# Ability to paste an image in the desktop client

**URL:** <https://forum.delta.chat/t/ability-to-paste-an-image-in-the-desktop-client/1369>\
**Category:** Feature Proposal\
**Tags:** desktop\
**Created:** [January 11, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/ability-to-paste-an-image-in-the-desktop-client/1369 "2021-01-11T12:38:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Simon](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/simon/32/287_2.png) [@Simon](https://forum.delta.chat/u/Simon)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/ability-to-paste-an-image-in-the-desktop-client/1369/2 "2021-01-11T14:51:14Z")

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> [@Paste pictures from the clipboard into the message field](https://support.delta.chat/t/paste-pictures-from-the-clipboard-into-the-message-field/949):
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> Currently it is not possible to copy and paste a picture from the clipboard into the chat when using the desktop app (tested this on linux and windows with version 1.2). I would like to use this feature to send screenshots to my colleges. Expected behavior Copy and pasting from the clipboard with either the GUI (e.g. right click into the message field in a delta chat 1:1 or group conversion should display the option paste) or with ctrl+v should place the picture into the message field so that …

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