📝 Snipster – VS Code Snippet Manager

Snipster makes code reuse effortless with a clean interface and a side panel you can open from the Explorer tab. Save snippets from selections or manually, organize with tags, search instantly, and insert anywhere. Use a private local vault, sync with GitHub Gist, or share in a public cloud library. Save snippets for any language, All commands for snipster will appear if you press ctrl+shift+P or cmd+shift+P and search snipster. Auth is optional and is done securely through firebase auth.

✨ Features

⚡ Real-time updates when snippets are added or deleted, 💻 Save snippets directly from editor selections, ✍️ Manual snippet creation with title, code, and tags,, 📂 Quick insertion anywhere in your code, 🗑️ Delete rules – public snippets (author/admin only), private (creator only), 🔐 Private local vault for secure storage, 🌐 Public cloud library for sharing, 📑 Side panel for browsing snippets in the Explorer sidebar, 🔍 Tagging & search bar for instant retrieval, ☁️ GitHub Gist sync for backups and cross-device access, 🔑 Optional Firebase authentication (email/password) for cloud features,

🚀 Installation

Open VS Code.

Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X).

Search for Snipster.

Click Install.

For github auth go to dev settings and make a pat token set it to gists only and enter,We only use this for saving and retrieving snippets

⚖️ Legal Disclaimer

Users are fully responsible for the content they upload or share. The extension does not monitor, verify, or take responsibility for any snippet content. By using the extension, you agree that the developers are not liable for any legal, security, or other issues arising from your posted snippets. Use the public library responsibly and comply with all applicable laws.

📛 License (Proprietary)

Hey! This code is ours and proprietary for now. We use some third-party libraries (Firebase, Google stuff) – they have their own licenses, so don’t get confused. We might make this open source later. Stay tuned 😎

Snipster is proprietary software. This extension is not licensed under Apache 2.0 or any other open-source license.

Redistribution, copying, or modification of this extension’s code is strictly prohibited without express written permission from the author.

You may use Snipster for personal or organizational purposes as-is, but you cannot publish, distribute, or include it in other software projects.

Some obfuscated files may reference Apache 2.0 for certain internal libraries or tooling, but this does not apply to Snipster’s code.

All code in Snipster is original and not forked from any external repository. External code used comes only from standard npm packages (like Firebase SDK).

Any attempt to reverse-engineer or deobfuscate Snipster for redistribution purposes is strictly forbidden.