoring off
If you disable monitoring, ClipaX stops adding new items but keeps existing history. Turn monitoring back on when you are ready.
See Startup & capture controls for the toggle and Paste as plain text.
Deduplication
ClipaX hashes content so identical back-to-back copies do not flood the list. Small edits (for example trailing spaces) may count as new items depending on the payload.
What you see in the list
Each row shows a preview, content type, and approximate time. Open a row to enter Canvas for full preview, tags, and copy actions.
Favorites, categories, and tags
Use the star for favorites, assign one category per item, or add tags (Pro / Pro+Sync). Manage these from the history list or in Canvas — see Tags, categories & favorites.
Tips
- On mobile, get in the habit: copy → switch to ClipaX so the item is captured.
- On desktop, keep ClipaX running in the tray if you want continuous capture.