SnipPaste
Windows is live — Android & iOS soon Alt+Shift+S

One portal for
every snip & paste

Drag a box over any part of your screen — a PDF, a spreadsheet, another app — and it lands in the text box you were typing in. No clipboard juggling, no Ctrl‑V.

It works in Claude Gemini ChatGPT Grok Perplexity
Download for Windows ↗ See how it works
Nothing leaves your machine Chrome extension Open source

Works inside websites (chatgpt.com, claude.ai, gemini.google.com…) — not inside standalone desktop/mobile apps. Chrome & Edge on Windows.

Chrome extension Websites, not apps Any screen Private
SnipPaste live snip → auto paste  ·  no clipboard step
report.pdf — any app on screen —□✕ 200 × 88 auto paste ChatGPT • your text box —□✕ ✓ Pasted instantly
Works inside websites — not standalone apps Chrome extension · chatgpt.com, claude.ai, gemini.google.com etc. Chrome extension
ChatGPT Grok Gemini Claude Perplexity ChatGPT Grok Gemini Claude Perplexity

Why SnipPaste

Snip anything, paste nowhere else to click

No clipboard dance, no upload, no paste. The OS overlay sees every app, every monitor.

Anything on screen

PDF in Acrobat, chart in Excel, video frame, second monitor — the Windows overlay captures it.

Zero friction

No Ctrl+V, no file picker. Snip and it is already in your prompt, ready to send.

Private by design

No servers, no analytics. The PNG goes straight from the screen into your text box.

Download

One idea, every device

Windows ships today as a Chrome extension with a tiny helper. Android and iOS are on the way.

Your device

Windows

Chrome extension + desktop helper

Download for Windows ↗
v1.3.0Chrome / Brave / Edge
  1. Unzip, then load the folder at chrome://extensions (Brave: brave://extensions, Edge: edge://extensions) with Developer mode on
  2. Right-click native\install.ps1 → Run with PowerShell
  3. Restart Chrome. Hover any text box and click the snip button

Full install steps →

Coming soon

Android

Floating bubble — any app

Coming soon
In developmentAndroid 8+

Standalone app with a bubble floating above every app — ChatGPT in Chrome, WhatsApp, email, all work.

Coming soon

iOS

Keyboard for iPhone & iPad

Coming soon
In developmentiOS 16+

A custom keyboard — screenshot the usual way, then switch to SnipPaste keyboard to paste.

How it works

Snip, and it is already there

Windows is live today. Android and iOS take a different shape per platform.

On Windows

In Chrome, Brave or Edge, on any website

  1. Hover any text box — a snip button appears.
  2. Click to snip, or Alt+Shift+S. Hover for prompts: Explain, Answer, Summarise.
  3. Windows overlay takes over — drag over anything, even a second monitor.
  4. Release. Image + prompt are already in the box. Press Enter.

Works in: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Grok, Perplexity — any text box. Esc to cancel.

On Android

Coming soon

Every app, including Chrome

  1. Tap Start bubble once.
  2. Tap bubble → screen freezes → drag a region.
  3. Snip pastes into the focused field.

Will work in: any app — Chrome, standalone apps, WhatsApp, email.

On iOS

Coming soon

Any app you can type in

  1. Add SnipPaste keyboard in Settings → General → Keyboard.
  2. Screenshot & crop the usual way.
  3. Switch to SnipPaste keyboard → tap snip to paste.

Why a keyboard: iOS forbids floating bubbles — keyboard is the only insertion point.

Demo — Windows snip any app → auto paste ▶ Real recording
Recorded on Windows 11 — Chrome extension + desktop helper. No edits, no cuts. Drag → release → pasted.

Loved by early users

What people are saying

Researchers, students and designers using SnipPaste every day.

AK
Arjun K.Grad student, IIT
★★★★★

“Snip a diagram from a PDF and it’s already in ChatGPT. Saves me 20 clicks per assignment.”— uses Explain & Extract daily

SR
Sarah R.UX Designer, Berlin
★★★★★

“The hover prompts are genius. ‘Translate this’ on a screenshot just works. No more uploading.”

MK
Mohit K.Analyst, Mumbai
★★★★★

“Finally a snip that works outside Chrome. Second monitor, Excel, Acrobat — all paste instantly.”

JL
Julia L.Researcher, Toronto
★★★★★

“Alt+Shift+S is muscle memory now. Esc to cancel feels native. Very polished for a side project.”

PV
Pranav V.Founder, Pune
★★★★★

“Private and local is the selling point. No cloud, no account. Just works.”

NS
Nora S.Student, London
★★★★★

“I was skeptical about the install.ps1 step — but it’s one double-click and done. Worth it.”

FAQ

Frequently asked

Everything you wanted to know before installing.

I am just too poor to get a $5 Chrome Webstore Publisher Account. Please donate so that I can publish this on the Chrome Webstore as a chrome extension.

No, not yet. Windows is live today. Android (floating bubble) and iOS (custom keyboard) are in development.

Yes.

Not at all. Everything happens locally. The PNG goes from the OS clipboard straight into your text box — no network call, no server.

Donate using Buy Me a Coffee — every coffee keeps the project alive. Thank you!

Install on Windows

Two steps, both one-time

Not on the Web Store — loads as unpacked. No admin rights.

1 · Load the extension

Chrome or Edge — identical

  1. Unzip somewhere you’ll keep it.
  2. Go to chrome://extensions (Brave: brave://extensions, Edge: edge://extensions).
  3. Turn on Developer mode (top-right).
  4. Load unpacked → pick the snippaste folder.
  5. Pin it from the puzzle menu.

Keep Developer mode on.

2 · Install the helper

Opens the Windows snip overlay

  1. Open native folder.
  2. Right-click install.ps1 → Run with PowerShell.
  3. It compiles & registers for Chrome/Edge.
  4. Restart Chrome completely.
  5. Green dot + Desktop helper ready = done.

Skip? Button still works — page-only. Remove via native\uninstall.ps1.

Before you install

Worth knowing

Nothing leaves your machine. No network code. Snips go screen → text box.
Compiled on your PC from C# via the .NET compiler already in Windows — no binary download.
Needs Snipping Tool via ms-screenclip: — ships with every Windows 10 (1809+) & 11.
Android & iOS not yet live. Only Windows download works today.