I found some research about using the DIB format on the clipboard, which suggests to do it differently.

This implements that change, and potentially solves #348, BUG-2892 and more (maybe SUPPORT-135, #172, #365)

src/Greenshot.Base/Core/ClipboardHelper.cs

@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ EndSelection:<<<<<<<4
 
                 try
                 {
-                    // For BUG-1935 this was changed from looping ourselfs, or letting MS retry...
+                    // For BUG-1935 this was changed from looping ourselves, or letting MS retry...
                     Clipboard.SetDataObject(ido, copy, 15, 200);
                 }
                 catch (Exception clipboardSetException)
@@ -866,19 +866,13 @@ EndSelection:<<<<<<<4
                 {
                     if (CoreConfig.ClipboardFormats.Contains(ClipboardFormat.DIB))
                     {
-                        using (MemoryStream tmpBmpStream = new MemoryStream())
+                        // Create the stream for the clipboard
-                        {
+                        dibStream = new MemoryStream();
-                            // Save image as BMP
+                        var dibBytes = DibHelper.ConvertToDib(imageToSave);
-                            SurfaceOutputSettings bmpOutputSettings = new SurfaceOutputSettings(OutputFormat.bmp, 100, false);
+                        dibStream.Write(dibBytes,0, dibBytes.Length);
-                            ImageOutput.SaveToStream(imageToSave, null, tmpBmpStream, bmpOutputSettings);
-
-                            dibStream = new MemoryStream();
-                            // Copy the source, but skip the "BITMAPFILEHEADER" which has a size of 14
-                            dibStream.Write(tmpBmpStream.GetBuffer(), BITMAPFILEHEADER_LENGTH, (int) tmpBmpStream.Length - BITMAPFILEHEADER_LENGTH);
-                        }
 
                         // Set the DIB to the clipboard DataObject
-                        dataObject.SetData(DataFormats.Dib, true, dibStream);
+                        dataObject.SetData(DataFormats.Dib, false, dibStream);
                     }
                 }
                 catch (Exception dibEx)

src/Greenshot.Base/Core/CoreConfiguration.cs

@@ -658,16 +658,6 @@ namespace Greenshot.Base.Core
             {
                 WebRequestReadWriteTimeout = 100;
             }
-
-            // Workaround for the Windows 11 clipboard issue found here: https://github.com/greenshot/greenshot/issues/348
-            if (WindowsVersion.IsWindows11OrLater)
-            {
-                // If the format DIB is used, remove it and replace it with BITMAP.
-                if (ClipboardFormats.Contains(ClipboardFormat.DIB))
-                {
-                    ClipboardFormats = ClipboardFormats.Where(cf => cf != ClipboardFormat.DIB).Append(ClipboardFormat.BITMAP).ToList();
-                }
-            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>

