# Clip Sources Overview

How content **enters** clip history: pick the right source page after this hub.

## Subpages

| Page | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| [System clipboard](/features/source/clipboard) | Default path after copy/cut |
| [System Share](/features/source/share) | Hand off content via the OS share sheet |
| [Screenshots](/features/source/screenshots) | Screenshot-as-clip flows |
| [SMS source](/features/source/sms) | SMS extraction flows |
| [Clipboard background monitoring](/features/source/background-monitoring/) | Continuous capture where the OS allows; Android deep paths live here |

## Suggested order

1. [System clipboard](/features/source/clipboard) for most users.  
2. Add screenshot/SMS pages when needed.  
3. For “capture without opening the app”, read [Clipboard background monitoring](/features/source/background-monitoring/) (sidebar **Platforms & Permissions**), and the short primer [Recording expectations](/getting-started/clipboard-record-expectations). If capture is flaky: [Background monitoring unstable](/advanced/troubleshooting/background-monitoring-unstable).

## Boundary

**OCR** processes an **existing** image clip—see [OCR overview](/features/ocr/overview)—not a “source”.

## Next

Organize history: [Clip History Overview](/features/clip-history/overview).