When comparing Boostnote vs {CodeStore}, the Slant community recommends Boostnote for most people. In the question“What is the best code-snippets manager?” Boostnote is ranked 2nd while {CodeStore} is ranked 9th. The most important reason people chose Boostnote is:
Supports Windows, macOS and Linux.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Cross platform support
Supports Windows, macOS and Linux.
Pro Markdown support
Pro Free
Pro Open source
See here.
Pro Great for developers
Boostnote is great for developers looking to take programming notes with code snippets and such.
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.
Pro Works offline
Boostnote doesn't require an internet connection to work. You can write notes offline and sync later.
Pro Global search, tag feature
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.
Pro vim/emacs key bindings available
Boostnote supports vim/emacs key bindings. If you're a developer familiar with either of them, navigation should be easy to pick up.
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 Some of the features are not consistent
Con Must use third-party service for sync-ing (Dropbox, etc.)
Boostnote does not have sync-ing capabilities and relies on third-party services to fulfil notes storage. There are additional steps involved to set this up.
Con Can't work in "real" offline mode
Con Very poor syncing
Data loss may occur on syncing.
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.
