Clipboard & Snippets
Clipboard history and snippets to eliminate repetitive typing
Clipboard & Snippets
Working efficiently in the terminal means reusing commands and managing text fragments. MTerm provides clipboard history for recent copies and snippets for saved commands.
Clipboard History
Every time you copy text — whether inside MTerm or in another app — it is automatically saved to your clipboard history. Open it anytime with Cmd + Shift + V.
Features
- Up to 30 items stored with timestamps showing when each was copied
- Search and filter to quickly find a specific entry from your history
- Auto-deduplication — copying the same text twice does not create duplicate entries
- Cross-app capture — when you return to MTerm from another app, anything you copied while away is automatically added to your history
- iCloud backup — your clipboard history can be backed up to iCloud for persistence across app reinstalls
Clipboard Limits
| Plan | History Items |
|---|---|
| Free | 5 |
| Pro | 30 |
| Subscribe | 30 |
Practical Uses
Clipboard history is invaluable for terminal work. Common scenarios:
- Copy a file path from the browser, a command from documentation, and a configuration value — then paste each one exactly when you need it, without re-copying
- Recover a command you copied earlier but accidentally overwrote with another copy
- Build up complex commands by copying pieces from different sources, then assembling them
Snippets
Snippets are like clipboard history, but intentional. Save commands, code fragments, configuration blocks, or any text you use regularly, and access them with a single tap.
Features
- Folders — Organize snippets into folders (e.g., “Git Commands”, “Docker”, “Server Setup”)
- Favorites — Mark your most-used snippets for quick access
- One-tap paste — Tap a snippet to paste it directly into the active terminal
- Full text editing — Create and edit snippets with a proper text editor
Use Cases
- SSH commands you run frequently but cannot remember the exact flags for
- Docker compose commands with specific environment variables
- Git workflows (rebase sequences, cherry-pick chains)
- Server maintenance scripts
- Configuration file templates
Snippets require Pro plan. Free plan includes 3 snippets.