qqq IDE: Paste Everything into VS Code / Code-OSS / VSCodium (Project started in October 2025)

Download: v16.5.2 · 2026-05-20

Make everything pasteable. Orchestrate ideas. Turn the IDE into an operating system.

qqq IDE lets you paste images, screenshots, files, folders, HTML pages, videos, and media directly into VS Code / Code-OSS / VSCodium — with WYSIWYG preview.

qqq turns VS Code, Cursor, Antigravity, Code-OSS, and VSCodium into an all-media paste-friendly notebook and creative workspace.

qqq 16.5.1+ is required for Linux / macOS. Details

Why qqq IDE

You should not need to open a separate note-taking application just to collect screenshots, images, files, folders, videos, HTML pages, and creative materials.

With qqq IDE, your editor becomes an all-media workspace.

VS Code / Code-OSS / VSCodium can become a paste-friendly notebook for developers, creators, writers, AI users, and anyone who organizes ideas inside an IDE.

The core workflow is simple:

Copy → Paste → Preview → Organize → Continue

Ctrl+V: Paste Everything, Anywhere in Any Document

qqq IDE extends paste beyond plain text.

You can paste screenshots, image files, folders, videos, HTML pages, documents, and media resources directly into the editor.

This works in plain text files, custom file extensions, and even files with no extension.

Paste screenshots directly into VS Code / Code-OSS / VSCodium

Paste screenshots directly into VS Code with qqq IDE

qqq IDE lets you paste screenshots directly into any document, including .txt, .1, custom file extensions, or files with no extension, and preview them with WYSIWYG rendering.

Paste image files directly into VS Code / Code-OSS / VSCodium

Paste image files directly into VS Code with qqq IDE

qqq IDE lets you paste image files directly into the editor and preview them in place.

Paste any file, folder, video, PSD, MP3, EXE, or media resource

Paste files folders videos PSD MP3 and media directly into VS Code with qqq IDE

Via qqq, you can paste txt, exe, psd, mp3, folders, mp4 videos, and many other file types directly into VS Code / Code-OSS / VSCodium with WYSIWYG preview.

Use: Ctrl+V or F2

qqq makes paste a universal input action inside the IDE.

You can organize your ideas immediately without leaving the editor.

Roam File Explorer for VS Code / Code-OSS / VSCodium

To organize ideas, files, screenshots, folders, videos, and media resources, you also need to jump between arbitrary directories quickly.

qqq includes Roam, a fast file explorer for VS Code / Code-OSS / VSCodium.

Invoke Roam with: Tab when not in editing mode, Roam command, Roam button, or Space + Q.

Roam file explorer for fast directory navigation

Roam file explorer for VS Code and qqq IDE

Roam, from qqq, is a file explorer designed for fast navigation, recent locations, keyboard-first workflows, and access to directories outside the current project folder.

Why Roam matters

Reach any location — Roam is not limited to the current project folder. You can jump to any local directory. You can also map remote disks locally and work with them directly.
Fast file browsing — Roam is designed for fast directory listing and quick navigation, even on heavy machines, servers, and virtual machines.
Transactional file operations — Roam uses transactional file operations to make large-scale file deletion, copying, and organization more reliable. VS Code file explorer limitations
Keyboard-first workflow — Roam supports recent visits, quick filtering, keyboard operation, quick file creation, list preferences, sorting preferences, and direct opening of administrator terminals. Example: Tab → filename → Enter → new file opens and enters editing mode.

Select folders and mixed resources in Roam

Select folders and mixed files in Roam file explorer with qqq IDE

With Roam, you can select folders, files, or a mixed set of files and folders to copy, delete, or calculate size in bulk.

Most visited folders stay close to you

Most visited folders in Roam file explorer for qqq IDE

Roam keeps frequently visited locations close, so you can move between projects, documents, music, videos, games, and media folders faster.

Roam keyboard shortcuts

Roam file explorer keyboard shortcuts in qqq IDE

Space: Request selected item size
1: Scroll to top of list
2: Scroll to bottom of list
Q: Open selected projects or documents in IDE
W: Open selected music, videos, games, folders, or media resources
Space + Q: Invoke Roam

Premium Features: Out of the Box

Paste HTML directly into VS Code / Code-OSS / VSCodium

qqq IDE supports sniffing & pasting HTML (Rich Text) into the editor. Compatibility is best with Chromium-based browsers. If you copy from some browsers, such as Edge in certain modes, only plain text may be displayed.

Paste HTML pages directly into VS Code with qqq IDE

HTML Paste Test URL

Test page — contains a mix of videos, images, and text.

Test objectives:

All videos should be downloaded.
The order of text, images, and videos should remain correct.
No garbled characters should appear.
Repeated operations should save identical resources only once.
Identical images and videos should be deduplicated by fingerprinting.

Export DOC and DOCX from qqq IDE

qqq supports document export.

.doc — compatible with Word 2003, based on RTF, better compatibility for older workflows.
.docx — compatible with Google Docs and Tencent Docs, based on Office Open XML, stronger structure, better compression ratio.

Export ZIP for portable resources

qqq supports ZIP export. ZIP export is useful for packaging notes, media resources, documents, images, HTML content, and presentation materials into portable archives.

Paste streaming videos into VS Code / Code-OSS / VSCodium

Paste streaming videos into VS Code with qqq IDE

qqq supports workflows for pasting and organizing streaming video resources inside the editor.

Clean up orphaned files

qqq can help clean up orphaned resource files that are no longer referenced by your documents.

Clipboard history cards

qqq includes clipboard-related workflows for managing pasted content and recent resources.

How to Install

qqq 16.5.1+ provides a single universal installer for:

Windows x64
Linux x64
macOS x64
macOS arm

The installer is designed to work across common operating systems and processor architectures. No installation options or complex choices are required. One package works for everything.

Switch languages after installation

qqq supports multiple UI languages: zh、zh-tw、en、ja、de、ko、ru、ar、es、fr、pt-BR

Switch qqq IDE language settings in VS Code

About qqq Resource Footprint

qqq is built on a highly efficient Rust-based underlying architecture with performance optimization.

Its idle CPU and disk IO overhead are designed to stay close to zero.

Its low memory footprint is especially useful when multiple IDEs are running at the same time, such as: VS Code, Cursor, Antigravity, Code-OSS, VSCodium.

For architecture details: IO Engine v16 Documentation