Qutebrowser can't copy paste images into itself
Author: JyoukeroCreated Aug 25, 2026Updated Aug 25, 2026
Version info: qutebrowser v3.7.0 Git commit: Backend: QtWebEngine 6.11.2 based on Chromium 140.0.7339.225 with security patches up to 151.0.7922.71 (plus any distribution patches) (source: api) Qt: 6.11.2
Does the bug happen if you start with --temp-basedir?:
Yes
Description
- I'm on arch linux hyprland with wl-clipboard and wl-clip-persist
- If I right click on an image in qutebrowser and copy it, I'm able to paste it anywhere except inside qutebrowser (for example, I can't copy an image from the internet and then directly paste it into google image search)
- If I want to do that, I have to either paste that image elsewhere, then copy paste that image back into qutebrowser. Or use the command
wl-paste --type image/png | wl-copy --type image/pngafter copying and before pasting, every time I copy an image - This bug only happens with images, text works as intended
Source: qutebrowser/qutebrowser