How to copy text between your phone and computer
If your devices don’t share a clipboard, use a temporary code to move text between their browsers.
Send a link from your phone to a laptop
- Copy the link on your phone, open Online Clipboard, and paste it into the text box.
- Choose an expiry. Ten minutes is enough if both devices are nearby. Use a longer expiry if you’ll open it later.
- Select Send and get code. On your laptop, open the same tool and select Receive.
- Enter the six digits and select Get text, then Copy text.
If the code or Copy button doesn’t work
Enter all six digits, including a leading zero. If the code has expired, send the text again to get a fresh code. If the browser blocks clipboard access, select the received text and copy it manually.
Choose the right tool for what you’re moving
Online Clipboard preserves plain text and line breaks. To move a screenshot, a PDF, or a formatted document, use Send File Online. Keep codes private, since anyone with the code can retrieve the content before expiry.