Windows: Ctrl+V should auto-detect clipboard image instead of requiring Alt+V

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Apr 7, 2026 by ssuny10072 Closed Apr 7, 2026

Problem

On Windows, pasting an image from clipboard requires Alt+V, while Ctrl+V only pastes text. Most users don't know Alt+V exists, so they assume CLI image pasting is not supported.

Typical user experience:

  1. Win+Shift+S to capture screenshot
  2. Ctrl+V → nothing happens
  3. User gives up

Suggestion

Make Ctrl+V detect clipboard content type automatically:

  • Text → paste text
  • Image → paste image

No conflict since text and image are mutually exclusive. macOS/Linux already uses Ctrl+V for both.

Why this matters

  • Alt+V is not discoverable
  • Makes a useful feature invisible to most Windows users

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