How to paste graphics image data to folders in finder

Question

If you right click and copy an image from Safari, Mail, etc. (or command-control-shift-4 to save screenshot to clipboard), certain apps support pasting (e.g., Mail, MS Word, etc.), but I can't paste the image to a folder in finder.

Is there some way to override the default behavior, allowing me to paste to a folder, the aforementioned image data as a file using command-V? I don't really care what the file type is.

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REVERTED EDITS TO QUESTION: See accepted answer to original question below.

Answer 1

Here are the steps to get something working (I asked a separate question to extend this solution so that it will work with CMD-V instead of CTRL-CMD-V):

1. Install pngpaste using brew install pngpaste.

2. Make Automator Quick Action, and configure as:

osascript -e 'set formattedDate to (do shell script "date +'%Y-%m-%dat%H-%M-%S%p'")' -e 'tell application "Finder" to set thePath to the quoted form of (POSIX path of (insertion location as alias) & formattedDate & ".png")' -e 'if ((clipboard info) as string) contains TIFF picture then do shell script "/usr/local/bin/pngpaste " & thePath' -e 'if ((clipboard info) as string) does not contain TIFF picture then tell application "System Events" to keystroke "v" using control down'

3. Save and close.
4. Assign a shortcut to trigger the service:

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FUNCTIONALITY: If you want to paste any file just as normal, use CMD-V and if you want to paste a screenshot or image from the internet use CTRL-CMD-V.

Answer 2

As a workaround, you can open Preview and use File → New from Clipboard (cmd-N). Preview opens the clipboard data and you can save this as a file to the location you desire.