Claude Paste: Save Clipboard Image!

Save clipboard images instantly to your workspace for seamless referencing with Claude Code and other AI tools.

🚀 Features

• One-Click Image Saving: Press Ctrl+Shift+V (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+V (macOS) to save clipboard images
• Smart Detection: Automatically detects both image files and screenshot data in clipboard
• Cross-Platform Support: Works on Windows, WSL2, macOS, and Linux
• Organized Storage: Images saved to temp/ folder with timestamped filenames
• File Size Display: Shows image size and provides easy path copying
• Robust Error Handling: Validates image integrity and provides helpful error messages

📋 How It Works

1. Copy any image to your clipboard (screenshot, copied image file, etc.)
2. Use Ctrl+Shift+V or run "Claude Paste: Save Clipboard Image" from command palette
3. Image is instantly saved to temp/clipboard-image-YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS_fff.png
4. Get notification with file path and size - click "Copy Path" to copy the relative path

Perfect for quickly saving images to reference in Claude Code conversations!

🔧 Requirements

Windows & WSL2

• PowerShell (included with Windows)
• .NET Framework (usually pre-installed)

macOS

• pngpaste utility: brew install pngpaste

Linux

• X11 systems: sudo apt-get install xclip
• Wayland systems: sudo apt-get install wl-clipboard
• Auto-detects your display server (X11/Wayland)

⚙️ Usage

Command Palette

1. Open Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P)
2. Type "Claude Paste: Save Clipboard Image"
3. Press Enter

Keyboard Shortcut

• Windows/Linux: Ctrl+Shift+V
• macOS: Cmd+Shift+V

🗂️ File Organization

Images are saved to:

your-workspace/
├── temp/
│   ├── clipboard-image-20250718_143052_123.png
│   ├── clipboard-image-20250718_143105_456.jpg
│   └── ...

Filename format: clipboard-image-YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS_fff.{ext}

🔍 Supported Platforms

• ✅ Windows - Native PowerShell support
• ✅ WSL2 - Full Ubuntu/Windows integration
• ✅ macOS - Via pngpaste utility
• ✅ Linux - X11 (xclip) and Wayland (wl-clipboard) support

🐛 Known Issues

• Large images (>50MB) are rejected for performance
• Requires active workspace folder
• Linux: Requires X11 (xclip) or Wayland (wl-clipboard) utilities

📝 Release Notes

1.0.0

• Initial release
• Full cross-platform support: Windows, WSL2, macOS, and Linux
• Smart clipboard detection for files and screenshots
• Auto-detects Linux display server (X11/Wayland)
• Robust error handling and file validation
• Smart filename generation with collision prevention

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💡 Perfect for Claude Code Users

This extension was designed specifically for developers using Claude Code who need to quickly save and reference images in their conversations. No more manual saving - just copy, paste, and reference!

Enjoy seamless image workflow with Claude Code! 🎉