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Add to SafariWhen comparing 3Cols vs massCode, the Slant community recommends massCode for most people. In the question“What is the best code-snippets manager?” massCode is ranked 7th while 3Cols is ranked 12th. The most important reason people chose massCode is:
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Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro 100% Free
Funded instead from a Patreon.
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.
Pro Cloud based
Can be accessed anywhere on any device and installed via PWA.
Pro Export function
You can export all of your snippets in a .zip from the site.
Pro Easy to use
Pro Lots of different languages supported
There is syntax highlight support for over 25 different languages.
Pro Public snippet repository
While not always useful, it is interesting to look through the repository of snippets people have made public.
Pro API
Create your own custom software with 3Cols API and Nuget package.
Pro Fantastic editor
The editor is quick and easy to use.
Pro Free
This is free and asks for donations. Recommend donating, this tool is fantastic.
Pro Available for Linux, Windows and MacOS
Pro Simple, clean interface
Pro Multiple languages for the same snippet
A single code snippet can have multiple "fragments" of code written in different languages.
Pro Tags
Snippets can be sorted and organized using tags.
Pro VSCode Integration
There's a Visual Studio Code extension that lets you search and insert massCode snippets.
Pro Open Source
The entire code base is available on GitHub.
Pro Prettify
Uses Prettify for code formatting.
Cons
Con May keep you out from logging in and accessing your snippets
Con No desktop version
Con Doesn't integrate with IDE
Con Super slow sometimes
You may not be able to login when you need to access your snippets.
Con No cloud syncing
While you can set the data to be saved on a cloud drive, you can't have another instance of the program using that same folder.
Con Electron is a memory hog
This app is built with NodeJS and uses the Electron, VueJS, and ACE packages.
