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massCode
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massCodeIO / massCode

massCode

A free, open-source developer workspace. Snippets, notes, HTTP requests, calculations, and dev tools in one local-first app.

2Distinct people
3Mentions
1Explicit recommenders
7.1KGitHub stars
REPOSITORY AT A GLANCE

What to know before exploring

What it is

A free, open-source developer workspace. Snippets, notes, HTTP requests, calculations, and dev tools in one local-first app.

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Where it is used

No documented product use has been verified yet.

What people are saying

I have never heard of a snippet manager until right now. (In good faith:) Where did you hear of them? Should I be following news somewhere else? I see this one is popular and…

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 11:56:56 AM UTC.

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HN mentions by year3 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2022-04-09 16:53:59 UTC to 2025-10-01 16:31:51 UTC.

0122022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 1 submissions, 1 comments20222023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments20232024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2025

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20252025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

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01HNNWZ0MV43FF·Oct 1, 2025Recommendation phrase
I have never heard of a snippet manager until right now. (In good faith:) Where did you hear of them? Should I be following news somewhere else? I see this one is popular and high on DDG: https://github.com/massCodeIO/massCode But there's no screenshots or example usages, and it's not obvious to me how it works. Is it like a local search engine you install? Is it an LSP? An LSP that's lighter than rust-analyzer could be useful for this kind of thing. Edit: I searched for "What is a snippet manager" and DDG search returned a bunch of useless-looking listicles, but their AI actually told me and linked to an article explaining it: https://www.codiga.io/blog/code-snippet-definition/ Edit 2: I guess it's meant to be used as a VS Code extension. It might work as a standalone app but it would be a little unwieldy. I don't think my favorite text
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editor has a web view built in, so I couldn't install massCode in there
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Hi there, I am excited that massCode is released to version 2.0 . What it is and why massCode is a snippet manager for developers that helps you conveniently organize pieces of code and have quick access to them. Multilevel folders and tags are used for organization, and each snippet has fragments for even more granular structuring. The app supports Markdown so it can be used as a notebook if needed. What's New The new version of massCode is built on Electron 16, Vue 3 and TypeScript. Electron v16 which gives you the ability to create a build for M1, Vue 3 & Vite is a very fast development and the final build of the frontend of the application. In the new version of the application I am abandoning Monaco editor in favor of Ace editor, as it is a more lightweight library. Ace also supports much more language syntax highlighting and TextMat
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e, which is more common than the proprietary Monarch for Monaco editor. The current version of massCode supports syntax highlighting for more than 170 languages. The new version features a database based on plain JSON. The new version has API server available on localhost, which allows integration with other third party applications, e.g. Raycast or Alfred. Raycast extension is already ready. I will be happy to get feedback, thanks! https://github.com/massCodeIO/massCode
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