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Snipsy

Demo Mode

Demo mode is where Snipsy shines — it activates all your configured hotkeys as system-wide shortcuts, so they work no matter which application is focused.

Entering Demo Mode

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Click the green play button in the title bar. Snipsy will:

  1. Register all snippet hotkeys as global shortcuts
  2. Minimize the app to the system tray
  3. Switch the tray icon to a bright green indicator

Your audience never sees Snipsy — they just see text appearing and videos playing as if by magic.

During Demo Mode

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  • Press any configured hotkey to trigger its snippet
  • Text snippets deliver to the currently focused window
  • Video clips open as fullscreen overlays (press Escape to dismiss early)
  • Snipsy is invisible — only the tray icon shows it’s active

Exiting Demo Mode

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Three ways to exit:

  1. Right-click the tray icon → “Exit Demo Mode”
  2. Click the tray icon to show Snipsy, then click the red stop button
  3. The exit-demo-mode event from the tray menu

All global hotkeys are unregistered and the tray icon returns to its idle (purple) state.

Hotkey Conflicts

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If a hotkey conflicts with another application’s shortcut, Snipsy includes a low-level keyboard hook fallback on Windows that can intercept keys even when the standard global shortcut registration fails.