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What is the best code-snippets manager?

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The Best 1 of 32 OptionsWhy?

Best code-snippets manager	Price	Platforms	License
91 Lepton	FREE	macOS/Win/Linux	MIT
78 SnippetsLab	$9.99	macOS	-
-- Boostnote	-	Windows/MacOS/Linux	GPL v3
74 Quiver	$9.99	macOS	Proprietary
-- GitLab Snippets	Free	-	-

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Lepton

Top Pro

Open source

Lepton is free and open source and is released under the MIT license. See More

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. See More

Nitin Satish's Experience

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. See More

Specs

Platforms:macOS/Win/Linux

License:MIT

Sync:GitHub Gist / GitHub Enterprise Gist

Export:Gist link/Text

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Top Pro

GitHub gist integration

Use GitHub Gist for cross-platform sync. See More

Top Con

Built on top of Electron

Electron is a memory hog. See More

Selina Liu's Experience

Intuitive, easy to use with lots of shortcuts! Would recommend See More

Top Pro

Multi platform support

Supports MacOS, Linux and Windows. See More

Top Con

No hierarchy for snippets

You cannot create hierarchies with folders or tags. See More

hari prasad's Experience

I have tried Lepton for some time. It works well and great UI but lacks some external application integration. It can't insert snippets directly into vscode or any other text editor, every time i have to switch between the lepton and the editor which affects my productivity a lot. See More

Top Pro

Support for Linux

Provides package in AppImage format which is distribution independent. See More

Top Con

No integration with editors

There is no integration available with the editors. See More

Top Pro

Language sensitive syntax highlighting

Top Con

macOS version behave not like a mac application

Top Pro

Supports markdown

Top Pro

Support for GitHub Enterprise

Top Pro

Supports Jupyter Notebook viewer

Top Pro

Lepton refuses any donations in favor of Wikipedia

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31 Other Options Considered

SnippetsLab

Top Pro

Supports Markdown

Top Con

Lacking support for other platforms

ElatedHathor's Experience

Fantastic, minimalist and easy to use, sync support across several platforms. I miss the possibility to import flat text files and increase the depth in some languages support. See More

Specs

Platforms:macOS

Top Pro

Sync snippets through Dropbox

Sync through iCloud. See More

Top Con

No support for placeholders in snippets

Bhishan's Experience

I like the simplistic yet beautiful theme of the SnippetLab and easy integration with Github gists. Also, there is an Alfred workflow to facilitate the workflow usage. See More

Top Pro

Alfred Integration

Makes for extremely fast pasting of code snippets and SQL queries. See More

Top Con

You cannot create Tag Groups

Tag Groups enhance usability once a lot of tags have been collected See More

ToughThoon's Experience

Wonderful application! See More

Top Pro

Simple and good UI

Nothing extra fancy, does what it needs to do See More

Top Con

Closed source

JoyousAhti's Experience

This product has a minimalistic, simple design that isn't distracting. The Menu bar icon his helpful, and you can easily find the snippet you are looking for. Smart Organizations is useful, too. It's fast, doesn't take up too much memory. Markdown support is amazing, and the Cloud sync works well. It also supports almost any language you can think of, so language support is never a problem. Could support more platforms, but as long as you have Mac this is the best Snippet Manager. See More

Top Pro

Great Language Support

Supports almost every language that you can think of. See More

Top Con

No gist batch support

Top Pro

Option to add your own Markdown stylesheet.

Top Con

Bad gist import

Gist import data isn't adaptable. So the imported snippets could get named very ugly. See More

Top Pro

Compact UI

Nice UI options that let you hide certain things, go compact, hide notes and tags etc. See More

Top Con

Can not sync Snippets across different machines

You can do this now. See More

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Boostnote

Top Pro

Free

Top Con

Electron

VigorousCoeus's Experience

The latest version of the app has removed snippets support and has a severely reduced feature set. See More

Specs

Platforms:Windows/MacOS/Linux

License:GPL v3

Export:Yes - Text (.txt), MarkDown (.md)

Preview:Yes

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Top Pro

Great for developers

Boostnote is great for developers looking to take programming notes with code snippets and such. See More

Top Con

Snippet support removed in latest version

LovelyAnubis's Experience

There are people who still use 32 bit and they claim it works everywhere. See More

Top Pro

Cross platform support

Supports Windows, macOS and Linux. See More

Top Con

Some of the features are not consistent

LogicalYatha's Experience

Top Pro

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

Top Con

No Git Support

It would be useful to have Snippets in any git repository See More

VigorousSamshinHalmoni's Experience

It works offline without the need of GitHub if you don't want to use it, but it supports saving your snippets to any cloud services, and it supports GitHub as well. See More

