macOS: Cannot paste images via Cmd+V or drag and drop

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Mar 26, 2026 by conorjoyce28 Closed Mar 30, 2026

Description

On macOS, it is not possible to add images to a Claude Code conversation via:

  • Cmd+V (paste from clipboard)
  • Drag and drop into the chat window

Both methods are non-functional. The documentation suggests drag and drop should work, but it does not.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Take a screenshot (Cmd+Shift+4) or copy any image to clipboard
  2. Attempt to paste with Cmd+V into the Claude Code input — nothing happens
  3. Attempt to drag and drop the image file into the Claude Code window — nothing happens

Expected behaviour

Images should be insertable via Cmd+V and/or drag and drop, consistent with what the documentation describes.

Environment

  • OS: macOS
  • Interface: Claude Code (terminal CLI and/or VS Code extension)

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