TemplatePilot

Your frequently used text, just one shortcut away.

TemplatePilot is a lightweight Windows desktop application for managing and inserting reusable text snippets.

Whether you're handling IT support tickets, writing repetitive emails, documenting procedures, or reusing frequently needed instructions, TemplatePilot helps you save time and keep your responses consistent.

Organize your snippets into categories, open the searchable popup with a global keyboard shortcut, and insert the selected content into your current application.

✨ Features

• ⌨️ Global hotkey — Access your snippets from other applications using a customizable keyboard shortcut.
• 📁 Categories & search — Organize, manage, and quickly find reusable text snippets.
• 📝 Rich content — Support for plain text, formatted text (HTML/RTF), and clipboard images.
• 👁️ Live preview — Preview snippets before inserting them, with a resizable pane positioned to the right or below.
• 🎨 Customizable interface — Light, dark, and Glass themes with transparency and live background blur.
• ⚙️ Live settings — Customize popup appearance, font sizes, blur, and layout with immediate visual feedback.
• 📥 Import & export — Transfer and back up your snippet collection.
• 🖥️ System tray integration — Optional Windows startup and background operation.

📸 Screenshots

Main window

Manage your snippets, organize categories, and edit reusable content.

Shortcut popup

Press your configured hotkey (for example, Ctrl+M) to open the searchable snippet popup. Select an entry, preview its content, and insert it into your current application.

Shortcut popup settings

Customize the popup's layout, font size, preview position, and Glass blur. Changes appear immediately in the live preview.

🚀 Getting started

Download TemplatePilot from the latest GitHub release.

Launch the application, create your first text snippet, assign it to a category, and configure your preferred global shortcut under Settings.

Press the shortcut from your target application, search for your snippet, and select Insert.

Requirements: Windows 10 or later and the .NET 8 Desktop Runtime (unless included in the release package). Some Glass effects depend on Windows support.

📦 Downloads

Download the latest release · All releases · Source code

📄 License

TemplatePilot is free and open-source software licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0).

You may use, modify, and redistribute it under the terms of the license.

See LICENSE.txt for details.