ObsidianPasteImage gives error message "There is no image data in the clipboard"

[Jihillestad]

🐛 Describe the bug

ObsidianPasteImage gives error message "There is no image data in the clipboard"

Config

return {
  "epwalsh/obsidian.nvim",
  version = "*", -- recommended, use latest release instead of latest commit
  lazy = true,
  ft = "markdown",
  -- Replace the above line with this if you only want to load obsidian.nvim for markdown files in your vault:
  event = {
    --   -- If you want to use the home shortcut '~' here you need to call 'vim.fn.expand'.
    --   -- E.g. "BufReadPre " .. vim.fn.expand "~" .. "/my-vault/**.md"
    "BufReadPre "
      .. vim.fn.expand("~")
      .. "/vaults/personal/**.md",
    "BufNewFile " .. vim.fn.expand("~") .. "/vaults/personal/**.md",
  },
  dependencies = {
    -- Required.
    "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",

    -- see below for full list of optional dependencies 👇
  },
  -- opts = {
  --   workspaces = {
  --     {
  --       name = "personal",
  --       path = "~/vaults/personal",
  --     },
  --     {
  --       name = "work",
  --       path = "~/vaults/work",
  --     },
  --   },

  -- see below for full list of options 👇
  -- },
  config = function()
    require("obsidian").setup({
      workspaces = {
        {
          name = "personal",
          path = "~/vaults/personal",
        },
      },
      notes_subdir = "notes",
      daily_notes = {
        -- Optional, if you keep daily notes in a separate directory.
        folder = "notes/dailies",
        -- Optional, if you want to change the date format for the ID of daily notes.
        date_format = "%d-%m-%y",
        -- Optional, if you want to change the date format of the default alias of daily notes.
        alias_format = "%B %-d, %Y",
        -- Optional, if you want to automatically insert a template from your template directory like 'daily.md'
        template = nil,
      },

      -- Optional, completion of wiki links, local markdown links, and tags using nvim-cmp.
      completion = {
        -- Set to false to disable completion.
        nvim_cmp = true,
        -- Trigger completion at 2 chars.
        min_chars = 2,
      },

      new_notes_location = "notes_subdir",

      -- Optional, customize how note IDs are generated given an optional title.
      ---@param title string|?
      ---@return string
      note_id_func = function(title)
        -- Create note IDs in a Zettelkasten format with a timestamp and a suffix.
        -- In this case a note with the title 'My new note' will be given an ID that looks
        -- like '1657296016-my-new-note', and therefore the file name '1657296016-my-new-note.md'
        local suffix = ""
        if title ~= nil then
          -- If title is given, transform it into valid file name.
          suffix = title:gsub(" ", "-"):gsub("[^A-Za-z0-9-]", ""):lower()
        else
          -- If title is nil, just add 4 random uppercase letters to the suffix.
          for _ = 1, 4 do
            suffix = suffix .. string.char(math.random(65, 90))
          end
        end
        return tostring(os.time()) .. "-" .. suffix
      end,

      -- Optional, customize how note file names are generated given the ID, target directory, and title.
      ---@param spec { id: string, dir: obsidian.Path, title: string|? }
      ---@return string|obsidian.Path The full path to the new note.
      note_path_func = function(spec)
        -- This is equivalent to the default behavior.
        local path = spec.dir / tostring(spec.id)
        return path:with_suffix(".md")
      end,

      -- Optional, customize the default name or prefix when pasting images via `:ObsidianPasteImg`.
      ---@return string
      image_name_func = function()
        -- Prefix image names with timestamp.
        return string.format("%s-", os.time())
      end,

