# hackjutsu/Lepton

💻     Democratizing Snippet Management (macOS/Win/Linux)

Repository: https://github.com/hackjutsu/Lepton
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lepton
Homepage: https://hackjutsu.com/Lepton
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: electron, redux, gists, desktop-client, electron-builder, react, markdown-editor, notes, snippets, electron-app, electron-application, webpack3, github-gist
Last push: 2026-08-09T20:06:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 60, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3533, "days_push": 24, "days_rel": 59, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 10338, forks 477 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:41.696680+00:00)

## What it is
Lepton is a free, open-source desktop code snippet manager built on Electron and powered by GitHub Gist. It offers unlimited public/secret snippets, tags, language grouping, markdown and Jupyter Notebook rendering, search, themes, and cross-platform support (macOS/Windows/Linux).

## Use cases
- manage code snippets across macos windows and linux
- organize github gists with tags and language groups
- search and sync code snippets with github gist
- store markdown and jupyter notebook snippets
- free open source snippet manager desktop app

## When to choose
- you already use GitHub Gist and want a dedicated client
- you want a free, cross-platform snippet manager with no backend or data collection
- you need markdown/Jupyter preview, tagging, and fast snippet search

## When to avoid
- you don't have or want a GitHub account, since Gist is the only storage backend
- you need offline-first snippet storage independent of GitHub
- you need team-shared snippet libraries beyond what Gist offers

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, markdown, search-engine, editor
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows
- tags: snippet-manager, github-gist, code-snippets, notes, react, redux, macos, linux, electron, desktop

## Member repositories
- hackjutsu/Lepton (main) score 84

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:41.696680+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 2026-08-29T17:19:08.760355+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hackjutsu/Lepton (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:41.696680+00:00, sha fe940fcad587)
  - homepage: https://hackjutsu.com/Lepton (fetched 2026-08-29T08:18:51.503397+00:00, sha 2a16d9490faf)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.