snippets
the things you type over and over, reduced to a slash and a word.
make one
- settings, snippets.
- shortcut: a short word, no spaces. for example
thanks. - content: the full text it expands into.
- add. now type
/thanksin any app and it becomes the full text.
always-on has to be enabled. expansion happens by watching what you type, which needs the accessibility permission. if snippets do nothing, that is the first thing to check.
variables
drop these into the content and they fill in at expansion time:
{date}today, formatted for your region{time}the current time{clipboard}whatever you last copied{cursor}where the caret lands after expanding
example: hi, confirming our call on {date}. {cursor} expands, fills the date, and leaves you typing in the right spot.
ai snippets
tick ai when adding, and the content becomes an instruction instead of fixed text. /followup with the instruction "write a short polite follow-up about the unpaid invoice" generates a fresh message each time rather than pasting the same one.
normal snippets are instant and free. ai snippets take a second and use your quota.
editing
long snippets are collapsed in the list. click one to expand and read it in full, click edit to change the shortcut or the text.
if nothing expands
- check always-on is enabled in settings.
- some web editors are slow to report where your caret is. type the shortcut, then a space.
- shortcuts are matched longest first, so
/thxand/thankscan coexist.