Top Pro

Open source

https://github.com/BoostIO/Boostnote See More

Top Con

Android app does not support Google Drive (only Dropbox)

SensibleMokoi's Experience

nice one See More

Top Pro

Works offline

Boostnote doesn't require an internet connection to work. You can write notes offline and sync later. See More

Top Pro

Markdown support

Top Pro

Comes with many themes

Boostnote comes with many themes out of the box, most of which are popular themes and color schemes for code editors: e.g. 3024, base16, solarized, tomorrow. See More

Top Pro

Supports code snippets and syntax highlighting

Boostnote has the ability to store code snippets and comes with syntax highlighting out of the box, supporting many languages. See More

Top Pro

Global search, tag feature

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Quiver

Top Pro

Supports Markdown

You can write Markdown syntax snd see the result in a preview window as you type. See More

Top Con

No iOS apps for editing, only a viewer available

It does not let you edit and create quiver notes on iOS devices. See More

InsightfulNortia's Experience

Has basic vim bindings See More

Specs

Platforms:macOS

License:Proprietary

Sync:Dropbox, iCloud, Drive

Export:Text, Markdown, LaTeX

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Top Pro

Theme support

Supports customizable UI themes. See More

Top Con

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

Top Pro

Library can be moved to Cloud

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

Top Con

No placeholder support in snippet code

Top Pro

Combination of different types of writing in one note

The most outstanding thing for me. Use HTML line breaks while writing MD text. Also, unlike most hybrid editors like Bear, it supports instant image sizing and respective preview. See More

Top Con

The line in focus shows a border around it which is distracting

The line in focus in the editor shows a rounded rectangular border around it, which is unappealing and distracting. See More

Top Pro

Supports code highlighting

Has syntax highlighting for more than 120 programming languages. See More

Top Con

Much more than a simple Markdown editor

Since it's more like a note-taking app (and a note-taking app built for developers) than a Markdown editor, it may be a little excessive to use it only for its Markdown editing features. See More

Top Pro

Notes can be linked to each-other

Quiver notes have unique links that can be copied and pasted into other notes to gain quick access between them. See More

Top Pro

Cloud syncing

Dropbox, iCloud Drive, Google Drive, or any other file-based cloud services. See More

Top Pro

Live preview

Quiver has live preview for both Markdown and LaTeX. This helps users to better understand the way they are formatting their files. See More

Top Pro

Supports LaTex

Able to create mathematical formulas using LaTeX. See More

Top Pro

Free trial available

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. See More

Top Pro

Has more features than just a simple Markdown editor

Quiver is a notebook and note-taking app akin to Evernote which happens to also be able to edit Markdown files. As such, it has a lot of useful features such as: image support, file attachments, web content support and more. See More

Top Pro

Self-hosted

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Gisto

Top Con

Adds complexity

Compared with Gist. See More

Top Pro

Good functionality

However nothing will be worth putting up with the slowness and the application frequently freezing. See More

IngeniousRongo's Experience

I attempted to use it admiring the Gist integration. Somewhat to my surprise, it made Gist harder to use, with additional complexity. I persisted in case I'd missed something. I hadn't. See More

Specs

Platforms:MacOs/Windows/Linux/Web

License:MIT

Export:file/zip

Preview:html/pdf/markdown/asciidoc/geojson/csv/tsv/images

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Top Con

Very very slow

Top Pro

Offline management of gists

RationalCreidhne's Experience

It is very slow. Sometimes you have to wait seconds for typed characters to be displayed. Clicking on the editing field often does not allow you to write anything (even though you can see that the cursor is placed). Overall extremely slow to an extent that I had to stop using it. I upgraded through several new versions but the problems remained more or less (the slowness in some part of the app improved but new slowness in other parts appeared). I get the feeling that it has something to do with the sync since the application also often thinks that it is offline (and freezes) even though the computer is online. If it wasn't for being extremely slow this could have been a good application. See More

JollyFangfeng's Experience

I don't want autorize anywhere exept github gists See More

KnowledgeableBellona's Experience

too slow See More

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3Cols

Top Pro

100% Free

Funded instead from a Patreon. See More

Top Con

Doesn't integrate with IDE

Thomas Langdon's Experience

A great, feature-rich snippet manager that is easy to use and gets the job done - for free too! See More

