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`pbi`, an image aware pbcopy/paste for macOS command line users.

by fragmede·Jun 19, 2026·1 point·0 comments

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Image-aware pbcopy replacement when macOS built-ins silently fail on images.

Strengths
  • Single binary detects stdin vs terminal to auto-select copy or paste mode
  • Supports Kitty graphics protocol and sixel for terminal image display
  • Fills real gap — pbpaste silently fails when clipboard contains images
Weaknesses
  • Small utility scope — essentially wrapping NSPasteboard APIs with better UX
  • macOS-only limits audience; Windows and Linux users get nothing
Category
Target Audience

macOS terminal users

Similar To

pbcopy · pbpaste · xclip

Post Description

Ever right click an image on your mac and then try to use pbpaste > destination.jpg and it didn't work? Or try to pbcopy < nyan.jpeg and not be able to paste it?

Introducing: pbi

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