Faster recognition
App icons and app names help you scan history by origin before you remember the exact phrase.
Source app clipboard history
Clipboard history that remembers the source app.
When every copied item becomes a plain row, you lose the most useful clue: where it came from. Breadcrumb keeps frontmost app context with copied items so recovery starts with recognition.
Why it matters
You rarely remember the exact text. You remember the work around it.
A copied invoice number from Safari, a code snippet from Xcode, and a design token from Figma should not look like anonymous clipboard fragments. Source app context gives the row a memory hook.
Better search
Search can match content, source app, and kind, which helps when you remember "that Safari copy" but not the whole line.
Nearby context
Breadcrumb can show copied items that happened around the selected item, giving you a practical trail without building a surveillance timeline.
Launch scope
Honest source context, without overclaiming.
What Breadcrumb captures
- The copied content, where supported by macOS clipboard types.
- The frontmost source app name for the clipboard event.
- Content kind, copied timing, repeat count, and nearby copies.
- Local storage for the clipboard history on the Mac.
What it does not claim yet
- No broad browser history capture.
- No keystroke logging or screen recording.
- No cloud account or collaboration timeline.
- No promise of real URL or window-title capture in the launch product.
Examples
Search by application when memory is fuzzy.
"The invoice number from Safari"
Search the fragment you remember, then use the Safari source label to choose the right copied item.
"That Swift snippet from Xcode"
Find code-like copied text and confirm it came from the development app, not from a chat or browser page.
"The color value from Figma"
Recover design tokens and copy blocks with the app context that makes them recognizable.
"The nearby note I copied before this"
Use nearby copies to recover the small cluster of fragments around a task.
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FAQ
Source app clipboard history questions.
What is clipboard history with source app context?
It is clipboard history that stores a useful origin clue, such as the app that was active when the item was copied, alongside the copied content.
Can Breadcrumb search clipboard history by app?
Yes. Breadcrumb's search is designed to use content, kind, and source app context, so you can narrow history by the application you remember.
Does source app context mean Breadcrumb records everything I do?
No. Breadcrumb is focused on clipboard events. It does not promise a broad activity timeline, screen recording, keystroke logging, or browser-history collection.
Breadcrumb
Source context is the wedge, not a decorative feature.
If you want clipboard history that feels built for Mac workflows instead of a flat text bucket, Breadcrumb is the product direction to watch.