Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of image formats can I paste onto snaggy?

Snaggy can accept the following formats:

Raw data, such as from a screen capture or image editor selection, or when you right click on an online image and choose to copy it.
A local file path to an image.
A local image file. Only one image at a time is currently allowed. Support for multiple image uploading is coming soon.
A URL to an online image.
Rich text, such as when you highlight an image on a website and copy it.

Are there any keyboard shortcuts?

Yep! Here is a complete list.

From anywhere an your computer:

Capture an image of your screen to your clipboard: Print-Screen
Copy the selected area in any image editor: Ctrl + C
Copy the selected image file on your computer: Ctrl + C

On the snaggy website:

(home page) Paste an image: Ctrl + V
(after pasting) Copy URL to clipboard: Ctrl + C
(after pasting) Enter editor mode: E
(editor) Undo: Ctrl + Z
(editor) Redo: Ctrl + Y or Ctrl + Shift + Z
(editor) Save changes: Ctrl + S
(editor) Select Crop tool: C
(editor) Select Pen tool: P or B
(editor) Select Rectangle tool: R
(editor) Select Text tool: T

Which browsers do snaggy support?

Snaggy works on all modern browsers, but it works best with Chrome 12+ and Firefox 4+, where it can paste images using HTML5. On other browsers, snaggy needs to use a Java applet to read your clipboard, which will require your permission.

Why do I need to grant snaggy permission to run?

For users who aren't running a recent version of Chrome or Firefox, snaggy needs to use a Java applet to read your clipboard. It needs your permission in order to read the clipboard contents.

I found a bug! What should I do?

Let me know! Send an email contact@snag.gy with a description of what happened. Try to take a screenshot of your error, if you can!

What is snaggy built with?

Snaggy is built with Java, jQuery, PHP, MySQL, and a 'lil bit of Python. The editor was created with Raphaël. Snaggy is hosted by NearlyFreeSpeech and Amazon Web Services.