How do you use a clipboard keyboard extension on iPhone?
A clipboard keyboard extension adds your saved clipboard history directly inside your iPhone keyboard. Instead of switching apps to find something you copied earlier, you access it while typing — in WhatsApp, Gmail, Slack, or any app — and paste it in one tap.
QuickPaste includes a keyboard extension for iPhone that connects your clipboard history to every app on your device. Once enabled, your full copy history is one keyboard switch away.
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How do you set up the QuickPaste keyboard extension on iPhone?
Step 1 — Download QuickPaste
Install QuickPaste: Clipboard Manager free from the App Store. No account required.Step 2 — Open iPhone Settings
Go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard.Step 3 — Select QuickPaste
Scroll through the list of available keyboards and tap QuickPaste to add it.Step 4 — Allow Full Access
Tap QuickPaste in your keyboard list → toggle Allow Full Access on. This is required for the keyboard extension to read your saved clipboard history.Step 5 — Switch to QuickPaste while typing
Open any app with a text field. Tap the text field to bring up your keyboard. Long-press the globe key — the language switch key at the bottom left — and select QuickPaste from the list.Step 6 — Tap any saved clip to paste
Your full clipboard history appears in a scrollable list. Tap any item and it pastes directly into the active text field — instantly, without leaving the app.
Does the QuickPaste keyboard extension work in every iPhone app?
Yes. Because QuickPaste works as a native iOS keyboard extension, it is available inside every app that uses the standard iPhone keyboard — WhatsApp, iMessage, Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Notes, Safari, Instagram, and any other app with a text input field.
What can you paste from the QuickPaste keyboard extension?
QuickPaste saves three content types and all three are accessible directly from the keyboard:
Text — messages, saved replies, addresses, notes, templates, code snippets
Links — URLs, referral codes, social media links, any web address you copied
Images — screenshots, photos, and graphics copied from any app
All three appear in the same scrollable list inside the keyboard. No switching between tabs or categories.
Is it safe to allow Full Access for the QuickPaste keyboard extension?
Yes. Full Access is required by iOS for any keyboard extension that needs to read saved data. QuickPaste uses Full Access only to display your clipboard history inside the keyboard — it does not transmit any data externally. Everything stays on your device and syncs only through iCloud.
You can also enable Face ID lock on your clipboard history so even with Full Access enabled, your clips require biometric authentication before anyone can view them.
How do you switch back to the standard iPhone keyboard from QuickPaste?
Long-press the globe key again while the QuickPaste keyboard is active and select your default keyboard from the list. Switching between keyboards takes one second and works in any app.