Snip web text and send it by email
SnipIT is a very simple Windows utility built for one narrow job: taking selected text from a web page and placing it into an email. It is not a full screenshot tool, a note manager, or a general clipboard replacement. Instead, it works as an Internet Explorer add-on that appears when you highlight text and right-click.
In everyday use, the process is straightforward. You select the passage you want, choose the SnipIT option from the browser menu, and the program prepares a new email with that text already inserted. You still need to add the recipient and subject before sending. It supports Gmail, Microsoft Outlook, Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, and MailTo, which covers common personal email accounts but leaves out users who rely on less common services.
One of SnipIT’s strengths is that it stays out of the way. There is no separate desktop interface to learn, and it is designed to be lightweight. It uses low CPU resources and is not meant to interfere with other browser extensions. The source material also indicates that it performs its basic task without crashing, which is reassuring for such a small tool.
The limitations are significant, though. SnipIT only works with Internet Explorer, so it is not useful if your daily browsing happens elsewhere. It is also intended for older Windows environments and personal computers, not newer systems or mobile use. It handles text only, with no support for images, media, formatting changes, or text size adjustments. Privacy-conscious users should also note that it collects cookies from the websites involved and from email use, though they are not sold to third parties.
SnipIT is best suited to users on older Windows PCs who still use Internet Explorer and frequently email short text snippets from web pages. For everyone else, its single-purpose design may feel too limited.
