A minimal Mac menu bar app for storing and quickly copying text snippets and images. Pure SwiftUI, fully offline, no dependencies.
172 KB download. Zero network access.
Download Snippy-arm64.dmg from Releases, open it, and drag Snippy to Applications.
Or build from source:
git clone https://github.com/perandre/snippy.git
cd snippy
bash build.sh
cp -r .build/app/Snippy.app /Applications/
Requires macOS 14+ and Xcode Command Line Tools.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Option+Cmd+V | Toggle Snippy from anywhere |
Cmd+V | Paste clipboard as new snippet (text or image) |
Cmd+N | Add new snippet manually |
Up/Down | Navigate snippets |
Enter | Copy selected to clipboard |
Esc | Dismiss window |
Cmd+Q | Quit |
- Paste: Copy something, open Snippy,
Cmd+V— done. - Manual:
Cmd+N, then type the value and hit Enter. - With a label: Type
Label: value— the part before:becomes a searchable label (highlighted in real-time as you type). - Images: Copy an image,
Cmd+V— saved with thumbnail preview. Edit to add a searchable label.
The label: value parser won't break on URLs (https://...), times (10:30), JSON, or other colon-containing values. A label must contain letters and be followed by : (colon + space).
- Zero network permissions —
NSAllowsArbitraryLoads: false, no outbound connections - Data stored in
~/Library/Application Support/Snippy/with POSIX 600/700 permissions - Menu bar only — no dock icon, no window chrome
- No telemetry, no analytics, no third-party code
~1,100 lines of Swift across 11 source files:
Sources/
main.swift App entry point
SnippyApp.swift Menu bar, global hotkey, floating panel
ContentView.swift Main UI, keyboard handling via NSEvent monitor
SnippetRow.swift Row display (text + image thumbnails)
AddSnippetRow.swift Inline add with real-time label coloring
EditSnippetRow.swift Inline edit (text + image labels)
SnippetStore.swift JSON persistence, image storage, CRUD
Snippet.swift Data model (text + optional image)
SnippyParser.swift Smart "label: value" parser
ReturnKeyModifier.swift NSEvent-based Return key handler for NSPanel
Data is plain JSON + PNG files. No database, no frameworks, no dependencies beyond macOS SDK.
MIT