      -- Optional, alternatively you can customize the frontmatter data.
      ---@return table
      note_frontmatter_func = function(note)
        -- Add the title of the note as an alias.
        if note.title then
          note:add_alias(note.title)
        end

        local out = { id = note.id, aliases = note.aliases, tags = note.tags }

        -- `note.metadata` contains any manually added fields in the frontmatter.
        -- So here we just make sure those fields are kept in the frontmatter.
        if note.metadata ~= nil and not vim.tbl_isempty(note.metadata) then
          for k, v in pairs(note.metadata) do
            out[k] = v
          end
        end

        return out
      end,
      templates = {
        subdir = "templates",
        date_format = "%d-%m-%Y",
        time_format = "%H:%M",
        -- A map for custom variables, the key should be the variable and the value a function
        substitutions = {},
      },

      -- Optional, set to true to force ':ObsidianOpen' to bring the app to the foreground.
      open_app_foreground = false,

      picker = {
        -- Set your preferred picker. Can be one of 'telescope.nvim', 'fzf-lua', or 'mini.pick'.
        name = "telescope.nvim",
        -- Optional, configure key mappings for the picker. These are the defaults.
        -- Not all pickers support all mappings.
        mappings = {
          -- Create a new note from your query.
          new = "<C-x>",
          -- Insert a link to the selected note.
          insert_link = "<C-l>",
        },
      },

      -- Optional, sort search results by "path", "modified", "accessed", or "created".
      -- The recommend value is "modified" and `true` for `sort_reversed`, which means, for example,
      -- that `:ObsidianQuickSwitch` will show the notes sorted by latest modified time
      sort_by = "modified",
      sort_reversed = true,

      -- Optional, determines how certain commands open notes. The valid options are:
      -- 1. "current" (the default) - to always open in the current window
      -- 2. "vsplit" - to open in a vertical split if there's not already a vertical split
      -- 3. "hsplit" - to open in a horizontal split if there's not already a horizontal split
      open_notes_in = "current",
      -- Optional, define your own callbacks to further customize behavior.
      callbacks = {
        -- Runs at the end of `require("obsidian").setup()`.
        ---@param client obsidian.Client
        post_setup = function(client) end,

        -- Runs anytime you enter the buffer for a note.
        ---@param client obsidian.Client
        ---@param note obsidian.Note
        enter_note = function(client, note) end,

        -- Runs anytime you leave the buffer for a note.
        ---@param client obsidian.Client
        ---@param note obsidian.Note
        leave_note = function(client, note) end,

        -- Runs right before writing the buffer for a note.
        ---@param client obsidian.Client
        ---@param note obsidian.Note
        pre_write_note = function(client, note) end,

        -- Runs anytime the workspace is set/changed.
        ---@param client obsidian.Client
        ---@param workspace obsidian.Workspace
        post_set_workspace = function(client, workspace) end,
      },

      -- Optional, configure additional syntax highlighting / extmarks.
      -- This requires you have `conceallevel` set to 1 or 2. See `:help conceallevel` for more details.
      ui = {
        enable = true, -- set to false to disable all additional syntax features
        update_debounce = 200, -- update delay after a text change (in milliseconds)
        -- Define how various check-boxes are displayed
        checkboxes = {
          -- NOTE: the 'char' value has to be a single character, and the highlight groups are defined below.
          [" "] = { char = "󰄱", hl_group = "ObsidianTodo" },
          ["x"] = { char = "", hl_group = "ObsidianDone" },
          [">"] = { char = "", hl_group = "ObsidianRightArrow" },
          ["~"] = { char = "󰰱", hl_group = "ObsidianTilde" },
          -- Replace the above with this if you don't have a patched font:
          -- [" "] = { char = "☐", hl_group = "ObsidianTodo" },
          -- ["x"] = { char = "✔", hl_group = "ObsidianDone" },

