# Gisto/Gisto

Gisto is a Cross-platform snippets management application that allows you and/or your team share code snippets fast and easily.  Based on GitHub Gists or GitLab snippets Infrastructure which means you can use all your existing snippets by connecting your GitHub/GitLab account!

Repository: https://github.com/Gisto/Gisto
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gisto
Homepage: https://gisto.org
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: gist, snippets, github-gist, gitlab-snippets, snippet, snippets-collection, snippets-manager
Last push: 2026-08-22T20:15:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4900, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": 11, "gap_med": 5, "n_releases_24m": 48}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1164, forks 101 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:49.898434+00:00)

## What it is
Gisto is a cross-platform code snippet manager built on GitHub Gists, GitLab Snippets, or a local in-browser database, with a rich Monaco-based editor, search, tagging, and sharing. Version 2.x is a Tauri-based rewrite of the original Electron app, also available as a web app.

## Use cases
- manage my github gists in a desktop app
- share code snippets with my team
- organize code snippets with tags and search
- store snippets locally without an account
- use gitlab snippets from a dedicated client
- self-host a snippet server for my team

## When to choose
- you already keep snippets in GitHub Gists or GitLab Snippets and want a better UI
- you need cross-platform snippet management with tagging and search
- you want a local/no-account snippet storage option
- you prefer a lightweight Tauri app over Electron

## When to avoid
- you need a full clipboard or text-expander tool rather than a snippet manager
- you want snippets synced outside GitHub/GitLab without self-hosting a backend
- you need offline-first sync across devices beyond what the backends provide

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, editor, search-engine, internationalization
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: snippet-manager, github-gist, gitlab-snippets, code-snippets, monaco-editor, tauri, self-hosted-snippets, desktop, web-server

## Member repositories
- Gisto/Gisto (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:49.898434+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:29:29.393113+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Gisto/Gisto (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:49.898434+00:00, sha 28f09221a7c1)
  - homepage: https://gisto.org (fetched 2026-08-29T12:35:41.512901+00:00, sha 72e2d1eac214)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.