Top Pro

Easy to use

Top Con

Super slow sometimes

You may not be able to login when you need to access your snippets. See More

ResourcefulSumugan's Experience

No desktop version See More

Top Pro

Cloud based

Can be accessed anywhere on any device and installed via PWA. See More

Top Con

No desktop version

Md Farhanul Islam's Experience

Super Slow. See More

Top Pro

Easy to share snippets

You can either share with an account or an organisation, or if someone doesn't have an account yet, you can even just send them a link. See More

CaringKi's Experience

Super smooth and easy to use. Free for personal use or cheap for sharing with friends or businesses See More

Top Pro

Export function

You can export all of your snippets in a .zip from the site. See More

Top Pro

Public snippet repository

While not always useful, it is interesting to look through the repository of snippets people have made public. See More

Top Pro

API

Create your own custom software with 3Cols API and Nuget package. See More

Top Pro

Fantastic editor

The editor is quick and easy to use. See More

Top Pro

Lots of different languages supported

There is syntax highlight support for over 25 different languages. See More

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{CodeStore}

Top Pro

Multiple languages

{CodeStore} is available in English and German. See More

Top Con

No export

No export supported. See More

Specs

Platforms:Web, Windows, Linux, Mac

Sync:{CodeStore} cloud (proprietary)

Export:none

Price:Free / €10 p.a.

Top Pro

Multiple platforms

Runs on Windows, Linux and Mac and also brings a web client. See More

Top Con

€10 per year for unrestricted use

For unrestricted use of all features, an account is required that costs €10 per year. See More

Top Pro

Free to use

{CodeStore} is free to download. See More

Top Con

Java required

Requires a Java installation to run. See More

Top Pro

Share with users

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. See More

Top Pro

Cloud synchronization

Automatic synchronization with the {CodeStore} cloud. No iCloud or Dropbox required. See More

Top Pro

Syntax highlighting

Syntax highlighting for over 25 programming languages. See More

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SnipAway

Top Pro

ZIP import / export

SnipAway saves all your snippet files locally. To create a backup of your snippets or to use them on other computers SnipAway allows you to export your snippets as a zip file and import them again. Same goes for all application settings. See More

Top Con

No subfolders

Stores the snippet in only one folder. See More

Josh187's Experience

Its a great tool for working with snippets and also web documents you use on a daily base See More

Top Pro

Advanced code editor

Has a very advanced internal editor which you can also customize to match your style. See More

Top Con

No TAGS

Folders can't replace tags, and tags are the most used way to categories snippets. For now tags must go in the title (making the "Add Snippet" operation very time consuming). See More

Top Pro

Global shortcuts

Using global shortcuts you can access features like quick create and quick search directly without opening up SnipAway again. See More

Top Con

Only for Windows

Update 2019: Now there is a macOS version. See More

Top Pro

Supports markdown

Top Pro

Highly customizable

You can change a lot of settings to make SnipAway fit your personal preferences. See More

Top Pro

Web snippet

Allowing to save any website or file on the web. See More

Top Pro

Save snippets to network storage

Can save the snippets to a NAS or something else. Multiple access to the snippets. But the last change is saved. See More

Top Pro

Great for Storing Websites you often use

Top Pro

Support for Windows & macOS

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Dash

Top Pro

Integrates well with a good selection of apps

Dash provides very useful integration with apps that are very fitting with using Dash's features. See More

Top Con

Forced wait time to view docs

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. See More

ProfessionalDedun's Experience

Windows and Mac compatible. Mostly for docsets but does support snippets. See More

Specs

Platforms:macOS

Top Pro

Can create docsets easily

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

ResponsibleTemazcalteci's Experience

easy to use your snippet code in xcode See More

Top Pro

Great and fast documentation lookup in Sublime Text

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

Top Pro

Great utility app to use for snippets

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. See More

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QSnipps

Top Con

Seldom updated or improved

There are no frequent updates/improvements. See More

Top Pro

Not a bad UI

PioneeringNinazu's Experience

Not bad, but outdated. See More

Top Con

Tag support is squirrly

You can add tags, but there's no auto-complete when you're filling them in, so you can easily make sure you're adding to the same tag(s) that already exist. See More

Mike's Experience

Had massive problems with installing the Linux version on 64-Bit systems. Now there is no Linux version anymore on the download page. See More

Top Con

ZERO Support

Any and all messages sent to the developer go straight to DEV>NULL. See More

Top Con

NEVER updated anymore

Missing many newer languages. (I'd go as far as to say it's abandonware). See More

