---
id: junk-yard.does-the-junk-yard-capture-copies-from-every-app
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/does-the-junk-yard-capture-copies-from-every-app
category: "Junk Yard"
subcategory: "What gets captured"
question: "Does the Junk Yard catch copies from every app?"
alt_questions:
  - "Junk Yard works with Safari Chrome Word"
  - "Which apps does Junk Yard capture from?"
  - "Junk Yard copy from browser"
  - "Does Junk Yard work with Terminal?"
short_answer: "Yes. Anything copied to the Mac's standard clipboard is caught, from any app, with no per-app setup — except content an app marks as secret or temporary, such as from password managers."
tags: ["capture", "apps", "clipboard"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/what-does-the-junk-yard-capture", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/does-the-junk-yard-save-passwords"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Does the Junk Yard catch copies from every app?

Yes — anything that copies to the Mac's standard clipboard is caught, whether it's a browser, Mail, Finder, Terminal, a design tool or an office app. There's nothing to set up per app.

The exceptions are deliberate: content an app marks as secret or temporary (password managers do this) is skipped. See [What does the Junk Yard capture?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/what-does-the-junk-yard-capture)