ClipSaver 📋

Save clipboard images to the current Finder window with ⌘⌥V.

macOS has no native way to save a clipboard image directly to a file — ⌘V does nothing in Finder. ClipSaver fills that gap. Whatever the source — system screenshot, Feishu capture, copy from browser, Figma export — if it's in your clipboard, open Finder, navigate to the target folder, and press ⌘⌥V to save it instantly as a PNG. Want to save the same image to multiple folders? Just switch folders and press again.

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How to Use

1. Copy an image to your clipboard:
   • ⌘⌃⇧4 — Screenshot directly to clipboard (no file saved, works on all macOS versions)
   • ⌘⇧4 — Screenshot + auto-copy on macOS Monterey (12)+
   • Or copy from any screenshot tool, web page, or design app
2. Open Finder and navigate to the destination folder
3. Press ⌘⌥V — saves as screenshot-HHMMSS.png, Finder highlights the new file
4. Want to save to another folder? Switch there and press again

The 📋 icon in the menu bar means ClipSaver is running. Click it to trigger a save manually, or toggle launch-at-login.

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Installation

Dependencies

pip install rumps pyobjc
brew install pngpaste

Run

python3 clipsaver.py

On first launch, grant access in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility (required for global hotkey).

Launch at Login

Click 📋 in the menu bar → Launch at Login. No extra setup needed.

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Requirements

• macOS 12+
• Python 3.9+

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How It Works

80 lines of Python, three core dependencies:

• rumps — Menu bar app shell
• NSEvent (pyobjc) — System-level global hotkey listener
• pngpaste + osascript — Write clipboard image to disk & get Finder's current directory

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License

MIT