Snippets and templates

Last updated October 2026

For recurring text there are two tools: snippets for sentences and paragraphs that you insert directly, and templates for longer texts with placeholders that get filled in on insert.

Snippets

A snippet is a piece of text with a name and, optionally, a Trigger Keyword. The keyword makes it fast: type a slash in the editor, the keyword, and then the Tab key, and YouniqMail inserts the snippet right away. /thanks plus Tab becomes the fully written thank-you paragraph without your hands leaving the keyboard.

Keywords only work with letters without accents or umlauts, digits and the underscore. A keyword like grüße or with-thanks does not trigger.

Create them under Settings → Text Blocks → Snippets:

1. Add snippet
2. Give it a name, optionally a trigger keyword
3. Write the text, formatting included
4. Save

All snippets, with or without a keyword, are also reachable via the Snippets button at the bottom of the compose window. You can search there, and favorites marked with the star are at the top.

Templates

A template is a ready-made text for reuse, with variables in double curly braces. It has no subject and no recipients. YouniqMail inserts it into the text at the cursor position:

Hello {{recipient.firstName}},

thank you for your inquiry. …

{{sender.name}}

YouniqMail fills built-in variables itself, such as the recipient’s first and last name, company and address, your name and address, the subject, or the date and weekday. Dates appear in the format of your app language. Custom variables like {{project}} are possible too.

Create them under Settings → Text Blocks → Templates with Add template. There are two ways to place variables at the cursor position, and selected text is replaced:

• Toolbar button: Insert variable shows all built-in variables by group and also works in the HTML and Markdown views.
• Type {{: A suggestion list opens right at the cursor. Keep typing to filter it, pick with the arrow keys and accept with Enter. Escape closes the list and leaves the typed text in place.

When you insert a template, the Replace variables dialog opens. For each variable you choose Auto (filled from recipient, sender, subject and date where possible), Manual (you enter the value) or Keep (the placeholder stays in the text). A preview shows the result before you confirm with Insert template.

In the compose window, templates are reachable via the Templates button, also with search and favorites.

Variables while writing

The compose window also has the Insert variable button in the toolbar and the suggestion list after {{. Here YouniqMail inserts the value right away, not the placeholder: next to each variable, the list shows what will be inserted, such as the first name of the first recipient. Anything that cannot be filled yet, such as the recipient details while the To field is empty, is grayed out, with the reason next to it.

Pro feature

Variables are part of the Pro feature set. Without Pro, the button and the list after {{ open the Pro notice, and templates with new variables cannot be saved. Existing templates remain editable. If you insert a template with variables without Pro, the dialog shows the Pro notice; Insert without variables puts the text into your mail without the placeholders.

Which for what

	Snippet	Template
Size	sentence to paragraph	longer text
Insert	/keyword and Tab or Snippets button	Templates button
Placeholders	none	{{variable}} is filled in (Pro)
Typical case	greeting, directions	quote, application reply, support answer

Free-plan limits

Without Pro, three snippets and three templates are available. Existing ones remain fully usable when Pro lapses; only no new ones can be added until there is room again.

Both can be exported and imported, for instance to share within a team. The full backup includes them.