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

Copy any image to your clipboard (screenshot, copied image file, etc.)
Use Ctrl+Shift+V or run "Claude Paste: Save Clipboard Image" from command palette
Image is instantly saved to temp/clipboard-image-YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS_fff.png
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

Open Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P)
Type "Claude Paste: Save Clipboard Image"
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

💡 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! 🎉

Claude Paste: Save Clipboard Image

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