URL Scheme - Pasteboard Integration

All Features (/features)developer

URL Scheme - Pasteboard Integration

Pass media via named pasteboards for app-to-app communication
Advanced automation: use macOS pasteboards to pass media between apps and Statuz. Create named pasteboard, write media data, pass token via URL scheme.

How to Use

• 1In custom app or script

• 2Create named pasteboard: "com.example.share"

• 3Write image data to pasteboard

• 4Generate token for pasteboard name

• 5Execute: statuz://compose?pb=[token]

• 6Watch Statuz read from pasteboard

• 7Image appears in composer

• 8Try multiple images via pasteboard

• 9Pass security bookmarks same way

• 10Verify sandbox-safe communication

• 11Build Share Extension-style workflows

• 12Professional automation pattern

Key Features

• Named Pasteboards - macOS named pasteboard support

• Media Passing - Images and videos via pasteboard

• Token System - Secure pasteboard name passing

• Sandbox Compatible - Works within sandbox restrictions

• App-to-App - Enable inter-app communication

• Multiple Items - Pass multiple media items

• Security Bookmarks - Can pass bookmark data too

• Professional Pattern - How Share Extension works

• Complex Automation - Advanced scripting support

• No File Paths - Alternative to file system access

• Temporary Storage - Pasteboards cleared after read

• Secure Communication - Token-based access

• Developer Feature - Advanced automation capability

Why Advanced Users Need It

File paths don't work for all scenarios - sandboxed apps, remote content, temporary data. Pasteboards provide robust app-to-app communication that respects macOS security.

Pro Tips

• Advanced feature - for developer automation

• Named pasteboards avoid conflicts

• Token generation should be unique

• Security bookmarks can pass via pasteboard too

• Share Extension uses this internally

• Multiple apps can coordinate via pasteboards

• Temporary nature - data doesn't persist

• Sandbox-safe - respects macOS restrictions

• Complex workflows - when file paths insufficient

• Professional automation - enterprise-grade integration

Example Usage (Swift)

let pasteboard = NSPasteboard(name: NSPasteboard.Name("com.app.share"))
pasteboard.clearContents()
pasteboard.setData(imageData, forType: .png)

let token = "com.app.share"
let url = URL(string: "statuz://compose?pb=\\(token)")!
NSWorkspace.shared.open(url)

Try Statuz today,
it's free.
Download for macOS (/download)