diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/rofi/default.nix b/hosts/common/programs/rofi/default.nix
index 02174334..6293a4ab 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/rofi/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/rofi/default.nix
@@ -104,4 +104,25 @@ in
       "xdg-utils"
     ];
   };
+
+  sane.programs.rofi-snippets = {
+    packageUnwrapped = pkgs.static-nix-shell.mkBash {
+      pname = "rofi-snippets";
+      srcRoot = ./.;
+      pkgs = [
+        "gnused"
+        "rofi"
+        "wtype"
+      ];
+    };
+    # if i could remove the sed, then maybe possible to not sandbox.
+    sandbox.method = "bwrap";
+    sandbox.wrapperType = "wrappedDerivation";
+    sandbox.whitelistWayland = true;
+
+    suggestedPrograms = [ "rofi" ];
+
+    fs.".config/rofi-snippets/public.txt".symlink.target = ./snippets.txt;
+    secrets.".config/rofi-snippets/private.txt" = ../../../../secrets/common/snippets.txt.bin;
+  };
 }
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/rofi/rofi-snippets b/hosts/common/programs/rofi/rofi-snippets
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..375494b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/rofi/rofi-snippets
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
+#!nix-shell -i bash -p gnused -p rofi -p wtype
+
+# "bookmarking"/snippets inspired by Luke Smith:
+# - <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_11QaTlf1I>
+
+snippet=$(cat ~/.config/rofi-snippets/public.txt ~/.config/rofi-snippets/private.txt | \
+  rofi -dmenu | \
+  sed 's/ #.*$//')
+wtype "$snippet"
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/sway/snippets.txt b/hosts/common/programs/rofi/snippets.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from hosts/common/programs/sway/snippets.txt
rename to hosts/common/programs/rofi/snippets.txt
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/sway/default.nix b/hosts/common/programs/sway/default.nix
index 5ee96cad..eec926e0 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/sway/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/sway/default.nix
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ in
       "playerctl"  # for waybar & particularly to have playerctld running
       "pulsemixer"  # for volume controls
       "rofi"  # menu/launcher
+      "rofi-snippets"
       "splatmoji"  # used by sway config
       "sway-contrib.grimshot"  # used by sway config
       # "swayidle"  # enable if you need it
@@ -146,8 +147,6 @@ in
       "xdg-terminal-exec"  # used by sway config
     ];
 
-    secrets.".config/sane-sway/snippets.txt" = ../../../../secrets/common/snippets.txt.bin;
-
     fs.".config/xdg-desktop-portal/sway-portals.conf".symlink.text = ''
       # portals.conf docs: <https://flatpak.github.io/xdg-desktop-portal/docs/portals.conf.html>
       [preferred]
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/sway/sway-config b/hosts/common/programs/sway/sway-config
index b4351020..ea2c0307 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/sway/sway-config
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/sway/sway-config
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ set $term xdg-terminal-exec
 set $menu rofi -show
 set $emoji_picker splatmoji -s medium-light type
 set $locker swaylock --indicator-idle-visible --indicator-radius 100 --indicator-thickness 30
-set $snippets_picker @snip_cmd@
+set $snippets_picker rofi-snippets
 set $screenshot @screenshot_cmd@
 set $brightness_up brightnessctl set +5%
 set $brightness_down brightnessctl set 5%-
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/sway/sway-config.nix b/hosts/common/programs/sway/sway-config.nix
index 04b91fb5..2e947947 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/sway/sway-config.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/sway/sway-config.nix
@@ -1,32 +1,9 @@
 { config
 , substituteAll
 , swayCfg
-, writeShellApplication
 }:
-let
-  # TODO: port this snip_cmd_pkg to an ordinary `sane.programs`
-  prog = config.sane.programs;
-  # "bookmarking"/snippets inspired by Luke Smith:
-  # - <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_11QaTlf1I>
-  snip_cmd_pkg = writeShellApplication {
-    name = "type-snippet";
-    runtimeInputs = [
-      prog.rofi.package
-      prog.gnused.package
-      prog.wtype.package
-    ];
-    text = ''
-      snippet=$(cat ${./snippets.txt} ~/.config/sane-sway/snippets.txt | \
-        rofi -dmenu | \
-        sed 's/ #.*$//')
-      wtype "$snippet"
-    '';
-  };
-  snip_cmd = "${snip_cmd_pkg}/bin/type-snippet";
-  # TODO: splatmoji release > 1.2.0 should allow `-s none` to disable skin tones
-in substituteAll {
+substituteAll {
   src = ./sway-config;
-  inherit snip_cmd;
   inherit (swayCfg)
     background
     extra_lines