Is it possible to paste data directly into ImHex ? Without an intermediate file ?

[shodanx2]

Example, I am in nirsoft IconsExtract

I press "copy select image"

Now the image is in my clipboard

Right here

I can't save that to a file directly, I can paste it in irfanview, but then it will save it as a PNG and add a header.

Iconsextract cannot save individual icons as files either.

I tried pasting into the main window

But that does not create a tab with the raw data clipboard data

[paxcut]

The windows clipboard accepts many different types of files and only applications that are compatible with the type can use paste to save the contents. In this case the file is an image in some image format so only image editors will be able to accept a paste and ImHex is not an image editor. You would need to create an icon file from the contents of the clipboard using irfanview or some image editor. then you'll be able to load the image as a binary file into imhex.

[shodanx2]

Well isn't imhex a universal file editor ? Should it accept every possible clipboard types as just raw bits ?

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/dataxchg/standard-clipboard-formats

[paxcut]

No, ImHex is a hex editor. Hex editors edit binary files. Patterns are text file so a text editor is also included. It can display images but it doesnt have an image editor.