Gisto is a code snippet manager that runs on GitHub Gists and adds additional features such as searching, tagging and sharing gists while including a rich code editor. All your data is stored on GitHub and you can access it from GitHub Gists at any time with changes carrying over to Gisto.
Gisto is built using the open web technologies, current version uses several open source projects such as React, Tauri, Monaco Editor, Tailwind CSS, Vite and many more.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Advanced search – find Gists quickly and filter by gist description, file names, tags, and more.
- Gist tagging – tag Gists with custom tags to find your Gists quicker.
- Quick actions – quickly download, copy, and review Gists on GitHub, generate embed links, or preview them, and more.
- Dashboard – feature-rich dashboard which displays snippet counts, tags, languages, and starred items with informative charts.
- Rich editor – Monaco editor with syntax highlighting, auto-completion, Emmet, and more for seamless Gist editing.
- File previews – preview HTMl, PDF, JSON, Markdown and other types of files.
- Light/dark theme.
- Cross-platform software – runs under Linux, macOS, and Windows.
- Full-featured web based client is also available.
Website: github.com/gisto/gisto
Support:
Developer: Sasha Khamkov
License: MIT License
Gisto is written in TypeScript. Learn TypeScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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