nvALT vs SnippetsLab

nvALT has a simple text box at the top (similar to that of a web browser) and when you start typing inside it, nvALT immediately displays a drop-down box of all the notes that contain the text you are searching for. The more you type, the more the search is narrowed down.

Has built-in support for MultiMarkdown 3.

nvALT is not only used for simple text editing but also as a powerful tool for taking notes, TODOs, phone numbers and every other piece of information that can be stored in a plain-text file.

This is because nvALT is not designed only as a tool to write text, but also as a powerful search and organize tool for plain-text files.

Nothing extra fancy, does what it needs to do

Sync through iCloud.

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

Supports almost every language that you can think of.

The ability to add sub-snippets within an entry is something I did not realize that could be so useful. Many other similar products lack this feature.

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

Easy to customize many things such as how editing, search, and the menubar app works. New theme customizations.