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Snippet suggestions from what you keep retyping
Most people never get past their first five snippets, because they don’t notice what they repeat. Snipora does the noticing.
By Anmol Sethi · Updated
Quick answer
Snipora counts short phrases you type, in memory only. When one comes up three times it offers “Make it ;lmk”, abbreviation already picked. Nothing is written to disk or sent anywhere, single words never count, and one switch turns it off.
How it notices
While you type, Snipora keeps a count of runs of two to eight words. When the same phrase comes up a third time, a small card appears: You’ve typed this 3 times, with Make it ;lmk and Not now. One click and it’s a snippet; next time you type the abbreviation instead.
Not now means not now: the phrase and every part of it stop counting, so the same card doesn’t come straight back.
Before and after
| Without suggestions | With suggestions | |
|---|---|---|
| Finding what to save | You have to notice yourself | It tells you after the third time |
| Picking an abbreviation | You make one up | One is picked, and you can change it |
| Your snippet list | Stops growing after week one | Grows with what you actually type |
What it sees, and what it never keeps
- Phrases are counted in memory. Nothing is written to disk, and the counts are gone when you quit.
- Nothing is sent anywhere. There’s no server to send it to.
- Single words never count, so a password typed into a terminal can’t come back as a suggestion.
- macOS hides password fields from every app, and Snipora stops counting while Secure Input is on.
- What we see shows how many phrases it holds right now; Forget what I’ve typed clears them.
Where it is in Snipora
- It’s on from the start. Keep typing as you normally do.
- The menu bar menu’s settings button has Suggest snippets from what I retype and What we see….
- Settings → Suggestions has the same switch, the number of phrases held, and Forget what I’ve typed.
Questions people ask
- Is this AI?
- No. It counts repeated phrases on your Mac, the way a tally would. No model, no server, nothing written down.
- Do suggestions cost extra?
- No. They’re on every plan, including the free one with 15 snippets.
- Does TextExpander have this?
- TextExpander has snippet suggestions as part of its paid plans and account. Snipora’s are free, on-device, and come with a screen that shows what they hold.
Snipora is free for up to 15 snippets. No account.
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