PastePath

PastePath is a macOS helper that turns image paste into a terminal-friendly file reference.

When you press cmd+v with an image on the clipboard, PastePath saves the image into a copied/ folder inside the active workspace and types back:

reference to the image is at /absolute/path/to/copied/image.png

Setup

1. Open this folder:

cd "/Users/rohan/Documents/New project/pastepath"

2. Build the app:

./build-pastepath.sh

3. Copy the app into /Applications:

cp -R "./macos-paste-helper/dist/PastePath.app" /Applications/PastePath.app

4. Open PastePath.app from /Applications.

5. In macOS, enable: System Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Accessibility -> PastePath

Test

1. Create the log file and watch it:

touch ~/Library/Logs/PastePath.log
tail -f ~/Library/Logs/PastePath.log

2. Focus a supported terminal-style input.

3. Copy an image.

4. Press cmd+v.

Notes

• Best supported: Terminal and iTerm2
• Experimental: VS Code-hosted terminal / Codex TUI detection
• The regular Codex GUI chat input is not the main target