How to Copy a Nimbus Screenshot Capture Directly to the Clipboard

To copy a Nimbus Screenshot capture, display the captured screenshot, right-click the image, and choose Copy image. Then paste it into your document or destination app. Nimbus documents this browser context-menu workaround; it does not document an automatic copy-to-clipboard setting that runs as soon as a capture is taken.

Steps to copy a Nimbus capture

1. Choose a capture mode. Nimbus supports captures such as the visible page, a selected area, and the entire page. Pick the scope that matches what you need.
2. Capture and bring the screenshot into view. Nimbus’s workflow includes an editor stage where you can edit the image before finishing or saving it.
3. Right-click the screenshot image. In the browser context menu, choose Copy image.
4. Paste into the destination. Click where the image should go and use the destination app’s normal paste command.

Nimbus recommends this browser-native command because its guidance says current versions of Chrome and Firefox prevent apps from copying pictures directly to the clipboard. The copy action here is the browser’s image command, not an automatic clipboard write by Nimbus. Nimbus help: copying a screenshot to the clipboard; Nimbus capture guide.

What to expect from the clipboard workflow

The key requirement is that the captured screenshot is visible as an image that the browser can act on. The documented steps do not establish a keyboard shortcut, an automatic copy-on-capture preference, or an alternate Nimbus menu when the image is not available to the browser’s Copy image command.

• Use a page, area, or full-page capture based on what you want to paste.
• Complete any edits in Nimbus before copying if you want the edited result.
• Copy the displayed image with the browser context menu, then paste in the target app.
• If the image does not offer Copy image, the reviewed Nimbus instructions do not specify another clipboard sequence. Check that you are right-clicking the screenshot itself, rather than the page behind it.

Troubleshooting

What happens	Likely cause	What to do
You cannot find an automatic copy option in Nimbus.	The documented Nimbus method is a browser right-click workaround, not automatic copying on capture.	Bring the screenshot image into view, right-click it, and choose Copy image.
The context menu does not show Copy image.	The click may have landed on the page or editor rather than an image exposed to the browser’s image command.	Try right-clicking directly on the displayed screenshot. Nimbus’s reviewed guidance does not provide a further menu-by-menu recovery procedure.
The destination does not show the screenshot after pasting.	The browser copy command may not have copied the screenshot image, or the destination may not accept pasted images in that location.	Repeat the copy on the screenshot itself, then try a destination that accepts image pastes. The Nimbus guidance does not specify destination-app troubleshooting steps.
You are using Firefox and relying on old extension details.	A marketplace listing found in the research is historical, not evidence of current release behavior.	Use the documented browser-native Copy image workaround; do not infer current extension behavior from the dated listing.

Performance, reliability, and cost

This workflow is a manual copy and paste after capture. The reviewed sources provide no timing benchmarks, clipboard reliability rates, or costs specific to copying an image. Browser behavior can vary by version and extension context, so follow the published workaround without assuming every installation exposes the same menu.

The Firefox marketplace detail surfaced in the research identifies Nimbus version 15.6.9 and a last-updated date of July 31, 2020. That is historical listing information only; it does not establish the current Firefox extension version or support status. Mozilla Add-ons listing for Nimbus Screenshot.

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FAQ

Does Nimbus automatically copy every capture to the clipboard?

The reviewed Nimbus guidance documents right-clicking the screenshot and choosing Copy image; it does not document automatic copying when a capture finishes.

Is this a Nimbus-only clipboard command?

No. Nimbus describes using the browser’s standard image-copy command as a workaround.

Does this copy an existing screen capture or capture a website from a URL?

The Nimbus steps copy an image after capture. ScreenshotNeo is an alternative when you want to request a new website screenshot by URL.