#95169·Claude Code

Copy icon on a response should include images, not just text

Author: EricZeiseCreated Sep 17, 2026Updated Sep 17, 2026
Labelsenhancementarea:uiarea:desktop

Description

Each response in the Claude Code desktop app has a "Copy" icon (leftmost icon at the bottom of the response) that copies the response's text to the clipboard. When a response includes inline images (e.g., screenshots from computer-use, rendered charts, etc.), those images are not included in the copy — only the text.

Feature request

Allow the "Copy" icon to copy both the text and any inline images shown in that response, so pasting into a rich-text destination (Notes, Mail, Word, Google Docs, Slack, etc.) preserves the images alongside the text, similar to what a manual click-drag selection + Cmd+C already does.

Current workaround

Manually click-drag to select the response text and image(s), then Cmd+C, then paste into a rich-text-capable destination. This works, but is more cumbersome than using the dedicated Copy icon, and isn't discoverable.

Why this matters

Users who want to save or share a record of an agent's work (e.g., text summary of operations performed plus screenshots/figures) currently can't do this with the one-click Copy icon and have to fall back to manual selection.