Download Snipstack

Pick your platform. Not sure? This link picks your operating system. Intel Mac? Use the Intel download below.

• macOS Apple siliconMacs with an M-series chip.dmg
• macOS IntelMacs with an Intel processor.dmg
• Windows 10 / 11, x64Installs for your user only, no administrator promptSetup .exe
• Linux x64, AppImageAny distribution; updates itself.AppImage
• Linux x64, debDebian and Ubuntu.deb

First launch: unsigned builds

The 1.x builds are not code-signed yet, so Windows and macOS warn you the first time you open Snipstack. These steps are only needed once per install.

Windows

1. Run the Setup .exe. It installs for your user only, so no administrator prompt appears.
2. If Microsoft Defender SmartScreen says "Windows protected your PC", click More info, then Run anyway.

Updates install in the background and apply the next time Snipstack restarts.

macOS

1. Open the .dmg and drag Snipstack into Applications.
2. Open Snipstack once. macOS blocks it and offers only Done or Move to Trash: choose Done. Then go to System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll to the message about Snipstack, click Open Anyway and confirm. On macOS 14 Sonoma and earlier, you can instead right-click (or Control-click) Snipstack in Applications, choose Open, then click Open in the dialog.
3. If macOS says the app "is damaged and can't be opened" (common on Apple silicon for unsigned apps), remove the quarantine flag in Terminal, then open it again:

   xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Snipstack.app

macOS only installs updates for signed apps, so until signed builds ship, update by downloading the new .dmg from the download page.

Linux

• AppImage: chmod +x Snipstack-*.AppImage, then run it. AppImage builds update themselves.
• deb (Debian, Ubuntu):sudo apt install ./Snipstack-*.deb. Update by installing the newer .deb.

The global shortcut and the tray icon depend on your desktop environment. On Wayland, global shortcuts may not be available; Snipstack then tells you so, and you can bind snipstack --quick in your desktop's keyboard settings. On X11, if another app holds the shortcut, Snipstack asks you to choose another.

Auto-paste

Snipstack copies by default. Auto-paste is opt-in (Settings) and needs Accessibility access on macOS, and xdotool (X11) or wtype (Wayland) on Linux.