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massCode

A local-first desktop workspace for snippets, Markdown notes, HTTP requests, calculations, drawings, and everyday developer utilities.

  • Frontend
  • Backend
  • Full stack
  • Productivity
  • API debugging
  • Desktop
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
  • Runs locally
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Popularity
7.0k Stars
GitHub stars
Recent activity
8/17/2026
Updated in the last 30 days
License
AGPL-3.0
Strong copyleft

Key highlights

  • Snippet folders, tags, fragments, broad syntax support, and Prettier formatting
  • Markdown notes with tasks, link graph, Mermaid diagrams, and presentation mode
  • HTTP client with environments, authentication, request preview, and response inspection

Quick start

How it is installed, how hard it is, and where to start.

Where it runs

Runs locally

Difficulty

Easy — follow the steps

Runs locally
  1. 01Download the build for macOS, Windows, or Linux from GitHub Releases.
  2. 02Choose or create a local Markdown vault for snippets, notes, and HTTP requests.
  3. 03Import existing Obsidian, Postman, Bruno, OpenAPI, or snippet data as needed, then use the command palette for navigation.

Best for

  • Developers who want to try it on their machine

More about it

massCode has grown from a snippet manager into a local-first developer workspace. Snippets, Markdown notes, HTTP requests, calculation notebooks, and Excalidraw drawings live in the same desktop app and can be reached through a shared command palette. Content is stored as ordinary Markdown files with frontmatter, so users can version or sync the vault with Git, Syncthing, iCloud, Dropbox, or other file-based workflows instead of relying on a proprietary data store. The app also covers practical daily tasks such as environment-aware HTTP requests and response inspection, JSON visualization, Mermaid diagrams, formatting, encoding/hash/UUID utilities, and imports from sources including Obsidian, Postman, Bruno, and OpenAPI.

Sources

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  • capability tags

    Verified

    productivity, api_debugging

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/17/2026

  • Latest release

    Verified

    v5.10.0

    Source: GitHub API · latest_release=v5.10.0 · 8/17/2026

  • License

    Verified

    AGPL-3.0

    Source: GitHub API · license.spdx_id=AGPL-3.0 · 8/17/2026

  • needs api key

    Verified

    No

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/17/2026

  • One-liner

    Verified

    {"en":"A local-first desktop workspace for snippets, Markdown notes, HTTP requests, calculations, drawings, and everyday developer utilities.","zh":"本地优先的开发者桌面工作台,把代码片段、Markdown 笔记、HTTP 请求、计算和绘图放在同一套文件库里。"}

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/17/2026

  • Platforms

    Verified

    windows, macos, linux

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/17/2026

  • Category hint

    Inferred from materials

    security

    Source: Project README · hint=security · 8/17/2026

  • product forms

    Verified

    desktop

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/17/2026

  • role tags

    Verified

    frontend, backend, fullstack

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/17/2026

  • supports docker

    Verified

    No

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/17/2026

  • supports local

    Verified

    Yes

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/17/2026

  • supports self host

    Verified

    No

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/17/2026

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