Snippety
Snippety is a text expander and snippet manager for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS.
What Snippety is
Snippety is a text expander and snippet manager for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. It replaces short keywords with saved text in apps and text fields. Templates can include fill-in fields, dropdowns, dates, clipboard contents, AI-generated text, and conditional blocks. On Mac, App Rules can show different snippets depending on the application, while automation options include a command-line interface, Apple Shortcuts actions, Siri support, and shell scripts inside snippets. Snippets can contain rich text, HTML, RTF, or Markdown, and syntax highlighting covers over 50 languages. On iPhone and iPad, the custom Snippety Keyboard lets users browse and expand snippets in text fields. Collections sync and can be shared through iCloud, and users can connect an AI provider with their own API key. The free tier is available for as long as users like. Listed options include a Mac license for 39.99 USD paid once, an iPhone and iPad purchase for 19.99 USD paid once, and an optional All Apple devices subscription for $2.99 a month. The standalone Mac license activates on up to two Macs; the App Store version is sandboxed, limiting some script features.
Good
- Templates support fields, dates, and conditional blocks.
- App Rules can vary snippets by application.
- Custom keyboard expands snippets on iPhone and iPad.
- Supports rich text, HTML, RTF, and Markdown.
Watch out
- Standalone Mac license covers up to two Macs.
- App Store sandboxing limits some script features.
- No free trial is listed.
Who it suits
Snippety may suit developers, writers, support staff, sales teams, recruiters, and other people who repeatedly enter saved text. Its Mac automation and mobile keyboard also serve users working across Apple devices.
Verdict
Snippety combines reusable text, templates, and automation across Apple platforms. Choose a purchase option based on which devices you use and whether you need Mac scripting.
Plans and prices
From Snippety's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Mac | $39.99, paid once | 1 user · up to 2 active Macs · macOS Pro features · iPhone/iPad sold separately · one-time payment |
| All Apple devices | $49.99, paid once | Mac, iPhone and iPad · one Apple ID · Pro features · iCloud sync and sharing · one-time payment |
| iPhone & iPad | $19.99, paid once | iPhone and iPad Pro features · keyboard · iCloud collaboration · one-time payment |
| Free | Free | Free tier; Pro upgrade available · Free to try for as long as you like. |
| Pro monthly | $2.99 a month | App Store Pro access · Mac, iPhone and iPad · monthly; cancel anytime |
The facts
Each one read from Snippety's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI assistant
- The AI assistant can generate template content, insert content at the cursor and create placeholders, using an internet connection unless a local custom API model is configured.checked 15 Oct 2026
- AI provider requirement
- AI features require a configured provider and the maker says users need an OpenAI account and API key or another provider.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Analytics and diagnostics
- The policy describes collection of anonymized interaction, device, crash and log data, and the App Store lists usage data and diagnostics not linked to identity.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Automation
- Snippety can simulate key presses and execute shell scripts inside snippets to generate dynamic content or automate workflows.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Changelog
- The changelog records CLI, Shortcuts, App Rules and migration-tool additions in August 2026, plus image-editor and AI configuration updates on August 31, 2026.checked 15 Oct 2026
- CLI
- Snippety Pro includes a command-line tool for creating, searching and expanding snippets; it communicates with the running app instead of directly opening the database.checked 15 Oct 2026
- CLI limitation
- The App Store build is sandboxed and requires manual creation of the command-line symlink, while the standalone build can request administrator permission.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Code highlighting
- The editor provides syntax highlighting for more than 60 programming and markup languages.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- Users can share collections through iCloud collaboration with teammates or friends without an extra collaboration charge.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- The documentation includes guides for templates, placeholders, conditional blocks, synchronization, import/export, deeplinks, CLI, Shortcuts and troubleshooting.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Encrypted links
- Snippet links are stored on Firebase in encrypted form, with the decryption key kept on the user's device and embedded in the shared link.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Encrypted sharing
- Snippet links are stored encrypted through Firebase, with the decryption key held only on the user’s device.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Formatting
- Snippety supports syntax highlighting for over 50 languages and stores rich text, HTML, RTF, and Markdown snippets.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Global expansion
- On macOS, snippets can expand system-wide in text fields using a global shortcut; on mobile, the custom keyboard expands snippets wherever users type.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The maker offers a downloadable DMG, App Store installation and Homebrew installation using brew install snippety.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Snippety syncs and shares collections through iCloud, supports Shortcuts and Siri, and can connect to a user-configured AI provider using an API key.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker presents Snippety for developers, customer support, sales, recruiters, AI and ChatGPT users, lawyers, doctors, and writers.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Keyboard privacy
- The maker says Snippety Keyboard does not collect or transmit keystrokes and cannot access text entered using other keyboards.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Limit: expansion timing and images
- An App Store reviewer reported occasional expansion insertion several characters behind fast typing, restrictions on large images and crashes while inserting images.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: iCloud sync
- MacSources encountered an iCloud synchronization error during setup and resolved it by toggling between local storage and iCloud synchronization.checked 15 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- App Rules
- Pro users can restrict which collections and tags appear in particular applications and can set different filters for the expander and compact interface.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company location
- Wojciech Kulik's public GitHub profile lists Wrocław, Poland.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- An independent MacSources review states that the first Snippety version was released in 2020.checked 15 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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