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Jos_Pham
Jos_Pham
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April 1, 2025
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Why can’t I paste an image directly into an image component in Figma anymore?

  • April 1, 2025
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Hi everyone,

I used to copy an image (Ctrl+C from browser or local folder) and then paste it (Ctrl+V) directly into an image component in Figma - like for cards or avatar images - and it would automatically replace the image.

But recently, this no longer works. When I try pasting, nothing happens. Now Figma only shows options like “Upload from computer” or “Make an image” (screenshot attached).

I’m wondering: is this a recent change or bug in Figma?
Is there still a way to paste an image directly into a component without having to upload it manually?

Thanks in advance!

 

 

    Best answer by Gayani_S

    Hey everyone, quick update! The team has rolled out a fix for this 🎉

    You should now be able to copy and paste images while the fill panel is open again. Please refresh Figma and give it a try.

     

    Let me know if you’re still running into any issues!

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    Tom Reem
    Figmate
    Tom Reem
    Figmate
    May 28, 2025

    Awesome, thank you for sharing this here ​@Bruno Landowski — and glad to hear it’s helpful for you as well, ​@Jazz_Ernest! 🎯

    I went ahead and tested this within my own account, and it’s working just as you described. Really appreciate you both surfacing this experience — feel free to reach out if anything else comes up. 🙏

      Xiajiao
      Xiajiao
      New Member
      June 3, 2025

      Does anyone facing this problem right now? because before figma update i still can paste image on fill section image. 

       

       

       

        Matthew_Pearson
        Matthew_Pearson
        New Participant
        July 9, 2025

        I’m still having this problem and it’s a pain as I need to use this an awful lot. So It’s really slowing me down.

         

        I should add I’m using the latest desktop version on Mac.

         

          Cash Clear
          Cash Clear
          New Member
          July 15, 2025

          Our company pushed an update a week ago, most of our designers are now having this issue.

          Uwe Steffen
          Uwe Steffen
          New Member
          July 15, 2025

          I have the same problem. 

          Quick fix plz. @figma 
          This is a insane waste of time 

            Finn_BR_Studio
            Finn_BR_Studio
            New Member
            July 16, 2025

            Same Problem
            Please fix

            ​@Figma_Support 

              Aaron Jackson
              Aaron Jackson
              New Member
              July 22, 2025

              I’m experiencing the same problem along with my team. This is an insane degradation killing our workflow.

               

              This thread is marked as ‘Solved’ but this is far from solved.

               

              Please fix asap 🙏🏼

                Matthew_Pearson
                Matthew_Pearson
                New Participant
                July 22, 2025

                Hi, I’ve been struggling with this on and off. But yesterday I found a way!

                 

                With an image copied on your clipboard. Locate your image fill, in it’s figma frame, but don’t click the image fill:

                 

                Then click just to the left of the grey lozenge around the fill image preview: 

                My cursor clicked where the red dot is. 

                This selects the fill, now CTRL V or CMD V and the image from your clipboard is added as a fill.

                It’s quite tricky to click this small area, but it’s got me where I want, I think figma could improve this.

                Dan Gramescu
                Dan Gramescu
                New Member
                July 27, 2025

                Yeah still doesn’t work… Tried everything here but no luck

                Gayani_S
                Figmate
                Gayani_S
                Community Support
                July 28, 2025

                Hey everyone! Thank you for flagging this again, we hear you! Our team is actively looking into the issue with copying and pasting image fills. We know this is a workflow many of you rely on, and we really appreciate your patience while we investigate. I’ll keep you posted here as soon as we have an update. Thanks again for bringing this to our attention and for your continued feedback! 

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