Copy-n-Paste: Clipboard Upload Simplified

Tracking since Apr 16, 2026.

Changelog

• Apr 1, 2026
  description

  Copy-n-Paste is a lightweight Chromium extension to simplify uploading copied screenshots, images, files from your clipboard. No need to save as files. Similar to Opera Easy Files.
  
  ❓ How to use
  1. Copy images/files OR take a screenshot
  2. Click on the website's attach/upload file button (or similar)
  3. Extension overlay pops up to preview and attach from clipboard
  
  🚀 Features
  ▪ Completely free and open source!
  ▪ Lightweight – Less than 0.03MB!
  ▪ Clean & Simple GUI – 1 interface only!
  ▪ Screenshot upload – Simply snap and upload!
  ▪ Copy and Paste (Ctrl+V supported) – Copy multiple images or files anywhere!
  ▪ Drag and Drop supported
  ▪ Wide cross-site compatibility
  
  
  🔐 Full Privacy
  We do not collect any data or usage information.
  
  🚩 Notable Issue
  ▪ Incompatible on Mac
  ▪ A few webpages (especially ones with very fancy buttons)
  
  
  ⚙️ Update
  v1.6.3 (3/12/25)
  ▪ Allow native file picker by clicking button twice. Thanks @8wx!
  
  v1.6.2 (30/8/25)
  ▪ Fixed overlay styling being overridden
  
  v1.6.1 (29/8/25)
  ▪ Fixed overlay position not defaulting to top-right of cursor coords or flipping when overshooting
  ▪ Fixed overlay behavior of not scrolling with page
  
  v1.6.0 (28/8/25)
  ▪ Basically adds support for more websites
  
  v1.5.10 (22/8/25)
  ▪ Allow extension to run version updates more frequently
  
  v1.5.9 (19/8/25)
  ▪ Fixed scrolling to bottom of page in Firefox
  ▪ Overlay not appearing bug fix
  
  v1.5.8 (15/8/25)
  ▪ Fixed scrolling to bottom of page in Firefox
  
  v1.5.7 (22/11/24)
  ▪ Included pasted file's "last modified" data
  
  v1.5.6 (18/10/24)
  ▪ Added support to more websites
  ▪ Fixed duplicate previews
  ▪ Fixed double pasting on some webpages
  ▪ Fixed Ctrl V attaching in different input elements
  ▪ Now follows original input's attributes for attaching folder and multiple files
  ▪ Closes overlay when file picker is canceled
  ▪ Improved badge counter
  
  v1.5.5 (4/10/24)
  ▪ Performance improvement and bug-prevention
  ▪ Faster attaching of multiple large files
  ▪ Fixed duplicate previews with multiple large files
  ▪ Appearance update
  
  v1.5.4 (2/10/24)
  ▪ (Re)added support to more websites
  ▪ Prevent duplicate overlay creation
  ▪ Prevent duplicated Ctrl V pastes
  ▪ Fixed preview enlarging wrongly and without rounded borders
  
  v1.5.3 (29/9/24)
  ▪ Added support for more websites (e.g. Reddit)
  ▪ Fixed styling inconsistency in other websites
  ▪ Fixed generic file preview not working in some websites (iframes)
  ▪ Always enlarge preview of smaller images
  
  v1.5.2 (28/9/24)
  ▪ Added support for even more websites (shadow root)
  ▪ Improved support for Firefox while maintaining Chrome functionality
  
  v1.5.1 (24/9/24)
  ▪ Screenshot name bug fix
  ▪ Screenshot name set to ddmmyy and 24 hour format
  
  v1.5.0 (20/9/24)
  ▪ Added support for WhatsApp Web
  ▪ Added support for Steam avatars
  ▪ Added support for even more websites (iframes)
  ▪ Faster preview load times with support to previewing larger files
  ▪ Lots of functionality and UI bug fixes
  
  v1.4.1 (11/9/24)
  ▪ Added file previews for more than just images
  ▪ Fixed dragging files not working in some websites
  ▪ Added a badge as counter for copied files
  
  v1.4.0 (7/9/24)
  ▪ Added support for copied files (from file system/explorer)
  ▪ Added support for previewing copied files (images)
  ▪ Added further support for Ctrl + V
  
  v1.3.2 (25/8/24)
  ▪ Added multiple files support for '+Upload File' button
  ▪ Forced support for multiple files
  
  v1.3.1 (20/8/24)
  ▪ Fixed missing '.png'
  
  v1.3.0 (16/8/24)
  ▪ Added multiple files support
  ▪ Changed file naming
  
  v1.2.0 (25/3/24)
  ▪ Added dark mode support based on device theme
  ▪ Minor appearance changes
  ▪ Added pasting (Ctrl+V) support
  ▪ Enabled drag-and-drop for all file types
  
  v1.1.3 (20/3/24)
  ▪ Fixed incompatibilities in even more websites
  
  v1.1.2 (20/3/24)
  ▪ Fixed incompatibilities in more websites
  
  v1.1.1 (6/2/24)
  ▪ Improved compatibility for even more sites
  ▪ Fixed overlay not appearing
  ▪ Fixed overlay not closing
  ▪ Fixed overlay appearing at top-left corner
  ▪ Fixed reading error
  
  v1.1.0 (4/2/24)
  ▪ Added 'Drag and Drop'
  ▪ Added 'Copy images online'
  ▪ Added support for custom inputs used in popular sites
  ▪ Improved GUI usability and adaptability
  ▪ Mirror original input's accepted file types
  ▪ Duplicate text bug fix
  
  
  🔗 GitHub
  https://github.com/kazcfz/Copy-n-Paste
  
  🚩 Report an issue
  https://github.com/kazcfz/Copy-n-Paste/issues?q=is%3Aissue

  IMPORTANT: Fixing security vulnerabilities before re-releasing this extension. Use at your own risk.
  
