diff --git a/src/plotmanager.cpp b/src/plotmanager.cpp
--- a/src/plotmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plotmanager.cpp
@@ -187,8 +187,28 @@ Plot* PlotManager::addPlotWidget()
 
 void PlotManager::addCurve(QString title, FrameBuffer* buffer)
 {
+    auto curve = new QwtPlotCurve(title);
+    curve->setSamples(new FrameBufferSeries(buffer));
+    _addCurve(curve);
+}
+
+void PlotManager::addCurve(QString title, QVector<QPointF> data)
+{
+    auto curve = new QwtPlotCurve(title);
+    curve->setSamples(data);
+    _addCurve(curve);
+}
+
+void PlotManager::_addCurve(QwtPlotCurve* curve)
+{
+    // store and init the curve
+    curves.append(curve);
+
+    unsigned index = curves.size()-1;
+    curve->setPen(Plot::makeColor(index));
+
+    // create the plot for the curve if we are on multi display
     Plot* plot;
-
     if (isMulti)
     {
         // create a new plot widget
@@ -199,14 +219,7 @@ void PlotManager::addCurve(QString title
         plot = plotWidgets[0];
     }
 
-    // create the curve
-    QwtPlotCurve* curve = new QwtPlotCurve(title);
-    curves.append(curve);
-
-    curve->setSamples(new FrameBufferSeries(buffer));
-    unsigned index = curves.size()-1;
-    curve->setPen(Plot::makeColor(index));
-
+    // show the curve
     curve->attach(plot);
     plot->replot();
 }
diff --git a/src/plotmanager.h b/src/plotmanager.h
--- a/src/plotmanager.h
+++ b/src/plotmanager.h
@@ -37,20 +37,17 @@ class PlotManager : public QObject
 public:
     explicit PlotManager(QWidget* plotArea, QObject *parent = 0);
     ~PlotManager();
-
     /// Add a new curve with title and buffer. A color is
     /// automatically chosen for curve.
     void addCurve(QString title, FrameBuffer* buffer);
-
+    /// Alternative of `addCurve` for static curve data (snapshots).
+    void addCurve(QString title, QVector<QPointF> data);
     /// Set the displayed title for a curve
     void setTitle(unsigned index, QString title);
-
     /// Removes curves from the end
     void removeCurves(unsigned number);
-
     /// Returns current number of curves known by plot manager
     unsigned numOfCurves();
-
     /// Returns the list of actions to be inserted into the `View` menu
     QList<QAction*> menuActions();
 
@@ -86,9 +83,12 @@ private:
     QAction showLegendAction;
 
     void setupLayout(bool multiPlot);
-    Plot* addPlotWidget(); ///< inserts a new plot widget to the current layout
+    /// Inserts a new plot widget to the current layout.
+    Plot* addPlotWidget();
     /// Returns the plot widget that given curve is attached to
     Plot* plotWidget(unsigned curveIndex);
+    /// Common part of overloaded `addCurve` functions
+    void _addCurve(QwtPlotCurve* curve);
 
 private slots:
     void showGrid(bool show = true);
diff --git a/src/snapshotview.cpp b/src/snapshotview.cpp
--- a/src/snapshotview.cpp
+++ b/src/snapshotview.cpp
@@ -28,18 +28,17 @@ SnapshotView::SnapshotView(QWidget *pare
     _snapshot = snapshot;
 
     ui->setupUi(this);
+
+    plotMan = new PlotManager(ui->plotArea);
+
     ui->menuSnapshot->insertAction(ui->actionClose, snapshot->deleteAction());
     this->setWindowTitle(snapshot->name());
 
+    // initialize curves
     unsigned numOfChannels = snapshot->data.size();
-
     for (unsigned ci = 0; ci < numOfChannels; ci++)
     {
-        QwtPlotCurve* curve = new QwtPlotCurve(snapshot->channelName(ci));
-        curves.append(curve);
-        curve->setSamples(snapshot->data[ci]);
-        curve->setPen(Plot::makeColor(ci));
-        curve->attach(ui->plot);
+        plotMan->addCurve(snapshot->channelName(ci), snapshot->data[ci]);
     }
 
     renameDialog.setWindowTitle("Rename Snapshot");
@@ -50,11 +49,10 @@ SnapshotView::SnapshotView(QWidget *pare
     connect(ui->actionExport, &QAction::triggered,
             this, &SnapshotView::save);
 
-    // TODO: fix snapshot menu
-    // for (auto a : ui->plot->menuActions())
-    // {
-    //     ui->menuView->addAction(a);
-    // }
+    for (auto a : plotMan->menuActions())
+    {
+        ui->menuView->addAction(a);
+    }
 }
 
 SnapshotView::~SnapshotView()
diff --git a/src/snapshotview.h b/src/snapshotview.h
--- a/src/snapshotview.h
+++ b/src/snapshotview.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include <QCloseEvent>
 #include <qwt_plot_curve.h>
 
-#include "plot.h"
+#include "plotmanager.h"
 #include "snapshot.h"
 
 namespace Ui {
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ private:
     QList<QwtPlotCurve*> curves;
     Snapshot* _snapshot;
     QInputDialog renameDialog;
+    PlotManager* plotMan;
 
     void closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event);
 
diff --git a/src/snapshotview.ui b/src/snapshotview.ui
--- a/src/snapshotview.ui
+++ b/src/snapshotview.ui
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <widget class="QWidget" name="centralwidget">
    <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
     <item>
-     <widget class="Plot" name="plot" native="true"/>
+     <widget class="QWidget" name="plotArea" native="true"/>
     </item>
    </layout>
   </widget>
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
      <x>0</x>
      <y>0</y>
      <width>544</width>
-     <height>27</height>
+     <height>20</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuSnapshot">
@@ -73,14 +73,6 @@
    </property>
   </action>
  </widget>
- <customwidgets>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>Plot</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>plot.h</header>
-   <container>1</container>
-  </customwidget>
- </customwidgets>
  <resources/>
  <connections>
   <connection>