Enabling image copy-paste in markdown

In 2023, VS Code supports copying and pasting images directly into Markdown files starting from Stable v1.79.

Upgrade VS Code

To use this feature, ensure your VS Code is updated. Use the following commands to upgrade on Ubuntu:

sudo add-apt-repository -y "deb https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/vscode stable main"
sudo apt update
sudo apt -y install code

Configure Settings

Add the following configuration to your .vscode/settings.json file to enable this feature and customize file destinations:

{
    // Enable pasting files into the Markdown editor to create Markdown links.
    "markdown.editor.filePaste.copyIntoWorkspace": "mediaFiles",
    
    // Define destination folders for pasted files.
    "markdown.copyFiles.destination": {
      "**/*": "../assets/img/${documentBaseName}/"
    }
}

Now, when you paste an image into a Markdown file, it will automatically save to the specified directory and generate the corresponding Markdown link.