title	fSnippet Pro
description	macOS Menu Bar Snippet & Clipboard Manager
date	2026-03-26

<img src="./manual/app-icon.png" width="28" alt="fSnippet Icon">

Expand any text, Powerful snippet tool.

macOS Menu Bar Snippet & Clipboard Manager. Manage text snippets, track clipboard history, and expand frequently used text with shortcuts.

Editions

Edition	Price	Interface	Version	Install
fSnippet Pro (GUI)	Paid	GUI	—	App Store (Coming Soon)
fSnippetCli (CLI)	Free / OSS	CLI	v1.0.1	brew install finfra/tap/fsnippet-cli (Source)

• fSnippet Pro - Full-featured GUI app with intuitive settings, visual snippet management, and clipboard history viewer. Available on the Mac App Store (coming soon).
• fSnippetCli - Fully open-source CLI version. All source code is in the cli/ directory. Installable via Homebrew.

Installation (fSnippetCli)

The free, open-source CLI engine is distributed via Homebrew.

# 1. Add the tap and install
brew tap finfra/tap
brew install finfra/tap/fsnippet-cli

# 2. Start the background service (auto-starts on login)
brew services start fsnippet-cli

# 3. Verify the REST API is running
curl http://localhost:3015/api/v2/status

Service Management

brew services start fsnippet-cli     # Start (auto-start on login)
brew services stop fsnippet-cli      # Stop
brew services restart fsnippet-cli   # Restart
brew upgrade fsnippet-cli            # Update to the latest version

Uninstall

brew services stop fsnippet-cli      # Stop the service first
brew uninstall fsnippet-cli          # Remove the app
brew untap finfra/tap                # (optional) Remove the tap

Snippet data and settings in ~/Documents/finfra/fSnippetData/ are kept after uninstall. Delete that folder manually to remove all data.

Accessibility permission required. On first run, grant access in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility for key monitoring to work.

See cli/README.md for build-from-source and full details.

About This Repository

This repository serves two purposes:

1. User support & documentation for fSnippet Pro (GUI, paid)
2. Open-source repository for fSnippetCli (CLI, free)

Features

• Instant Access - Quick access from the menu bar
• Clipboard History - Track all copied text, images, and links
• Fast Snippet Expansion - Expand frequently used text with shortcuts
• Fine-grained Control - Exclude apps, customize shortcuts
• Easy Management - Intuitive UI for snippet organization
• Text & Image Support - Store both text and image snippets
• AI Agent Integration - Automate with Claude, Gemini, and MCP

Recent Improvements (v1.0.1)

• Robust HTTP Handling - Fixed partial read scenarios and premature EOF handling in REST API (Issue929, Issue923)
• Brew Remote Deployment - Can now be installed directly from the remote Homebrew tap without manual setup (Issue167)
• Enhanced Keyboard Capture - Improved right_command and special key detection in CGEventTap (Issue912, Issue165)
• Better Settings Sync - Fixed folder rule batch-save and proper stale cache handling (Issue926)

AI Agent Integration

Automate and extend fSnippet with AI agents. All integration methods use the built-in REST API.

Platform	Integration Method	Details
Claude	Marketplace Plugin (Skill)	Install via Claude Code
Gemini	Workflow Installation	Install via Gemini
MCP	Model Context Protocol Server	MCP Server Setup

Requirements

• macOS 14.0 or later

Product Page

Language	Link
English	fSnippet - Product Page
Korean	fSnippet - 제품 페이지

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Documentation

Document	Description
Manual	User manual (KR/EN)
REST API	REST API reference & OpenAPI spec
MCP Server	Model Context Protocol server
Claude Code Skill	Claude Code plugin
Localization	Multi-language string resources (10 languages)

Community & Support

Issues

• GitHub Issues

Board (English)

Category	Link
Notice	fSnippet Notice
Guide	fSnippet Guide
QnA	fSnippet QnA
Feedback	fSnippet Feedback

Board (Korean)

Category	Link
Notice	fSnippet 공지
Guide	fSnippet 사용법
QnA	fSnippet QnA
Feedback	fSnippet 피드백

License

Copyright (c) finfra.kr. All rights reserved.