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18 Options Considered

18 Options ConsideredPricePlatformsLicense
Lepton
macOS/Win/LinuxMIT
Quiver
macOSProprietary
SnippetsLab
macOS–
Boostnote
Windows/MacOS/Linux/Andoid/iOSGPL v3
GitLab Snippets
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Lepton

Endi Sukaj
CosmoZ Q
Top Pro

Open source

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Lepton is free and open source and is released under the MIT license.
Endi Sukaj
CosmoZ Q
Top Pro

GitHub gist integration

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Use GitHub Gist for cross-platform sync.
Nitin Satish
KateP
Top Pro

Support for Linux

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Provides package in AppImage format which is distribution independent.
Endi Sukaj
CosmoZ Q
Top Pro

Supports markdown

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CosmoZ Q
Top Pro

Language sensitive syntax highlighting

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cc xyz
Top Pro

Support for GitHub Enterprise

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Paolo
Nitin Satish
Top Pro

Multi platform support

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Supports MacOS, Linux and Windows.
Paolo
Robert Audi
Top Con

Built on top of Electron

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Electron is a memory hog.
Robert Audi
Top Con

Only works with GitHub Gists

•••
As a GitHub Gist client that's not a con (or a problem), but as a snippets manager it is.
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Quiver

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Trond Grøntoft
preslavrachev
Top Pro

Supports Markdown

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You can write Markdown syntax snd see the result in a preview window as you type.
Trond Grøntoft
Vinod Sudharshan
Top Pro

Theme support

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Supports customizable UI themes.
Vinod Sudharshan
Top Pro

Free trial available

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There is a free trial available without actually limiting functionalities. The free trial doesn't actually expire, there is just a free trial ribbon added to the preview window, which is not that annoying.
preslavrachev
Top Pro

Self-hosted

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Chloe Montanez
Vinod Sudharshan
Top Pro

Library can be moved to Cloud

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The library can be moved to any Cloud storage which keeps the data synced across multiple devices and prevents any data loss.
preslavrachev
Top Con

While the storage format is open and well-documented, the official app is available only on OSX

•••
Monika
HumbleSterope
Top Con

No placeholder support in snippet code

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SnippetsLab

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張伍杰
Top Pro

Supports Markdown

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KateP
Top Con

Lacking support for other platforms

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Monika
HumbleSterope
Top Con

No support for placeholders in snippets

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Monika
HumbleSterope
Top Con

Bad gist import

•••
Gist import data isn't adaptable. So the imported snippets could get named very ugly.
Monika
HumbleSterope
Top Con

No gist batch support

•••
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Boostnote

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webwake
Top Pro

Free

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webwake
Top Pro

Cross platform support

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Supports Windows, macOS and Linux.
webwake
Top Pro

Open source

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https://github.com/BoostIO/Boostnote
webwake
Top Pro

Works offline

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Boostnote doesn't require an internet connection to work. You can write notes offline and sync later.
webwake
Top Pro

Great for developers

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Boostnote is great for developers looking to take programming notes with code snippets and such.
ProfessionalHonos
Top Pro

It’s easy to sync via Dropbox, GoogleDrive or any file-based cloud services.

•••
ProfessionalHonos
Top Con

No Git Support

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It would be useful to have Snippets in any git repository
Monika
IncredibleArtemis
Top Con

Electron

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GitLab Snippets

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tuxayo
Top Pro

Libre/open source

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Included in GitLab CE (community edition)
tuxayo
Top Pro

Self hostable

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Laura Kyle
tuxayo
Top Pro

Hosted instances available

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Link Link
ProfessionalHonos
Top Con

Poor Language Syntax Highlighting

•••
ProfessionalHonos
Top Con

No Tagging

•••
ProfessionalHonos
Top Con

No Versioning

•••
ProfessionalHonos
Top Con

Bad support for searching for snippets

•••
ProfessionalHonos
Top Con

No tree / category: all Snippets are in the project root

•••
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Snippets.me

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WhiteLilac
Daniel Anonymous
Top Pro

Fast and convenient

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Very fast, nice design, great overview over snippets.
WhiteLilac
Daniel Anonymous
Top Con

Unstable

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Freezes every now and then using Windows 7, 8 and 10.

{CodeStore}

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Franz Deschler
Top Pro

Multiple languages

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{CodeStore} is available in English and German.
Franz Deschler
Top Pro

Multiple platforms

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Runs on Windows, Linux and Mac and also brings a web client.
WhiteLilac
Franz Deschler
Top Pro

Free to use

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{CodeStore} is free to download.
Franz Deschler
Top Pro

Share with users

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Supports sharing snippets with other users or setting a snippet as "public" to make it visible on the website for all developers in the world.
WhiteLilac
Franz Deschler
Top Pro

Cloud synchronization

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Automatic synchronization with the {CodeStore} cloud. No iCloud or Dropbox required.
WhiteLilac
Franz Deschler
Top Pro

Syntax highlighting

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Syntax highlighting for over 25 programming languages.
Franz Deschler
Top Con

No export

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No export supported.
Franz Deschler
WhiteLilac
Top Con

