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Rich Text (RTF)

Snippety allows you to create Rich Text snippets with formatting, images, and links. You can use the rich text editor to create a snippet that looks exactly like you want.

Rich Text

Changing Format To RTF​

To change the format of the snippet to Rich Text, click on the picker in the bottom left corner and select Rich Text (RTF). The editor will switch to the Rich Text mode and you will see the formatting toolbar and the Insert Item button.

Formatting Options​

You can use the formatting toolbar to apply styles to the text. You can change the font, size, color, and alignment. You can also make the text bold, italic, underline, or strikethrough.

There are also available common shortcuts for formatting:

  • CMD + B bold
  • CMD + I italic
  • CMD + U underline
  • CMD + Shift + S strike through

Note that in this mode, you can't change text wrapping. It must be always set, so that Snippety can align the text correctly.

Placeholders​

In Rich Text mode, you can use placeholders as well. Additionally, you can apply styles. Just select the placeholder and use the formatting options in the toolbar.

The generated placeholder value will keep the formatting.

Insert Item​

In this mode, you will see the Insert Item button. You can use it to insert images and links into the snippet.

You can also access this window by pressing CMD + O.

Insert Item

To edit a link, right-click on it. You will see the context menu with the Edit Link option. You can also remove the link or copy the link address.

Edit Link

Adding Images​

Snippety supports the following image formats: PNG, JPEG, GIF, and TIFF.

To insert an image, click on the Insert Item button and select Image from file/URL.

You can resize the image by clicking on it. A dialog will appear where you can set the width and height of the image.

Image Size

Image Size Limit​

Image size is limited to 1 MB. If you need to insert a larger image, you must compress it first.

Images are additionally compressed while saving the snippet to reduce the size of the snippet. If you want to disable this behavior, you can do it in App Settings -> Behaviors.

Plain Text & Rich Text​

When you use Rich Text snippets, the plain text version is generated as well. This is useful if you want to paste the snippet into an application that does not support Rich Text.

For even better compatibility, Snippety also generates a HTML version.

Scaling Issue​

Please note that the HTML format is added to the clipboard whenever an RTF snippet is used. However, the target application decides whether to use the RTF or HTML format.

Scaling behavior of the HTML format can be inconsistent across apps - some macOS apps handle font scaling correctly, while others do not.

If you'd like to scale up globally the HTML generated by RTF snippets, you can enable the Increase font size in RTF snippets option in App Settings -> Behaviors.

This feature will automatically adjust the font size in HTML by multiplying fonts by 1.3.

Alternatively, you can use HTML format and set the desired font size manually in the code.