Paste as

Turn whatever's on your clipboard into a file, right in the folder you're in.

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Using it

Copy something — text, a link, an image — then right-click inside a folder (on empty space, or the folder's background) and choose Paste as. A submenu shows the formats you can paste as, based on what's currently on your clipboard. In File Explorer or on the desktop, you can also press Ctrl+Alt+V. Change or disable this shortcut from the Paste as section of the Paste+ Settings page.

Pasting an image

With an image on your clipboard, Paste as offers Bitmap, Icon, JPG, or PNG image formats — pick one and the image is saved as a new file in the current folder.

Pasting text, links, and mixed content

With text or a link copied, you can create a File shortcut or URL shortcut (plus a URL QR code), or save the content as an HTML, Markdown, or plain text file. If your clipboard has both text and an image (for example, copied from OneNote), Paste as offers combined HTML+image, Markdown+image, or text-file options too.