€10 per year for unrestricted use

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For unrestricted use of all features, an account is required that costs €10 per year.
Franz Deschler
Top Con

Java required

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Requires a Java installation to run.
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Cacher

Add Video or Image
Rui Jiang
Top Pro

Labels and language filters

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Filter your snippets by custom labels and programming languages.
Rui Jiang
Top Pro

Desktop apps for Mac, Windows and Linux

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Cacher comes with clients for major platforms.
Ray
Alan Tsai
Rui Jiang
Top Pro

Sync to GitHub gist

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2-way syncing with GitHub Gist. Free tier includes this feature.
Rui Jiang
Top Pro

Team libraries

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Easily share snippets and collaborate with your team.
SophisticatedFangfeng
Top Con

Very Limited as free version

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Very expensive for what it does for the monthly cost it is asking for.
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Dash

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Ray
Top Pro

Integrates well with a good selection of apps

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Dash provides very useful integration with apps that are very fitting with using Dash's features.
Ray
Top Pro

Can create docsets easily

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It's easy to create new docsets in Dash. They also provide plenty of guides and information on how to do so.
Ray
Top Pro

Great utility app to use for snippets

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Snippet apps come in various forms, such as basic snippet (text) containers and added features with text / keyboard utilities to name a couple. Dash not only includes this feature, but takes it a bit further than most by adding unique ways to further customize this practice to your own preference.
Ray
Top Pro

Great and fast documentation lookup  in Sublime Text

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Dash has a handy plugin for Sublime Text — pressing CTRL+H will bring the user straight to the docs for that object.
Ray
Top Con

Forced wait time to view docs

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If you use the free version you are very often forced to wait 10 seconds to view something you've chosen to look at. If you change apps or lose focus of Dash, it'll start that 10 second timer over again.
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QSnipps

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Code Snipper

Add Video or Image
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Monika
CleverMinos
Top Con

No offline option

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TagMyCode

Add Video or Image
Massimo Zappino
Top Pro

Free

•••
Massimo Zappino
Top Pro

Plugins for IDEs

•••
binaryanomaly
Top Con

No native clients, only IDE and browser plugins

•••
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RhodeCode

Add Video or Image
Marcin Lulek (Ergo)
Top Pro

Great code review

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Endi Sukaj
Marcin Lulek (Ergo)
Top Pro

Supports multiple VCS

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Supports git, mercurial and SVN.
Endi Sukaj
Marcin Lulek (Ergo)
Top Pro

Open source

•••
Know any negative aspects of this option?
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Gisto

Add Video or Image

Gist List

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SnipSave

Add Video or Image
Luke Peters
Top Pro

Free accounts

•••
Luke Peters
Top Pro

Platform agnostic (web-based)

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Know any negative aspects of this option?
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Code Collector Pro

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beforedawn
Top Pro

Smart folders, with robust rules based search

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beforedawn
Top Pro

Organize snippets, by License, Language, and tag.

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beforedawn
Top Pro

Snippet tagging

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beforedawn
Top Pro

Code Highlighting

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beforedawn
Top Pro

Hot Key Quick Search, no matter which application you have open in the foreground bring up the Hot Key Quick Search to paste in your favorite snippet

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beforedawn
Top Pro

Support for multiple languages (Objective-C, PHP, Ruby, C, and many more can be added)

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beforedawn
Top Con

Only syncs to CodeCollector.net

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Alex
beforedawn
Top Con

Not enough languages out of the box

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Although languages can be added with tmbundle, there could have been more languages out of the box for more convenience.
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CodeBox

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Endi Sukaj
SuaveKisin
Top Con

Abandoned

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The last update was in 2012.
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ProfessionalDedun
ProfessionalDedun
Contributor for 5 days
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Dash
Recommended 5 days ago
Windows and Mac compatible. Mostly for docsets but does support snippets.
Pro
 Integrates well with a good selection of apps
Pro
 Great utility app to use for snippets
Pro
 Can create docsets easily
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ResponsibleTemazcalteci
ResponsibleTemazcalteci
Contributor for 5 days
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0
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Dash
Recommended 5 days ago
easy to use your snippet code in xcode
Pro
 Great and fast documentation lookup  in Sublime Text
Pro
 Integrates well with a good selection of apps
Pro
 Can create docsets easily
Con
 No con
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Nitin Satish
Nitin
Contributor for 2 months
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535
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Lepton
Recommended 2 months ago
I used to use Gistbox. Since gistbox has become a paid service called Casher I stopped using it. I tried Gisto also which I did not like much. I am loving Lepton.
Pro
 GitHub gist integration
Pro
 Supports markdown
Pro
 Open source
Pro
 Language sensitive syntax highlighting
Con
 Built on top of Electron
Pro
 Support for Linux
Pro
 Multi platform support
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LeiMing guo
LeiMing
Contributor for 6 days
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0
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Code Collector Pro
6 days ago
不好用，界面还丑
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LovelyAnubis
LovelyAnubis
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Boostnote
a month ago
There are people who still use 32 bit and they claim it works everywhere.
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Chris Stump
Chris
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Code Snipper
Recommended 4 months ago
15+ years of custom application development.
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