Copy & Paste Properties

Quickly transfer visual properties like fills, strokes, effects, and more between elements without manually recreating styles.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Action	macOS	Windows/Linux
Copy Properties	Alt + Cmd + C	Alt + Ctrl + C
Paste Properties	Alt + Cmd + V	Alt + Ctrl + V

How to Copy Properties

1. Select a single element with the properties you want to copy
2. Press Alt + Cmd + C (or right-click and choose "Copy Properties")
3. The element's visual properties are now stored in the clipboard

How to Paste Properties

1. Select one or more target elements
2. Press Alt + Cmd + V (or right-click and choose "Paste Properties")
3. Compatible properties are applied to all selected elements

Properties That Can Be Copied

• Corner Radius - Border radius values
• Opacity - Element transparency
• Rotation - Rotation angle
• Fill - All fill colors, gradients, and images
• Stroke - Stroke color, width, and style
• Effects - Shadows, blurs, and other effects
• Blend Mode - Layer blending mode

Pasting to Multiple Elements

You can paste properties to multiple elements at once:

1. Copy properties from a source element
2. Select multiple target elements (Shift+click or marquee select)
3. Paste properties - they apply to all selected elements

Context Menu Access

You can also access these features from the right-click context menu:

• Copy Properties - Copy all visual properties
• Paste Properties - Apply copied properties

Compatibility

When pasting properties to different element types:

• Incompatible properties are automatically skipped
• Only properties that apply to the target element type are used
• Locked elements are skipped during paste

Undo/Redo Support

All paste operations support undo/redo. Press Cmd + Z to undo a property paste.

Best Practices

• Use this feature to quickly apply consistent styling across multiple elements
• Copy properties from a "master" styled element to maintain design consistency
• Remember that only visual properties are copied, not layout or constraints

Clipboard Image Paste (NEW)

Paste images directly from your system clipboard into the canvas:

How It Works

1. Copy an image to your system clipboard (from browser, screenshot tool, image editor, etc.)
2. Click on the canvas or press Cmd + V
3. The image is automatically placed at the center of your viewport
4. Image element is created and selected, ready for editing

Supported Image Sources

• Screenshots - macOS screenshot tool (Cmd + Shift + Ctrl + 4)
• Web Browsers - Right-click and "Copy Image" on any web image
• Image Editors - Photoshop, Sketch, Figma, etc.
• File Managers - Copy image files from Finder
• Design Tools - Copy from other design applications

Supported Formats

Clipboard images are automatically converted to PNG:

• PNG (native support)
• TIFF (auto-converted to PNG)
• Other formats via system clipboard
• Maximum size: 4000x4000 pixels, 10MB file size

Limitations

• Platform Support - Currently macOS only (NSPasteboard)
• Size Limits - Images larger than 4000x4000px or 10MB are rejected
• Priority - Internal clipboard (cut/copy elements) takes priority over system clipboard