# Monaco editor, missing "Paste" command
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/monaco-editor-missing-paste-command/49283
**Category:** General
**Created:** [3 August 2021 20:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/monaco-editor-missing-paste-command/49283 "2021-08-03T20:14:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@FireWizard52](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/FireWizard52)
#### Post date: [3 August 2021 20:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/monaco-editor-missing-paste-command/49283/1 "2021-08-03T20:14:20Z")
If you want to Cut/Paste or Copy/Paste in the Monaco editor, you will find that the "Paste" option is missing in the "Right-Mouse-Click" menu.
If you use "Google" you will find it has been implemented about a year ago, but you will find a lot of discussions as well.
The keyboard shortcut "Ctrl + v" works fine and has to be used.
Any way to add it?
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [3 August 2021 21:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/monaco-editor-missing-paste-command/49283/2 "2021-08-03T21:06:35Z")
What OS and browser are you using?
Windows 10 , chrome...
RPi 3b chromium
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### Author:  [@HaroldPetersInskipp](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/HaroldPetersInskipp)
#### Post date: [3 August 2021 21:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/monaco-editor-missing-paste-command/49283/3 "2021-08-03T21:39:24Z")
I'm having this problem as well. Accessing it through Firefox 90.0.2 (64-bit) on a Windows 10 PC, but running node-red on various devices.
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### Author:  [@gerry](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gerry)
#### Post date: [3 August 2021 21:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/monaco-editor-missing-paste-command/49283/4 "2021-08-03T21:40:20Z")
On windows 8, firefox it doesn't work either.
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [3 August 2021 21:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/monaco-editor-missing-paste-command/49283/5 "2021-08-03T21:41:59Z")
So this looks like a firefox issue.
There is a plugin
> **[Paste for Monaco – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-GB)](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/paste-for-monaco/)**
>
> Download Paste for Monaco for Firefox. Brings the context menu option paste back to a few sites that use Monaco.
But I cant vouch for it (dont use ff)
EDIT...
@gerry @FireWizard52 @HaroldPetersInskipp
Does the context menu cut/copy/paste operations work in the [monaco playground](https://microsoft.github.io/monaco-editor/playground.html)?
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### Author:  [@HaroldPetersInskipp](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/HaroldPetersInskipp)
#### Post date: [3 August 2021 21:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/monaco-editor-missing-paste-command/49283/6 "2021-08-03T21:57:52Z")
It's exactly the same in monaco playground.
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### Author:  [@greenembrace](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/greenembrace)
#### Post date: [3 August 2021 22:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/monaco-editor-missing-paste-command/49283/7 "2021-08-03T22:32:16Z")
I tried Win 10 using Firefox 90.0.2 , Edge 92.0.902.62 and Chrome 92.0.4515.131 none have paste.
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [3 August 2021 22:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/monaco-editor-missing-paste-command/49283/8 "2021-08-03T22:33:17Z")
> [@greenembrace](#):
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> Edge 92.0.902.62 and Chrome 92.0.4515.131 none have paste.
Did you copy something first?
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### Author:  [@greenembrace](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/greenembrace)
#### Post date: [3 August 2021 22:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/monaco-editor-missing-paste-command/49283/9 "2021-08-03T22:34:36Z")
Yes in all three cases
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [3 August 2021 22:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/monaco-editor-missing-paste-command/49283/10 "2021-08-03T22:35:30Z")
Most odd. Does that include the playground?
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### Author:  [@greenembrace](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/greenembrace)
#### Post date: [3 August 2021 22:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/monaco-editor-missing-paste-command/49283/11 "2021-08-03T22:38:39Z")
Playground works in Chrome and Edge but not Firefox
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [3 August 2021 22:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/monaco-editor-missing-paste-command/49283/12 "2021-08-03T22:55:54Z")
In node-red, where the context menu paste command doesn't work for Chrome and edge, are you connected to localhost or a remote instance of node-red? Is it http or Https?
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### Author:  [@greenembrace](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/greenembrace)
#### Post date: [4 August 2021 00:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/monaco-editor-missing-paste-command/49283/13 "2021-08-04T00:04:27Z")
Remote Host, but on local server so have not used https.
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### Author:  [@FireWizard52](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/FireWizard52)
#### Post date: [4 August 2021 15:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/monaco-editor-missing-paste-command/49283/14 "2021-08-04T15:04:32Z")
Hi,
I tested on several browsers and operating systems.
Find the results below:
1. Linux OS (PCLinuxOS, kernel 5.13.7) , Firefox 90.0.2 (64-bit) ==\> NO Paste command.
2. Linux OS (PCLinuxOS, kernel 5.13.7) , Waterfox 2021.07==\> NO "Right Click Mouse" Menu
3. Linux OS (PCLinuxOS, kernel 5.13.7) , Chrome 92.0.4515.131 (Official Build) (64-bit) ==\> NO Paste command.
4. Windows 10, Edge ==\> NO Paste command.
5. Windows 10, Firefox 90.0.2 (64-bit) ==\> NO Paste command.
> Does the context menu cut/copy/paste operations work in the [monaco playground]
1. Linux OS (PCLinuxOS, kernel 5.13.7) , Firefox 90.0.2 (64-bit) ==\> NO Paste command.
2. Linux OS (PCLinuxOS, kernel 5.13.7) , Chrome 92.0.4515.131 (Official Build) (64-bit) ==\> YES
I found the issue is already over 4 years old:
See: [Edit actions are available only in IE · Issue #391 · microsoft/monaco-editor · GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor/issues/391)
> In all browsers, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V do what they should do without any prompts.
#### IE11
- the context menu will contain Cut, Copy and Paste
- when running from `file://` or from `http://localhost` , clicking in the context menu works without any prompts.
- when running from a different origin, clicking in the context menu will prompt and ask the user if they want to grant clipboard access
#### Edge, Chrome and Firefox
- the context menu will contain Cut and Copy, and clicking in the context menu works without any prompts.
- there is no way to trigger paste from a click handler in these browsers.
I didn´t find a solution so far and as it is Microsoft, I do not have much confidence that it will ever work on a non-microsoft system,
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [3 October 2021 15:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/monaco-editor-missing-paste-command/49283/15 "2021-10-03T15:04:33Z")
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