          -- You can also add more custom ones...
        },
        -- Use bullet marks for non-checkbox lists.
        bullets = { char = "•", hl_group = "ObsidianBullet" },
        external_link_icon = { char = "", hl_group = "ObsidianExtLinkIcon" },
        -- Replace the above with this if you don't have a patched font:
        -- external_link_icon = { char = "", hl_group = "ObsidianExtLinkIcon" },
        reference_text = { hl_group = "ObsidianRefText" },
        highlight_text = { hl_group = "ObsidianHighlightText" },
        tags = { hl_group = "ObsidianTag" },
        block_ids = { hl_group = "ObsidianBlockID" },
        hl_groups = {
          -- The options are passed directly to `vim.api.nvim_set_hl()`. See `:help nvim_set_hl`.
          ObsidianTodo = { bold = true, fg = "#f78c6c" },
          ObsidianDone = { bold = true, fg = "#89ddff" },
          ObsidianRightArrow = { bold = true, fg = "#f78c6c" },
          ObsidianTilde = { bold = true, fg = "#ff5370" },
          ObsidianBullet = { bold = true, fg = "#89ddff" },
          ObsidianRefText = { underline = true, fg = "#c792ea" },
          ObsidianExtLinkIcon = { fg = "#c792ea" },
          ObsidianTag = { italic = true, fg = "#89ddff" },
          ObsidianBlockID = { italic = true, fg = "#89ddff" },
          ObsidianHighlightText = { bg = "#75662e" },
        },
      },

      -- Specify how to handle attachments.
      attachments = {
        -- The default folder to place images in via `:ObsidianPasteImg`.
        -- If this is a relative path it will be interpreted as relative to the vault root.
        -- You can always override this per image by passing a full path to the command instead of just a filename.
        img_folder = "assets/imgs", -- This is the default
        -- A function that determines the text to insert in the note when pasting an image.
        -- It takes two arguments, the `obsidian.Client` and an `obsidian.Path` to the image file.
        -- This is the default implementation.
        ---@param client obsidian.Client
        ---@param path obsidian.Path the absolute path to the image file
        ---@return string
        img_text_func = function(client, path)
          path = client:vault_relative_path(path) or path
          return string.format("![%s](%s)", path.name, path)
        end,
      },
    })
  end,
  -- see below for full list of options 👇
}

Environment

NVIM v0.9.5
Build type: Release
LuaJIT 2.1.1710088188

   system vimrc file: "$VIM/sysinit.vim"
  fall-back for $VIM: "/usr/local/Cellar/neovim/0.9.5/share/nvim"

Run :checkhealth for more info
Obsidian.nvim v3.7.5 (df0c5cce68a02481c0d40d1b25433e368fd12a5a)
Status:
  • buffer directory: nil
  • working directory: /Users/jihillestad/vaults/personal
Workspaces:
  ✓ active workspace: Workspace(name='personal', path='/Users/jihillestad/vaults/personal', root='/Users/jihillestad/vaults/personal')
Dependencies:
  ✓ plenary.nvim: 8aad4396840be7fc42896e3011751b7609ca4119
  ✓ nvim-cmp: 97dc716fc914c46577a4f254035ebef1aa72558a
  ✓ telescope.nvim: 6312868392331c9c0f22725041f1ec2bef57c751
Integrations:
  ✓ picker: TelescopePicker()
  ✓ completion: enabled (nvim-cmp) ✗ refs, ✗ tags, ✗ new
    all sources:
      • nvim_lsp
      • luasnip
      • buffer
      • path
Tools:
  ✓ rg: ripgrep 14.1.0
Environment:
  • operating system: Darwin
Config:
  • notes_subdir: notes%

[Jihillestad]

Sry, RTFM.

[michohl]

Which part of the manual did you need to read? I'm running into the same problem now and not seeing the answer in the docs quite yet.

[Jihillestad]

Which part of the manual did you need to read? I'm running into the same problem now and not seeing the answer in the docs quite yet.

Specific operating systems also require additional dependencies in order to use all of obsidian.nvim's functionality:

Windows WSL users need wsl-open for the :ObsidianOpen command.
MacOS users need pngpaste (brew install pngpaste) for the :ObsidianPasteImg command.
Linux users need xclip (X11) or wl-clipboard (Wayland) for the :ObsidianPasteImg command.