Top Con

No Linux version

There is no Linux version of the software. See More

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Theorylog

Cacher - Snippet Manager for Pro Developers

Top Con

Very limited as free version

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

Top Pro

Sync to GitHub gist

2-way syncing with GitHub Gist. Free tier includes this feature. See More

Sanjinso's Experience

Very nice Gui but highly expensive for what it does See More

Specs

Sync:GitHub Gist, Cloud

Cross Platform:Mac, Windows, Linux, WebApp

Browser integration:Chrome, Firefox

Integrations:VSCode, Intelij, Atom, Sublime, Slack

Top Con

Pricing is costly

Cacher costs $8 for a month and $6 for a month (for a yearly subscription). If they'd reduce the price to $5 or $4, it would be better. See More

Top Pro

Integration with Editors

It integrates with VSCode, Atom, IntelliJ, Sublime, and Slack. See More

hari prasad's Experience

I have tried cacher for an year plan. It is very elegant and does have a good extensions. I really love their desktop app. Pricing is not affordable for me as I have choose for my personal use. VScode snippet placeholders are really a good feature. Cons: The real use of a snippet manager is to organize your snippets in a better way. Cacher has labels and child labels which does that job better but once you plan to leave Cacher then you are doomed. you can't carry those labels and there is absolutely no way to do that. All of my snippet organization went in vain. I was fully depend on the labels and they did not saved those labels in the file name (like Lepton). Once you try to open your github gist you can't map your snippets with keywords. See More

Top Con

Free version makes everything public

Top Pro

Good user interface

User Interface is clean and simple. See More

PersistentDelbaeth's Experience

I wanted something to integrate with Slack but the free version was downright uselss. See More

Top Con

Labels, comments and private snippets will be lost once you ended up your subscription

Once you plan to leave Cacher, you can't carry the labels and comments that you have given for the snippet. See More

Top Pro

Labels and language filters

Filter your snippets by custom labels and programming languages. See More

Top Con

Not worth it

Top Pro

Desktop apps for Mac, Windows and Linux

Cacher comes with clients for major platforms. See More

Top Pro

Team libraries

Easily share snippets and collaborate with your team. See More

Top Pro

Feature recommendations through Trello public board

Cachers public board to recommend features. See More

Top Pro

Comments

You can write comments for the snippets. See More

Top Pro

Attach files related to the snippets

You can add files which act as a reference for the snippets. See More

Top Pro

Markdown support

Excellent markdown support for snippet description and comments. See More

Top Pro

Code runner

You can run your snippets inside the cacher but it has to be in proper syntax. If you have a snippet block, it won't work. See More

Top Pro

Browser extensions

Web browser extensions are also available to capture snippets. See More

Top Pro

Full text searching

The search functionality is awesome. See More

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The Best 1 of 32 OptionsWhy?

My Recommendation for Lepton

My Recommendation for Lepton

Open source

Only works with GitHub Gists

GitHub gist integration

Built on top of Electron

Multi platform support

No hierarchy for snippets

Support for Linux

No integration with editors

Language sensitive syntax highlighting

macOS version behave not like a mac application

Supports markdown

Support for GitHub Enterprise

Supports Jupyter Notebook viewer

Lepton refuses any donations in favor of Wikipedia

31 Other Options Considered

My Recommendation for SnippetsLab

My Recommendation for SnippetsLab

Supports Markdown

Lacking support for other platforms

Sync snippets through Dropbox

No support for placeholders in snippets

Alfred Integration

You cannot create Tag Groups

Simple and good UI

Closed source

Great Language Support

No gist batch support

Option to add your own Markdown stylesheet.

Bad gist import

Compact UI

Can not sync Snippets across different machines

My Recommendation for Boostnote

My Recommendation for Boostnote

Free

Electron

Great for developers

Snippet support removed in latest version

Cross platform support

Some of the features are not consistent

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

No Git Support

Open source

Android app does not support Google Drive (only Dropbox)

Works offline

Markdown support

Comes with many themes

Supports code snippets and syntax highlighting

Global search, tag feature

My Recommendation for Quiver

My Recommendation for Quiver

Supports Markdown

No iOS apps for editing, only a viewer available

Theme support

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

Library can be moved to Cloud

No placeholder support in snippet code

Combination of different types of writing in one note

The line in focus shows a border around it which is distracting

Supports code highlighting

Much more than a simple Markdown editor

Notes can be linked to each-other

Cloud syncing

Live preview

Supports LaTex

Free trial available

Has more features than just a simple Markdown editor

Self-hosted

My Recommendation for GitLab Snippets

My Recommendation for GitLab Snippets

No Versioning

Self hostable

No Tagging

Libre/open source

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

Hosted instances available

Bad support for searching for snippets

Poor Language Syntax Highlighting