Slant community chat on Discourse| 11 Recommended Products | Recommendations | Platforms | License | Git |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Lepton· · · | 7 | 2 | macOS/Win/Linux | MIT | Yes |
| #2 Quiver· · · | 4 | 0 | macOS | Proprietary | – |
| #3 SnippetsLab· · · | 5 | 3 | macOS | – | – |
| #4 Gist Box· · · | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| #5 Code Collector Pro· · · | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| #6 GitLab Snippets· · · | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
Pro Open source
Lepton is free and open source and is released under the MIT license.
Pro GitHub gist integration
Use GitHub Gist for cross-platform sync.
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.
Con Lacks proxy support
Users on some regions need proxy to go through firewalls.
Con Built on top of Electron
Electron is a memory hog
Know any positive aspects of this option?
Con Not enough languages out of the box
Although languages can be added with tmbundle, there could have been more languages out of the box for more convenience.
Pro Libre/open source
Included in GitLab CE (community edition)
Know any negative aspects of this option?
Pro Supports multiple VCS
Supports git, mercurial and SVN.
Know any negative aspects of this option?
Know any positive aspects of this option?
Con Abandoned
The last update was in 2012.
Pro Fast and convenient
Very fast, nice design, great overview over snippets.
Con Unstable
Freezes every now and then using Windows 7, 8 and 10.
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