Snippet Manager

A minimalist code snippet manager, designed to quickly save and organize your code snippets, commands, or technical notes.

Available as a web app and as a windows desktop application

Features

• Quick snippet creation with title, content, and category
• Real-time search across all snippets
• Category system with autocomplete
• Responsive and minimalist interface
• Multilingual support (French/English)
• Automatic expand/collapse for long snippets
• One-click copy to clipboard
• Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Enter for quick add

Tech Stack

• Framework: Next.js 15 (App Router)
• Language: TypeScript
• UI Library: React 19
• Styling: Tailwind CSS
• Icons: Lucide React
• Storage: Web app: browser local / Windows app: %APPDATA%\com.hogwai\snippet-manager\snippets.json
• Windows app: Tauri

Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js 20 and higher
• npm or yarn

Steps

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/Hogwai/snippet-manager

Start the development server

npm install

npm run dev

Open in your browser

Go to http://localhost:3000

Web app: Important

This project uses the browser’s LocalStorage to save your snippets.

What this means

• No server required – Everything runs locally
• Private data – Your snippets stay on your machine
• Fast and instant – No network latency
• Not a credential manager - Your snippets are stored as a plain json on your browser

Limitations

• No sync – Snippets are only available on the current browser/device
• Risk of data loss – Clearing browser data or reinstalling the OS will erase them
• Storage limit – LocalStorage is limited to about 5–10 MB per domain
• No automatic backup – Export your snippets regularly

Supported Languages

• French
• English

Language can be switched via the toggle at the top right. Your preference is saved automatically.

Available Scripts

npm run dev      # Start in development mode
npm run build    # Build for production
npm start        # Start production server
npm run lint     # Run ESLint checks
npm run tauri:dev # Start tauri in dev mode
npm run tauri:build # Build the binaries