Lepton
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About
Lepton is ranked #7 of 33 in code snippet managers on Inferse. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.
Compared on code snippet managers
- Free plan
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- Private snippets
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- IDE integration
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- Browser extension
- Nogithub.com
- API access
- Nogithub.com
- Sync coverage
- desktopgithub.com
Facts
- Purpose
- Lepton is a lean code snippet manager powered by GitHub Gist.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Snippet organization
- It supports unlimited public and secret snippets, unlimited tags, and language groups.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Editing
- It supports Markdown and Jupyter Notebook snippets.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Search
- Search can cover snippet filenames, languages, descriptions, tags, IDs, and downloaded snippet file content.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Search limit
- Complete global search across snippet contents requires enabling `snippet.downloadAll` before syncing.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Integration
- Lepton stores and syncs snippets with GitHub Gist and supports GitHub Enterprise.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Authentication
- Users can sign in with GitHub OAuth or a GitHub personal access token with the `gist` scope.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Data handling
- Lepton says it has no separate sync service and stores data locally in the app or remotely in GitHub Gist.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Token storage
- Packaged builds use Electron safeStorage for cached tokens when available, with a legacy plaintext-file fallback if safeStorage is unavailable.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Customization
- Users can configure themes, editor settings, proxy, shortcuts, notifications, language, and other options in `.leptonrc`.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Distribution
- The project provides desktop releases for macOS, Windows, and Linux, including AppImage and Snap packages for Linux.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- macOS installation note
- The maker says the macOS app is not signed with a paid Apple developer account and may need to be enabled in Security settings to install.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to open issues and feature requests on GitHub.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- License
- The project is licensed under the MIT License.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
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Sources
- github.com/hackjutsu/Lepton· checked 29 Sept 2026
- github.com/hackjutsu/Lepton/blob/master/wiki/faq.m· checked 29 Sept 2026
- github.com/hackjutsu/Lepton/blob/master/wiki/confi· checked 29 Sept 2026
- github.com/hackjutsu/Lepton/releases· checked 29 Sept 2026