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Clipboard Watchdog

by ianheil · Privacy & Security
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Alert when sites access or modify your clipboard.

Users
10
0 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#196K
#164K among extensions
Version
1.4.0
updated 18 Jul 2025

Users

monthly, 16 months
0510Jun 2025Mar 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 10 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 16 months
001Jun 2025Mar 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Clipboard Watchdog

Clipboard Watchdog is a Chrome extension that monitors and alerts you when websites access or modify your clipboard. It helps protect your privacy by detecting suspicious clipboard activity, logging attempts, and providing user controls. Features • Alerts when a site tries to read, write, copy, cut, or paste your clipboard using JavaScript. • Logs each attempt with site, action, result, and detection tags (background, no-gesture, overwrite-loop, exfiltration, etc.). • Exfiltration detection: Flags when a clipboard read is quickly followed by a network request (fetch/XHR), which may indicate clipboard data exfiltration. Note: This does not guarantee clipboard data was sent—only that a suspicious pattern occurred. • Badge & Icon: Shows a badge counter and flashes an alert icon for new or suspicious activity. • Allowlist: Silence alerts/logs for trusted domains. • Disable extension: Toggle to completely disable the extension if sites break due to script injection. • Export: Download your logs as CSV or JSON. • Block all clipboard access: Aggressively blocks all JavaScript clipboard access (toggle in settings). • Settings: Customize popup alerts, badge counter, log auto-clear, export format, and blocking behavior. • Privacy-first: All logs and settings stay on your device. No clipboard data is ever sent anywhere.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+1+11.1%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months+2+25.0%00.00
1 year+6+150.0%00.00

Version history

2 versions recorded
1.4.018 Jul 2025
1.3.127 Jun 2025

Details

Category
Privacy & Security
First seen
27 Jun 2025
Size
95 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
github.com
Support
github.com
Extension ID
lkigpidloeacbmmocpnppnjimlmfedif

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 2
Permissions
activeTabstoragenotifications
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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