massCode For Mac

Coding is hard enough without struggling to find the right code snippets or, even worse, struggling to figure out how your snippet manager works. Simplicity is key with apps like these — save the complexity for your code.

massCode is one of the most intuitive snippet managers you will come across. It features a very simple UI, with a classic layout, support for keyboard operation and organizational tools, search, sync, and more. It's Electron-based, which is a downside, but it is also available on Windows and Linux.

The app's main selling point is the way you can manage your snippets. They can be placed in folders and subfolders, assigned tags, and also split into multiple fragments, which appear as tabs in the code editor window. These make it easier to handle longer code blocks, or code that needs to be separated into sections.

Of course, a search function is also available. This queries both snippet titles and the code, filtering available entries that match certain keywords.

massCode relies on Ace for your code editing needs, which supports more than 170 languages, offering syntax highlighting for all of these. Whichever language you use, this app should support it.

You can also use Markdown, which benefits from syntax highlighting as well. A preview can be generated with a hotkey.

All your snippets are saved in JSON databases, which are stored locally. You have the option of moving your storage folder to a different location, such as a iCloud, Google Drive, or Dropbox folder, should you wish to sync your data between multiple Macs or have a safe backup.

MassCode is a highly capable snippet manager, particularly well-suited for cross-platform developers. It's free and open-source, and doesn't store your data anywhere in the cloud, unless you ask it to. It does suffer from not being a native app, but nothing is perfect.