SnapFade

SnapFade

Screenshots go to the clipboard, not the gallery, and expire on a timer

Sridhar Pillai System

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Description

Most screenshots are throwaway: a quick share, a reference, a one-time paste. SnapFade makes them temporary by default and permanent only when you choose. Take a screenshot the normal way. SnapFade moves it out of your gallery into its own private cache and puts it on the clipboard, so you can paste it straight into any app that accepts images. A small popup offers Save and Share. If you do nothing, the screenshot is deleted after the time you pick (1, 3, 6, 12 or 24 hours) and the clipboard entry goes dead with it. How it works

  • Uses the default screenshot shortcut. No new gesture to learn.
  • Watches the media store for new screenshots and removes them from the gallery.
  • The clipboard holds a content URI; the image lives in the app's private cache until it expires.
  • Every pending screenshot is listed in the app with a countdown. Copy again, save, share or delete from there.
Permissions
  • All files access: to delete the original from the gallery without a prompt each time.
  • Display over other apps: for the Save / Share popup. Optional.
  • A quiet foreground service keeps it running; its notification is silent and minimised.
No ads, no analytics, no internet permission. Under 500 KB.

What’s new (0.4)

First F-Droid release.

- No accessibility service any more: a plain Turn on button starts a quiet foreground service
- Save / Share popup at the bottom right, clear of the system's own screenshot preview
- Black and white UI, visible icons, segmented expiry picker
- Service restarts after reboot and after app updates

Versions

Version Date Size Requires Android Download
0.4 current
649278943702ad5c…
 2026-10-25 506 KB API 30

Permissions

What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.

  • Full file accessAccess all files on the device.
  • Foreground serviceKeep running in the background, visible in the status bar.
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE
  • Display over other appsDraw content on top of other apps.
  • NotificationsShow notifications.
  • Run at startupStart automatically after the device is switched on.
  • Prevent sleepingKeep the device from going to sleep.
  • Network stateCheck whether and how the device is connected.
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  • snapfade.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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