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# Tools App Extension 🚀
This is the companion Chrome Extension for **Tools App** ([tools.7u.pl](https://tools.7u.pl/)).
## Overview
**Tools App Extension** enhances your experience with the Tools App, specifically designed to power the **Clipboard Sniffer** tool. By default, web applications can only read your clipboard when the browser tab is active and focused. This extension runs in the background, allowing you to capture clipboard history seamlessly while you work in other applications or browse different websites.
## Key Features
- **Background Clipboard Monitoring:** Automatically captures copied text even when the Tools App tab is in the background.
- **Privacy-First Design:** All clipboard data is processed locally within your browser and sent directly to the open Tools App tab. **No data is ever sent to external servers.**
- **Smart Activation:** The extension only activates when you explicitly start the "Clipboard Sniffer" tool in the web app. It stops monitoring immediately when you stop the tool or close the tab.
- **Visual Feedback:** The extension icon changes to indicate when it is actively monitoring your clipboard.
## How it Works
1. Open [tools.7u.pl](https://tools.7u.pl/) and navigate to the **Clipboard Sniffer** tool.
2. The web app will detect the extension and show a "Connected" status.
3. Click "Start Sniffing". The extension will begin monitoring clipboard changes in the background.
4. Any text you copy (from any application) will appear in the Tools App list.
5. Click "Stop Sniffing" to disable monitoring.
## Permissions Explained
- **Read data from the clipboard (`clipboardRead`):** Essential for detecting when you copy text.
- **Run scripts on tools.7u.pl (`scripting`):** Allows the extension to communicate with the Tools App web page to send clipboard updates.
- **Storage:** Used to save user preferences (e.g., sound notifications).
- **Alarms:** Used to keep the background process alive while sniffing is active (to prevent timeout).
## Privacy Policy
We value your privacy. This extension does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. Clipboard content is only temporarily read and passed to the local instance of the Tools App running in your browser tab.