How can I save an image from the clipboard using PowerShell 7?

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Asked By SillyTiger42 On

Hey everyone! I'm trying to save an image currently in my clipboard on Windows 10 as a JPG using PowerShell 7. I've been looking into it but all the resources mention using Get-Clipboard with a -Format option for Image, which doesn't seem to exist in my version. I also have ffmpeg installed, but I'm unsure how to reference the clipboard image instead of a string. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!

3 Answers

Answered By BrilliantOtter88 On

I wrapped everything up with a script that I pieced together from the replies and some help from an LLM since I'm not too skilled in PowerShell yet. Here’s what worked for me:
```powershell
# Load the assembly for clipboard actions
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms

# Get the image
$image = [System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::GetImage()

# Check for an image
if ($image -ne $null) {
$directory = "C:YourSavePath"
$filename = "image_$(Get-Date -Format "yyyyMMddHHmmss").jpg"
$filePath = Join-Path -Path $directory -ChildPath $filename
$image.Save($filePath)
Write-Output "Image saved to $filePath"
} else {
Write-Output "No image found in the clipboard."
}
```
Just replace `C:YourSavePath` with your desired save location.

Answered By CreativeDuck99 On

It looks like the -Format parameter is only available in Windows PowerShell 5.1, which is a bummer since clipboard image handling isn't really supported cross-platform. For PowerShell 7, you can use .NET calls to access the clipboard image directly through the Windows clipboard class. Here's a simple way to do it:

```powershell
$image = [System.Windows.Clipboard]::GetImage()
```
Then, you can go ahead and save that image object as needed.

Answered By TechieJedi77 On

You can try this command first! It loads the necessary assembly and then gets the image:

```powershell
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
$yourImage = [System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::GetImage()
```
This should work for you!

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