When comparing GitLab Snippets vs {CodeStore}, the Slant community recommends GitLab Snippets for most people. In the question“What is the best code-snippets manager?” GitLab Snippets is ranked 4th while {CodeStore} is ranked 9th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Self hostable
Pro Libre/open source
Included in GitLab CE (community edition)
Pro Multiple languages
{CodeStore} is available in English and German.
Pro Multiple platforms
Runs on Windows, Linux and Mac and also brings a web client.
Pro Free to use
{CodeStore} is free to download.
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.
Pro Cloud synchronization
Automatic synchronization with the {CodeStore} cloud. No iCloud or Dropbox required.
Pro Syntax highlighting
Syntax highlighting for over 25 programming languages.
Cons
Con Bad support for searching for snippets
Con No Versioning
Con No Tagging
Con No tree / category: all Snippets are in the project root
Con Poor Language Syntax Highlighting
Con No export
No export supported.
Con €10 per year for unrestricted use
For unrestricted use of all features, an account is required that costs €10 per year.
Con Java required
Requires a Java installation to run.