src/Greenshot.Base/Core/DibHelper.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+using System;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Drawing.Imaging;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using Greenshot.Base.UnmanagedHelpers;
+
+namespace Greenshot.Base.Core
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Though Greenshot implements the specs for the DIB image format,
+    /// it seems to cause a lot of issues when using the clipboard.
+    /// There is some research done about the DIB on the clipboard, this code was taking from:
+    /// <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44177115/copying-from-and-to-clipboard-loses-image-transparency">here</a>
+    /// </summary>
+    internal static class DibHelper
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Converts the image to Device Independent Bitmap format of type BITFIELDS.
+        /// This is (wrongly) accepted by many applications as containing transparency,
+        /// so I'm abusing it for that.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="image">Image to convert to DIB</param>
+        /// <returns>The image converted to DIB, in bytes.</returns>
+        public static byte[] ConvertToDib(Image image)
+        {
+            byte[] bm32bData;
+            int width = image.Width;
+            int height = image.Height;
+            // Ensure image is 32bppARGB by painting it on a new 32bppARGB image.
+            using (var bm32b = ImageHelper.CreateEmptyLike(image, Color.Transparent, PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb))
+            {
+                using (var graphics = Graphics.FromImage(bm32b))
+                {
+                    graphics.DrawImage(image, new Rectangle(0, 0, bm32b.Width, bm32b.Height));
+                }
+                // Bitmap format has its lines reversed.
+                bm32b.RotateFlip(RotateFlipType.Rotate180FlipX);
+                bm32bData = GetImageData(bm32b, out var stride);
+            }
+            // BITMAPINFOHEADER struct for DIB.
+            uint hdrSize = 0x28;
+            var fullImage = new byte[hdrSize + 12 + bm32bData.Length];
+            var bitmapInfoHeader = MemoryMarshal.Cast<byte, BITMAPINFOHEADER>(fullImage.AsSpan());
+
+            bitmapInfoHeader[0].biSize = hdrSize;
+            bitmapInfoHeader[0].biWidth = width;
+            bitmapInfoHeader[0].biHeight = height;
+            bitmapInfoHeader[0].biPlanes = 1;
+            bitmapInfoHeader[0].biBitCount = 32;
+            bitmapInfoHeader[0].biCompression = BI_COMPRESSION.BI_BITFIELDS;
+            bitmapInfoHeader[0].biSizeImage = (uint)bm32bData.Length;
+            bitmapInfoHeader[0].biXPelsPerMeter = (int)(image.HorizontalResolution * 39.3701);
+            bitmapInfoHeader[0].biYPelsPerMeter = (int)(image.VerticalResolution * 39.3701);
+
+
+            // The aforementioned "BITFIELDS": colour masks applied to the Int32 pixel value to get the R, G and B values.
+            bitmapInfoHeader[0].bV5RedMask = 0x00FF0000;
+            bitmapInfoHeader[0].bV5GreenMask = 0x0000FF00;
+            bitmapInfoHeader[0].bV5BlueMask = 0x000000FF;
+
+            // These are all 0. Since .net clears new arrays, don't bother writing them.
+            //Int32 biClrUsed = 0;
+            //Int32 biClrImportant = 0;
+
+            Array.Copy(bm32bData, 0, fullImage, hdrSize + 12, bm32bData.Length);
+            return fullImage;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the raw bytes from an image.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="sourceImage">The image to get the bytes from.</param>
+        /// <param name="stride">Stride of the retrieved image data.</param>
+        /// <returns>The raw bytes of the image</returns>
+        public static byte[] GetImageData(Bitmap sourceImage, out int stride)
+        {
+            BitmapData sourceData = sourceImage.LockBits(new Rectangle(0, 0, sourceImage.Width, sourceImage.Height), ImageLockMode.ReadOnly, sourceImage.PixelFormat);
+            stride = sourceData.Stride;
+            byte[] data = new byte[stride * sourceImage.Height];
+            Marshal.Copy(sourceData.Scan0, data, 0, data.Length);
+            sourceImage.UnlockBits(sourceData);
+            return data;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Greenshot.Base/Core/ImageHelper.cs

@@ -1497,16 +1497,17 @@ namespace Greenshot.Base.Core
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="sourceImage">the source bitmap as the specifications for the new bitmap</param>
         /// <param name="backgroundColor">The color to fill with, or Color.Empty to take the default depending on the pixel format</param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
+        /// <param name="pixelFormat">PixelFormat</param>
-        public static Bitmap CreateEmptyLike(Image sourceImage, Color backgroundColor)
+        /// <returns>Bitmap</returns>
+        public static Bitmap CreateEmptyLike(Image sourceImage, Color backgroundColor, PixelFormat? pixelFormat = null)
         {
-            PixelFormat pixelFormat = sourceImage.PixelFormat;
+            pixelFormat ??= sourceImage.PixelFormat;
             if (backgroundColor.A < 255)
             {
                 pixelFormat = PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb;
             }
 
-            return CreateEmpty(sourceImage.Width, sourceImage.Height, pixelFormat, backgroundColor, sourceImage.HorizontalResolution, sourceImage.VerticalResolution);
+            return CreateEmpty(sourceImage.Width, sourceImage.Height, pixelFormat.Value, backgroundColor, sourceImage.HorizontalResolution, sourceImage.VerticalResolution);
         }
 
         /// <summary>