Introducing SnipWiz

There are plenty of snippet managers out there. So why build another one?

The problem

Most snippet managers fall into two camps: cloud-based tools that require accounts, subscriptions, and trust — or bloated Electron apps that eat 200+ MB of RAM to show you a text file.

We wanted something different. A snippet manager that:

  • Stays on your machine. No cloud sync, no accounts, no telemetry.
  • Launches instantly. Not another Electron app.
  • Has version history. Without making you learn git.
  • Gets out of your way. Keyboard-first, minimal UI, no onboarding wizards.

The solution

SnipWiz is built with Tauri — a Rust-based framework that uses your OS’s native WebView instead of bundling an entire Chromium browser. The result is an ~16 MB app that launches in under a second.

Version history is powered by libgit2 running locally. Every time you save a snippet, SnipWiz creates a git commit behind the scenes. You can browse history, view diffs, and restore any previous version — all from the app’s UI.

What’s included

SnipWiz ships with 23 starter snippets across 7 folders covering JavaScript, Python, Shell, SQL, CSS, and more. They’re real, production-quality patterns — not placeholder “Hello World” examples.

You can hide the starters anytime from Preferences, and your own snippets are always separate.

What’s next

We’re working on:

  • Improved language auto-detection
  • A command palette (Cmd+P) for fuzzy search
  • Snippet tags for cross-folder organization
  • App Store release with sandboxing

SnipWiz is free and open source. Download it now and start organizing your code.