Difference between revisions of "Trigger: Clipboard Change"

Latest revision as of 22:23, 5 January 2026

This trigger will fire when the value stored in the clipboard is updated.

Options

Text to Match - Enter text to match against the clipboard content. Leave blank to trigger on any clipboard change.
- Supports wildcards (e.g., * for any characters)
- Supports Magic Text variables

Enable Regex - Enable regular expression matching for advanced pattern matching of clipboard content.

Case Insensitive - When checked, ignores the use of upper and lower case when matching. This option is disabled when regex mode is enabled.

Use Logcat (ADB Hack) - On Android 10+, standard clipboard access is not possible in the background unless you have a rooted device with appropriate Magisk modules. MacroDroid can monitor logcat output to help detect new clipboard content as a workaround for unrooted devices. This option requires granting the READ_LOGS permission via ADB.

Examples

Example 1: Speak clipboard content when copied

Triggers

Clipboard Change [Any]

Actions

Speak Text: [clipboard]

Example 2: Open URL when web address is copied

Triggers

Clipboard Change [Text: http*]

Actions

Open URL: [clipboard]

Notes

On Android 10 and later, Google restricted background clipboard access. To use this trigger on Android 10+, you need one of the following:
- Root access with appropriate Magisk modules
- Enable the "Use Logcat (ADB Hack)" option and grant READ_LOGS permission via ADB
- Enable the UI Interaction accessibility service (allows reading clipboard when MacroDroid is in the foreground)
The logcat method requires the "Draw Over Other Apps" permission for proper operation.
When using the logcat method, you must grant permission via ADB with the command: adb shell pm grant com.arlosoft.macrodroid android.permission.READ_LOGS

Permissions Required

READ_LOGS (only for logcat method on Android 10+)
Draw Over Other Apps (for logcat method)

See Also

Fill Clipboard Action

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-<pre style="background-color: #EEEEEE; color: Black; border-radius: 10px; padding: 10px;">
+<pre class="header-style">
-This trigger requires additional configuration on Android 10 and above. This limitation is due to Google blocking clipboard access from background applications since Android 10.
+This trigger will fire when the value stored in the clipboard is updated.
+</pre>
+''' Options '''
+* '''Text to Match''' - Enter text to match against the clipboard content. Leave blank to trigger on any clipboard change.
+** Supports wildcards (e.g., * for any characters)
+** Supports Magic Text variables
+* '''Enable Regex''' - Enable regular expression matching for advanced pattern matching of clipboard content.
-Warning: It stopped working completely for android 13 and higher.
+* '''Case Insensitive''' - When checked, ignores the use of upper and lower case when matching. This option is disabled when regex mode is enabled.
-When new text is copied, it is saved to the clipboard. This trigger will be activated when this event occurs.
+* '''Use Logcat (ADB Hack)''' - On Android 10+, standard clipboard access is not possible in the background unless you have a rooted device with appropriate Magisk modules. MacroDroid can monitor logcat output to help detect new clipboard content as a workaround for unrooted devices. This option requires granting the READ_LOGS permission via ADB.
+''' Examples '''
-The following magic text is available when this trigger fires.
+Example 1: Speak clipboard content when copied
-[Clipboard] - the text in the clipboard.
+  <pre class="trigger-style">Triggers
-</pre>
+Clipboard Change [Any]</pre>
+  <pre class="action-style">Actions
+Speak Text: [clipboard]</pre>
+Example 2: Open URL when web address is copied
+  <pre class="trigger-style">Triggers
+Clipboard Change [Text: http*]</pre>
+  <pre class="action-style">Actions
+Open URL: [clipboard]</pre>
-'''Example Usage'''<br/>
+''' Notes '''
-If the clipboard receives the value containing code it will try to get the code from 4 to 10 digits and fill the clipboard only with the code.
-<pre style="background-color: #AC2424; color: white; border-radius: 10px; padding: 10px;">
-Triggers
-Clipboard change (code)
+* On Android 10 and later, Google restricted background clipboard access. To use this trigger on Android 10+, you need one of the following:
-*Enable regular expression matching
+** Root access with appropriate Magisk modules
-</pre><br>
+** Enable the "Use Logcat (ADB Hack)" option and grant READ_LOGS permission via ADB
-<pre style="background-color: #1665B0; color: white; border-radius: 10px; padding: 10px;">
+** Enable the UI Interaction accessibility service (allows reading clipboard when MacroDroid is in the foreground)
-Actions
+* The logcat method requires the "Draw Over Other Apps" permission for proper operation.
+* When using the logcat method, you must grant permission via ADB with the command: <code>adb shell pm grant com.arlosoft.macrodroid android.permission.READ_LOGS</code>
-Clipboard refresh
+''' Permissions Required '''
-Text manipulation [Extract text ([Clipboard] \d{4,10}
-Fill clipboard [lv-code]
-</pre><br>
-<pre style="background-color: green; color: white; border-radius: 10px; padding: 10px;">
-Constrains
+* READ_LOGS (only for logcat method on Android 10+)
+* Draw Over Other Apps (for logcat method)
-</pre><br>
+''' See Also '''
-<pre style="background-color: teal; color: white; border-radius: 10px; padding: 10px;">
-Local variables
-SMS CODE [Var type - String]
+* [[Action:_Fill_Clipboard|Fill Clipboard Action]]
-</pre><br>