Snippets

A snippet is text you insert often: a signature, an address, a support reply. It can be plain text or a template with fields.

Create

Choose Settings (⌘,) from the menu bar icon and click New Snippet. Give it a Name, and optionally a Folder, an Abbreviation and Tags. Click Insert Token to add fields, and switch to Preview to see the result.

You can also select text in any app and choose Save as Snippet in the action menu. Right-click a snippet to Add to Favorites.

Insert

• Launcher: Press ⌃⌥Space, type to search, and press Return. ⌘Return copies instead.
• Abbreviation: Type it in any app. Start abbreviations with a character you rarely type, like ;.
• Suggestions: Turn on Show suggestions while typing in Expander. Type ; and a few letters to see matching snippets, or : for emoji like :thumbsup.
• Favorites: A shortcut shows your favorites near the caret.
• Repeat: A shortcut runs the last snippet again with its form filled in.

Set the shortcuts in Settings ▸ Shortcuts. See Keyboard Shortcuts for every key.

Abbreviation options

In Expander in the sidebar:

• Expand immediately, or after space, tab or return.
• Keep the space, tab or return after expanding.
• Case-sensitive: ;Sig won’t match ;sig.
• Match the case you type: ;SIG inserts ALL CAPS.
• Expand inside words: When off, btw only expands at the start of a word.

Abbreviations pause in password fields and while an input method is composing text.

Fill-in form

When a snippet has fields, a form opens near the caret. Your app keeps focus. Return inserts, ⌃Tab jumps to the next empty field, and Esc cancels.

Import and export

Snippets are Markdown files with a small header. Use Import and Export in the toolbar.