Clipboard Inspector
betaThe Clipboard Inspector tool reveals everything stored on your clipboard at once: plain text, rich HTML, embedded images, file references and every MIME type present. Useful for debugging paste behaviour, checking what a copy operation actually produces, or understanding why a paste looks different in two apps. It runs entirely in your browser — your clipboard data never leaves your device.
Press ⌘V / Ctrl+V anywhere on this page
Paste captures any content — including video, audio, and files copied from your file manager.
Read Clipboard works for text, HTML, and images without pressing paste.
No clipboard contents yet — hit Read Clipboard or press ⌘V / Ctrl+V.
How to use Clipboard Inspector
- 1 Click "Paste & Inspect" (or press Ctrl+V / Cmd+V) to read your current clipboard.
- 2 Each content type that is present — text/plain, text/html, image/png, etc. — appears as its own panel.
- 3 Expand a panel to see the raw value: rendered HTML, image preview, plain text or hex bytes.
- 4 Click any panel header to copy that specific type back to your clipboard.
Frequently asked questions
Is my clipboard data sent to a server?
No. The Clipboard API is called entirely in your browser; the data is displayed locally and never uploaded anywhere.
Why do I see multiple entries for one copy?
Most apps place several MIME types on the clipboard at once — e.g. text/plain (fallback) and text/html (rich version) — so paste targets can pick the best one. The inspector shows all of them.
Why can't I see image data I copied from an app?
Some apps copy a file path or proprietary type rather than raw image bytes. The inspector shows whatever the browser's Clipboard API can read; OS-level or proprietary formats are outside its reach.
Does it work with files?
Yes. When you copy files in your OS file manager and paste here, the inspector shows the file names and their MIME types — though it cannot read the file contents themselves for security reasons.