Flow Launcher Snippets Plugin

A fast snippet manager plugin for Flow Launcher to store, search, and copy reusable code snippets and text templates directly to your clipboard.

Features

• Instant Search: Type sp <keyword> to filter snippets in real time.
• Direct Clipboard Copy: Press Enter to copy snippet content directly to clipboard.
• WPF Management UI: Add, edit, and delete snippets with real-time validation.
• Export & Import: Backup your snippets to a portable JSON file or restore them with Replace All.
• Lightweight Storage: Human-readable, versioned snippets.json file.

Quick Start

1. Open Flow Launcher (Alt + Space by default).
2. Type sp followed by a snippet key or keyword.
3. Press Enter to copy snippet content to your clipboard.

Tip

Snippets with higher score values appear higher in search results.

Managing Snippets

Open Flow Launcher settings (Plugins -> Snippets) or launch the Snippet Manager:

Snippet Manager Window

The Snippet Manager lets you create, edit, search, and delete snippets without manual file editing:

• Search & Filter: Find snippets quickly using the search bar on the left.
• Add / Edit: Fill in Key, Score, and Value on the right, then click Save changes.
• Delete: Select a snippet and click Delete (includes confirmation prompt).
• Export / Import: Accessible from the plugin settings panel.

Storage Format (snippets.json)

All snippets are stored in a human-readable JSON format.

File Location

%APPDATA%\FlowLauncher\Settings\Plugins\Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Snippets\snippets.json

Note

When modifying snippets via the UI, an automatic backup is kept at snippets.json.bak.

JSON Schema

Field	Type	Description
version	Integer	Schema version number (currently 1).
snippets	Array	List of snippet objects.
snippets[].key	String	Unique identifier used for searching in Flow Launcher. Case-insensitive.
snippets[].value	String	Full text inserted to the clipboard. Supports multiline content and special characters.
snippets[].score	Integer	Priority ranking score for search ordering (e.g. 0–100). Higher score ranks higher.

Example snippets.json

{
    "version": 1,
    "snippets": [
        {
            "key": "git-cm",
            "value": "git commit -m \"$message$\"",
            "score": 100
        },
        {
            "key": "pr-template",
            "value": "## Summary\n\n- Description of changes\n\n## Verification\n- [x] Tested locally",
            "score": 80
        },
        {
            "key": "docker-compose",
            "value": "version: '3.8'\nservices:\n  app:\n    image: node:20\n    ports:\n      - '3000:3000'",
            "score": 50
        },
        {
            "key": "email-sig",
            "value": "Best regards,\nJohn Doe\nSoftware Engineer",
            "score": 30
        }
    ]
}

Development

Clone to your local machine. The project targets .NET 9.0 and uses WPF for the UI.

git clone https://github.com/HungNth/flow.launcher.plugin.snippets

cd flow.launcher.plugin.snippets
dotnet publish Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Snippets -c Release -r win-x64 --no-self-contained

Results are in Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Snippets/bin/Release.

Screenshot Automation

Screenshots in this documentation are generated programmatically:

pwsh -STA -NoProfile -File ./scripts/capture-screenshots.ps1

The script renders the WPF controls in memory and outputs high-resolution images to docs/images/.