  Copy-n-Paste is a lightweight Chromium extension to simplify uploading copied screenshots, images, files from your clipboard. No need to save as files. Similar to Opera Easy Files.
  
  ❓ How to use
  1. Copy images/files OR take a screenshot
  2. Click on the website's attach/upload file button (or similar)
  3. Extension overlay pops up to preview and attach from clipboard
  
  🚀 Features
  ▪ Completely free and open source!
  ▪ Lightweight – Less than 0.03MB!
  ▪ Clean & Simple GUI – 1 interface only!
  ▪ Screenshot upload – Simply snap and upload!
  ▪ Copy and Paste (Ctrl+V supported) – Copy multiple images or files anywhere!
  ▪ Drag and Drop supported
  ▪ Wide cross-site compatibility
  
  
  🔐 Full Privacy
  We do not collect any data or usage information.
  
  🚩 Notable Issue
  ▪ Incompatible on Mac
  ▪ A few webpages (especially ones with very fancy buttons)
  
  
  ⚙️ Update
  v1.6.3 (3/12/25)
  ▪ Allow native file picker by clicking button twice. Thanks @8wx!
  
  v1.6.2 (30/8/25)
  ▪ Fixed overlay styling being overridden
  
  v1.6.1 (29/8/25)
  ▪ Fixed overlay position not defaulting to top-right of cursor coords or flipping when overshooting
  ▪ Fixed overlay behavior of not scrolling with page
  
  v1.6.0 (28/8/25)
  ▪ Basically adds support for more websites
  
  v1.5.10 (22/8/25)
  ▪ Allow extension to run version updates more frequently
  
  v1.5.9 (19/8/25)
  ▪ Fixed scrolling to bottom of page in Firefox
  ▪ Overlay not appearing bug fix
  
  v1.5.8 (15/8/25)
  ▪ Fixed scrolling to bottom of page in Firefox
  
  v1.5.7 (22/11/24)
  ▪ Included pasted file's "last modified" data
  
  v1.5.6 (18/10/24)
  ▪ Added support to more websites
  ▪ Fixed duplicate previews
  ▪ Fixed double pasting on some webpages
  ▪ Fixed Ctrl V attaching in different input elements
  ▪ Now follows original input's attributes for attaching folder and multiple files
  ▪ Closes overlay when file picker is canceled
  ▪ Improved badge counter
  
  v1.5.5 (4/10/24)
  ▪ Performance improvement and bug-prevention
  ▪ Faster attaching of multiple large files
  ▪ Fixed duplicate previews with multiple large files
  ▪ Appearance update
  
  v1.5.4 (2/10/24)
  ▪ (Re)added support to more websites
  ▪ Prevent duplicate overlay creation
  ▪ Prevent duplicated Ctrl V pastes
  ▪ Fixed preview enlarging wrongly and without rounded borders
  
  v1.5.3 (29/9/24)
  ▪ Added support for more websites (e.g. Reddit)
  ▪ Fixed styling inconsistency in other websites
  ▪ Fixed generic file preview not working in some websites (iframes)
  ▪ Always enlarge preview of smaller images
  
  v1.5.2 (28/9/24)
  ▪ Added support for even more websites (shadow root)
  ▪ Improved support for Firefox while maintaining Chrome functionality
  
  v1.5.1 (24/9/24)
  ▪ Screenshot name bug fix
  ▪ Screenshot name set to ddmmyy and 24 hour format
  
  v1.5.0 (20/9/24)
  ▪ Added support for WhatsApp Web
  ▪ Added support for Steam avatars
  ▪ Added support for even more websites (iframes)
  ▪ Faster preview load times with support to previewing larger files
  ▪ Lots of functionality and UI bug fixes
  
  v1.4.1 (11/9/24)
  ▪ Added file previews for more than just images
  ▪ Fixed dragging files not working in some websites
  ▪ Added a badge as counter for copied files
  
  v1.4.0 (7/9/24)
  ▪ Added support for copied files (from file system/explorer)
  ▪ Added support for previewing copied files (images)
  ▪ Added further support for Ctrl + V
  
  v1.3.2 (25/8/24)
  ▪ Added multiple files support for '+Upload File' button
  ▪ Forced support for multiple files
  
  v1.3.1 (20/8/24)
  ▪ Fixed missing '.png'
  
  v1.3.0 (16/8/24)
  ▪ Added multiple files support
  ▪ Changed file naming
  
  v1.2.0 (25/3/24)
  ▪ Added dark mode support based on device theme
  ▪ Minor appearance changes
  ▪ Added pasting (Ctrl+V) support
  ▪ Enabled drag-and-drop for all file types
  
  v1.1.3 (20/3/24)
  ▪ Fixed incompatibilities in even more websites
  
  v1.1.2 (20/3/24)
  ▪ Fixed incompatibilities in more websites
  
  v1.1.1 (6/2/24)
  ▪ Improved compatibility for even more sites
  ▪ Fixed overlay not appearing
  ▪ Fixed overlay not closing
  ▪ Fixed overlay appearing at top-left corner
  ▪ Fixed reading error
  
  v1.1.0 (4/2/24)
  ▪ Added 'Drag and Drop'
  ▪ Added 'Copy images online'
  ▪ Added support for custom inputs used in popular sites
  ▪ Improved GUI usability and adaptability
  ▪ Mirror original input's accepted file types
  ▪ Duplicate text bug fix
  
  
  🔗 GitHub
  https://github.com/kazcfz/Copy-n-Paste
  
  🚩 Report an issue
  https://github.com/kazcfz/Copy-n-Paste/issues?q=is%3Aissue

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