10 Free Desktop Apps for Managing Code Snippets

Lets face it, copying and pasting pieces of code into text files etc is disorganized and a waste of time. Here we’ve collected 10 FREE amazing desktop apps for managing your code snippets. These applications will make your development life much easier, so start checking out the list, and see which one would fit your style best. Have fun!

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1. Code Collector Pro

Lets you easily organize, use and share code snippets using a clean Mac-like interface. You can store snippets of code and retrieve them with a few keystrokes.

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2. mySnippets

Is a clean and simple application that makes your code snippets—as well as clippings and files—available at your fingertips. You just do a single click or press a single keystroke and you have your snippet.

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3. Snippet Monkey

Saves you countless hours by allowing you to create shortcuts for your snippets as well as phrases you frequently type. Create new snippets from the clipboard or via the easy-to-use snippet editor.

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4. The Snippet Manager

Not to be confused with the other Snippet Manager below, is a free simple-yet-feature-rich application for managing snippets. In addition to storing snippets locally, you can optionally store your snippets online to access them from anywhere.

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5. Snippet Manager

Is a free utility for managing your code snippets in a variety of languages: VB, C++, C#, Java, SQL, ASP, PHP, HTML, even COBOL, Assembler and Fortran. You can also use Snippet Manager to manage plain ASCII text data.

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6. CodeDogg

Is a free, simple, fast program which stores your code snippets so you can use them anywhere. With CodeDogg, you can synchronize snippets with all of your computers and devices, so you always have the latest versions of your snippets handy.

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7. Code Bank

Is a free code snippet manager with support for a local database as well as a shared database. With the server side application you can share a code snippet library between multiple users.

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8. Snippely

Is a free basic text and code organizational tool. By using it you can save, organize and retrieve your snippets in one convenient location.

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9. SnippShot

Is a free online code snippet collector tool with a clean and simple interface. The snippets are stored online and since it is web-based, you can access them from any computer, platform and browser without the need to install software.

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10. jCodeCollector

Is a free cross-platform application that helps you manage your code snippets. It is written in Java.

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