Clipboard & Context Menu Integration

SnippetHub deeply integrates with Chrome’s native clipboard and context menu APIs, allowing you to capture ideas on the fly and deploy formatted content with zero friction.

Multi-Format Clipboard Copy & Paste

When you click Copy or press Enter / C on a snippet card, SnippetHub copies your snippet in your chosen default format—or lets you override the format on the fly:

SnippetHub Clipboard Engine
       │
       ├── ✨ Rich Text (Dual-MIME) ──► Google Docs, MS Word, Gmail, Outlook, Notion, Slack
       ├── 📄 Plain Text            ──► Unstyled text/plain (strips tags & keeps {{...}} verbatim)
       ├── 📝 Markdown              ──► Clean GitHub-Flavored Markdown (.md)
       └── 🌐 HTML                  ──► Raw HTML markup (</>)

Multi-Format Copy & Paste Options

• Default Copy Format Selector: Use the format indicator (✨ / 📄 / 📝 / 🌐 / ⚡) in the list header bar or the Copy Format setting in the Avatar menu to set your global default (Rich Text, Plain Text, Markdown, HTML, or Auto (Mode)).
• Right-Click “Copy As” Mini-Menu: Right-click any snippet card’s Copy button (or Quick Look’s Copy button) to immediately copy as Rich Text, Plain Text, Markdown, or HTML—or choose from the card’s ⋮ menu.
• Paste as New Snippet (⌘V / Ctrl+V): Click the split dropdown next to the + Add button (or press ⌘V / Ctrl+V when browsing snippets) to paste your clipboard directly into a new snippet as Rich Text, Plain Text, Markdown, or HTML.
• In-Editor Copy & Paste Dropdowns: Inside the snippet editor header bar, use the Copy ▾ and Paste ▾ menus to copy or paste as Rich Text, Plain Text, Markdown, or HTML.

Formatting Guide

For complete details on authoring in Visual WYSIWYG, Markdown, or Raw HTML modes and the destination app behavior matrix, see the Rich Text, HTML & Markdown Formatting guide.

Right-Click Context Menu Integration

Whenever you encounter useful code, an insightful explanation, or an email response you want to reuse:

1. Highlight the text on any webpage.
2. Right-click the selected text.
3. Select Save selection to SnippetHub from Chrome’s context menu.

Configurable Context Menu Actions

You can choose what happens when you trigger the context menu item:

• Auto-Save (Default): Instantly saves the selected text to your SnippetHub library in the background. A confirmation notification confirms the save, keeping your reading or research uninterrupted.
• Open Form: Automatically opens the SnippetHub side panel with the highlighted text pre-filled in the editor, allowing you to immediately add a custom title, assign a folder, and choose tags.

How to Switch the Context Menu Action

1. Open the SnippetHub side panel.
2. Click your avatar icon in the top-right corner.
3. Locate the Right-Click dropdown under Customization.
4. Choose either Auto-Save or Open Form.

One-Click Copy vs Direct In-Page Insertion

SnippetHub gives you two distinct options to deploy snippets:

Method	How It Works	Best Used For
Copy to Clipboard	Resolves dynamic placeholders and loads both HTML and plaintext to your system clipboard (⌘V / Ctrl+V).	Any desktop application, external app, Google Docs, or cross-browser paste.
Insert into Active Field	Synthesizes native input events to inject the snippet directly into the focused field without overwriting your clipboard.	Web forms, comment boxes, search fields, or when preserving existing clipboard content.