Ask HN: What Snippet Manager do you use in 2023

1 points by dikaio 2y ago ↗ HN

I'm having trouble finding a really good snippet manager to keep code I would like to reuse. I'm on a Mac and have used Snippets, DashDoc, and Quiver, but I've never really enjoyed using any of them. I did use Snippets the longest, but it's basically been the same app without any changes for years, and I just feel I'm missing something... maybe a GitHub and vscode/vim workflow.

Would very much be interested in hearing about how other devs manage reusable code. Thanks in advance!

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hypercube33 2y ago ↗

I personally use MassCode. it's not perfect, but it also integrates with VSCode where I spend most of my time.

dikaio 2y ago ↗

Thanks @hypercube33, I actually have given MassCode a run a year or so back, I’ll take a look again.

It’s strange to me that for a collection of engineers no one has really built a solid snippets manager. I really wish a company like leitmotif that built Kaleidoscope, the guys at Linear or other UI/UX focused companies would crank it one out.