Content Types

Snipset is not just a text expander. It can paste images, drop files as attachments, inject fully formatted HTML, and even deliver up to 10 mixed-media attachments in a single trigger. Each snippet has a designated "Content Type" that determines exactly what gets inserted when you fire it.

📝 Text (Default)

This is the most common type. Your snippet content is typed or pasted text.

• Supports all Template Variables.
• When triggered, Snipset simulates rapid keystrokes to inject the text. (For very long snippets, it may temporarily use the clipboard for speed.)
• Works everywhere you can type.

🖊️ RichText

RichText stores HTML-formatted content (bold, colors, links, bullet points).

• When triggered, it injects the content via the CF_HTML clipboard format.
• Applications that support rich paste (like Microsoft Outlook, Word, or Google Docs) will perfectly preserve your formatting.
• If you trigger a RichText snippet in a plain-text app (like Windows Notepad), the raw text is pasted cleanly without the HTML tags.
• Best for: Pre-formatted email signatures or branded templates.

🖼️ Image (10MB limit)

Stores a single image file directly inside the snippet.

• When triggered, the image is placed onto your system clipboard and pasted via a simulated Ctrl+V.
• Works in any app that accepts image pasting (Slack, Microsoft Teams, Notion, Word, etc.).
• Limit: Maximum 10MB per image.

🖼️ + 📝 Both (Text + Image)

Combines a text expansion with an image paste in a single keystroke.

• The text is inserted first, followed immediately by pasting the image.
• Best for: Inserting a signature line with a company logo underneath it simultaneously.

📎 File

Attaches a file to the clipboard using the CF_HDROP format.

• When triggered, Snipset simulates a file "drop", exactly as if you had dragged a file from Windows Explorer into the app.
• Works in apps that accept file drops (email clients for attachments, upload forms, chat apps).
• Limit: Snipset does not enforce a strict size limit here, but the target application might reject files that are too large.

🎵 🎬 Audio and Video Types

Snipset also supports media files, offering them as raw files or paired with text.

• Audio (50MB limit): Pastes an audio file via the clipboard.
• AudioWithText (50MB limit): Inserts text first, then pastes the audio file. Great for quick-sending pre-recorded voice messages with context.
• Video (100MB limit): Pastes a video file via the clipboard.
• VideoWithText (100MB limit): Inserts text first, then pastes the video.

🎨 Custom (Multi-Attachment) New

The most powerful content type. Custom lets you bundle up to 10 attachments of any type into a single snippet: images, audio, video, and documents all in one trigger.

• Attachments can be heterogeneous: mix images, audio clips, videos, and files freely, up to 10 total.
• If you add text, it is injected first. Each attachment is then delivered sequentially with a short 200ms delay between items so target applications can process each one.
• The attachment list is shown directly in the snippet editor with emoji type indicators (🖼️ 🎵 🎬 📎), individual remove buttons, and a real-time counter (e.g. 3/10).
• Files are stored locally in your AppData\Local\Snipset\attachments\{uuid}\ folder on Windows, or ~/.local/share/Snipset/attachments/{uuid}/ on Linux, and are never uploaded anywhere.
• Duplicating a Custom snippet also deep-copies the entire attachment folder so both copies are independent.
• Hard limit: Maximum 10 attachments per snippet, enforced at both the UI and backend level.
• Per-file size limit: Up to 100MB per individual attachment (same ceiling as Video).

📂 Open with Snipset New

You can now create file-attachment snippets directly from Windows Explorer. You no longer need to open Snipset first. Simply right-click any file, select Open with → Snipset, and the Snippet Editor opens with the file already attached and the correct Content Type auto-detected.

• Auto-detection: Snipset automatically selects the right Content Type based on the file extension: Image for PNG/JPG, Audio for MP3/WAV, Video for MP4/MKV, and File for everything else.
• Multi-file: Select multiple files in Explorer, right-click → Open with → Snipset, and a Custom snippet is created with all files as attachments.
• Works when Snipset is already running: If Snipset is already open, the file is forwarded to the existing window instead of launching a second instance.
• Registered at install: The Snipset installer automatically registers common file types (documents, images, audio, video) so Snipset appears in the "Open with" menu without manual setup.

Choosing the Right Type

Use this quick reference table to decide which type fits your snippet:

Edge Cases & Troubleshooting