pastify.nvim

Paste screenshots directly into files asynchronously

Local Saving	Online Hosting

To use this plugin, use :Pastify command, which will take the clipboard content and paste it

Requirements

Neovim 0.8+
MacOS or Windows doesn't work on linux
Python3
Pip3
For saving images online
- Imgbb api key (free)

Installation

Make sure Neovim has python3 by running :checkhealth, if you have python but it is not linked, run pip3 install neovim. Then, run pip3 install pillow.

return {
  'TobinPalmer/pastify.nvim',
  cmd = { 'Pastify' },
  config = function()
    require('pastify').setup {
      opts = {
        apikey = "YOUR API KEY (https://api.imgbb.com/)", -- Needed if you want to save online.
      },
    }
  end
}

Configuration

These are the default options, you don't need to copy them into setup()

require('pastify').setup {
  opts = {
    absolute_path = false, -- use absolute or relative path to the working directory
    apikey = '', -- Api key, required for online saving
    local_path = '/assets/imgs/', -- The path to put local files in, ex ~/Projects/<name>/assets/images/<imgname>.png
    save = 'local', -- Either 'local' or 'online'
  },
  ft = { -- Custom snippets for different filetypes, will replace $IMG$ with the image url
    html = '<img src="$IMG$" alt="">',
    markdown = '![]($IMG$)',
    tex = [[\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{$IMG$}]],
  },
}

Comparison and similar plugins

Feature	pastify.nvim	img-paste.vim	clipboard-image.nvim
Vimscript		✅
Async	✅
Local	✅	✅	✅
Online	✅
Highly Customizable	✅		✅
Custom Snippets For Filetype	✅	✅	✅