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Clipboard Image Parsing Failure on macOS Screenshot Utility
Bug Description I've encountered a persistent issue where Claude Code fails to read images pasted from the macOS clipboard approximately 90% of the time. The problem occurs consistently when using the native macOS screenshot tool (Cmd+Shift+5 or similar) to copy a selection to the clipboard and then pasting it directly into the Claude interface with Cmd+V.
Steps to Reproduce:
On any macOS device, take a screenshot of a portion of the screen using the system screenshot utility (e.g., Cmd + Shift + 5) and select "Copy to Clipboard". Navigate to the Claude Code interface. Press Cmd + V to paste the image. Expected Result:
Claude should successfully read and display the pasted image, making it available for analysis.
Actual Result:
Claude attempts to read the image but fails, returning an error message indicating the file does not exist. The file path referenced is often a temporary system path.
Error Message Example:
⏺ Read(../../../../../../var/folders/jk/fc9z0l8j3_3b37nfk0gfmxsm0000gn/T/TemporaryItems/image_3.png) ⎿ Error: File does not exist. This issue significantly hinders the workflow of using visual information for coding assistance. It seems Claude is trying to access a temporary file path that is no longer valid or accessible by the time the read operation is executed.
Environment Info
- Platform: darwin
- Terminal: iTerm.app
- Version: 1.0.24
- Feedback ID: 31ff54d0-9801-4bd4-afa5-475d5fbcfac9
Same thing happens if you do Command + Ctrl + Shift + 4 which will automatically copy the selection area to your clipboard, if we Command + V to paste into the Claude Code CLI, nothing shows up and we will get the same error: File does not exist.
Same thing happens if you do
Command + Ctrl + Shift + 4which will automatically copy the selection area to your clipboard, if weCommand + Vto paste into the Claude Code CLI, nothing shows up and we will get the same error:File does not exist.
well turns out pasting image on macos is with Ctrl + V (yes, with Ctrl on mac)
@IrumiDesu7 Thanks for sharing mate. I just tested it out and you are right.
When pasting into the Claude Code, it has to be Ctrl + V but if we want to paste the copied image elsewhere, e.g. Slack, it's Command + V, so confusing but it works in this way.
on mac
copy image from clipboard works previously, but the function broke as of current version, 1.0.63
on mac
copy image from clipboard works previously, but the function broke as of current version, 1.0.63
@jiangying000 I think they changed it. I am on mac and v1.0.63, Command + V works for me for pasting.
Still seeing this. This was critical to my flow. Dragging and dropping used to work. Please fix/
well turns out pasting image on macos is with
Ctrl + V(yes, with Ctrl on mac)
thank you very much!
We're experiencing the same issue here.
Reproduction scenario: When dragging any file into the Claude Code terminal, the previous screenshot content is pasted instead of the file path.
Platform: macOS Behavior: Consistent reproduction - every time we drag a file after taking a screenshot, the screenshot content gets pasted rather than the file path we're trying to drag.
This confirms the clipboard/drag-and-drop handling issue described in this thread.
Even pasting with Ctrl + V has error:
Unfortunately, the images are still not loading properly on my end - I'm seeing placeholder PNG icons.
Could you please try one of these alternatives:
1. Save the screenshots to a specific location (like /tmp/screenshot1.png and /tmp/screenshot2.png) and share the file paths with me so I can read them
2. Copy and paste the error text directly from Sentry
3. Describe the issue you're seeing in the screenshots - what's the error message, what endpoint/function is failing, and what's the stack trace?
This will help me understand what needs to be fixed!
This makes me very frustrated. It was working well before. Previously, I can just screenshot and then drag the preview to the chat... Please bring this back.
Broken as of now after working flawlessly essentially forever. Using Ctrl-v & iTerm 3.6.6 on Apple Silicon macOS Tahoe 26.1 with @anthropic-ai/claude-code 2.0.50, node 22.15.1, npm 10.9.2.
Also noticed same issue on Linux Mint Cinnamon 22.2/6.4.8/6.14.0-35-generic on AMD64 using terminator 2.1.3 with claude 2.0.47, node 22.20.0, npm 10.9.3. Workaround on Linux Mint was to capture into clipboard with this command: gnome-screenshot -c -a. Tried native Linux Mint screen capture tool & flameshot, neither of which worked.
