Snippety - Snippets Manager 4+

Change of Opinion

Initially, I was super annoyed with the app (well any app that does it) for bugging me to write a review...

I like to spend some time using an app, on my own time, to see how it fits into my workflow, before I leave a review.. Well I spent some time, so I'm updating the review..

The app has become one of the must have tools in my daily workflow. I don't really use it how most folks would, but it is still super helpful.

I use it alot for keeping templates in for when I'm entering data into company Bug Tracker (JIRA.) It helps to keep each entry tidy and following the same outline so its easy to find the information I need.

I spent a while looking for an app, that would not only do text expanding, but also let me input custom text as needed because the expanded text is not always the same. Especially when your filling out bug tickets.

I could accomplish this in Alfred as well, but I wanted an stand-alone app, to keep my work related expansions seperate, and to make it a bit easier to set new ones up, as Alfred can be a bit time consuming sometimes.

As for the developer, he actually takes suggestions on what might help inprove the overall experience with the app. Two of mine made it into this last release, and they are a big help in speeding up my workflow.

Developer Response ,

Thank you very much for updating your review and for detailed feedback :)! I'm glad you enjoy the app.

All ideas that could improve the app are always welcome, so don't hesitate if you have more :).

Great Application - Update

I use this application daily to complete patient notes timely in an outpatient physical therapy setting. I feel as though this software has saved me hours of typing phrases I use over and over again. I highly recommend this application. One update I would love to see is an option to keep the Snippety window open after choosing and pasting a snippet. I paste multiple snippets in a row, and having to press the keyboard shortcut to reopen the window after every paste is a pain point for me. -UPDATE- Updating rating to 5 stars after latest update addressing the feedback mentioned above. Only minor (very minor) critique I could add would be to add functionality so that users are able to interact with the placeholders that generate drop-down menus through the keyboard (use of arrow keys to select variables.)

Developer Response ,

Thank you for the feedback! I will try adding it in the next version :)! Also, take a look at Snippet Expander, maybe this way would be even more efficient for you.

Advanced functionality, well-maintained, straightforward and easy to setup and use

Highly recommend checking out Snippety as it's become my go-to text expander. The new AI features have taken it to the next level. It's well-maintained and the owner is accessible through his website or reddit.

Recommended areas for improvement:
1. Having more functions/options for snippet organization (eg, subfolders, use-case/topic-style snippet tags, which could be auto-AI generated) with more advanced sorting/filtering options. My snippet collection is lengthy, so this would help tremendously when I'm having trouble remembering or finding a particular snippet.
2. Please more detailed documentation on Command Line Script use, more text transformation options or how to create custom parameters, and snippety-helper documentation detailing how to use and advanced capabilities.
3. Dynamic file content insertion, either by setting up some logic (eg, iterate through a directory, injecting file 1 content on 1st snippet, file 2 content on 2nd expansion of same snippet, etc). Also, allowing users to pick a specific file each time they execute a snippet with the File Content placeholder. This would help TREMENDOUSLY for LLM coding workflows and replace the endless copy/pasting.

Overall, 9/10 app with some room for UX improvements!