Snippet Recommendations

Overview

Snippet Recommendations suggests relevant Snippets based on the content around your cursor. When you launch Inline Search in the TextExpander Chrome Extension, either via keyboard shortcut or by clicking the TextExpander Icon, you’ll see your recently used Snippets along with contextually relevant Snippet recommendations tailored to what you’re working on.

Here are some examples of how it works:

• If you’re writing an email about scheduling a meeting, TextExpander will recommend Snippets related to meeting scheduling, such as a meeting invitation Snippet or a Snippet with your calendar link.
• If you’re responding to a patient question about appointment preparation, TextExpander will recommend Snippets like pre-visit instructions, what to bring to your appointment, or insurance information requirements.
• If you’re helping a customer troubleshoot a login issue, TextExpander will recommend Snippets such as password reset instructions, browser compatibility requirements, or account access troubleshooting steps.

How to use Recommendations

Recommendations are enabled by default and ready to use immediately in the TextExpander Chrome Extension. Simply launch Inline Search as you normally would by typing control + period or click on the TextExpander Icon.

Note: Recommendations is currently in Early Access in the TextExpander Chrome Extension version 8.4.1 and above. 

Help us improve

Your feedback is essential to helping us refine and enhance Recommendations. You’ll see a 👍 / 👎 option next to the Recommended Snippets. Please use these to let us know how well the suggestions are working for you and provide as much detail as you can. Your feedback is essential to shaping how these tools evolve.

Disabling Recommendations

If you prefer to use the TextExpander Chrome Extension without Recommendations, you can easily disable this feature:

1. Select TextExpander in your Chrome toolbar.
2. Click on the cog icon then “Open TextExpander”. 
3. Select the three dots in the lower left then click Preferences.
4. In the “Recommendations” tab, uncheck “Enable Snippet recommendations”

You can re-enable Recommendations at any time by following the same steps and checking the “Enable Snippet Recommendations” box.

Additional details

• Snippet Recommendations uses Gemini Nano, a local AI model that runs entirely on your computer through the Chrome Extension. Your data never leaves your device—the model only analyzes the context of what you’re working on to suggest relevant Snippets from your library.
• To use Recommendations, your system must meet the following requirements:
  • Operating System: Windows 10 or 11, macOS 13 Ventura or later, Linux, or ChromeOS (Platform 16389.0.0 or later) on Chromebook Plus devices
    • Note: Chrome for Android, iOS, and ChromeOS on non-Chromebook Plus devices are not currently supported
  • Storage: At least 22 GB of free space on the volume containing your Chrome profile
  • Built-in AI models are significantly smaller, though exact size may vary with updates
  • Processing:
  • GPU option: More than 4 GB of VRAM
  • CPU option: 16 GB of RAM or more, plus 4 CPU cores or more
  • Built-in models can run on either GPU or CPU
  • Network: Unlimited data plan or unmetered connection