Lepton for MAC
Free, open-source code snippet manager for GitHub Gist and GitLab personal snippets, with tags, search, themes and Markdown and Jupyter support.
Lepton Overview
Lepton is a free, open-source code snippet manager for GitHub Gist and GitLab personal snippets. It gives your snippets a desktop app with tags, language groups, a dashboard and search, using the GitHub or GitLab account you connect. You can keep unlimited public and secret snippets and unlimited tags, and it also works with GitHub Enterprise and self-managed GitLab.
Lepton is made by CosmoX and released under the MIT licence. It is an Electron app with separate downloads for Apple Silicon and Intel, and the Apple Silicon app needs macOS 12 or later. The developer has no paid Apple developer account, so the app is not signed: you have to allow it in the macOS security settings when you install it. Version 2.0.0 is a large upgrade with full content search, built-in themes and interface languages. Settings such as theme, shortcuts and proxy are set in a .leptonrc file in your home folder.
Key Features
Lepton helps you keep and find the code you reuse.
- Unlimited snippets: keep unlimited public and secret snippets.
- Tags and groups: use unlimited tags and browse by language group.
- Search: find snippets with Shift+Space by file name, language, description, tag or id.
- Markdown and Jupyter: supports Markdown and Jupyter Notebook snippets.
- GitHub and GitLab: works with GitHub, GitHub Enterprise, GitLab.com and self-managed GitLab.
- Immersive mode: switch it on or off with Command+I.
- Dashboard: open it with Command+D.
- Customizable: change themes, shortcuts, proxy, zoom and more in its config file.
What’s New in Version 2.0.0
Lepton 2.0.0 is a major upgrade of the app's foundations, with new features.
- Upgraded to Electron 42, Webpack 5 and React 19
- Secure token storage and more efficient memory management
- Download of all snippets and full content search, turned on in .leptonrc
- Built-in themes, including dracula, solarized and github-dark
- Interface language support, and optional colored tags
- Options to start at login and to minimize or close to the tray
Lepton FAQ
Is Lepton free?
Yes. Lepton is free and open source under the MIT licence.
Is Lepton signed by Apple?
No. The developer has no paid Apple developer account, so you have to allow Lepton in the macOS security settings when you install it.
Which macOS version does Lepton need?
The Apple Silicon app of version 2.0.0 needs macOS 12 or later.
Does Lepton run on Apple Silicon?
Yes. There are separate downloads for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
What do I need to use Lepton?
A GitHub or GitLab account, because Lepton manages your GitHub Gists or GitLab personal snippets.
Does Lepton work with GitHub Enterprise?
Yes. It supports GitHub Enterprise as well as GitLab.com and self-managed GitLab.
How do I search my snippets?
Press Shift+Space. Lepton searches file names, languages, descriptions, tags, snippet ids and downloaded file content.
Can Lepton search inside all snippets?
Yes, once the snippet.downloadAll option in .leptonrc is turned on before syncing. Without it, content search only covers snippets already downloaded.
How do I change the theme?
Set the theme in the .leptonrc file in your home folder. Options include light, dark, dracula, solarized-dark and github-light.
Where does the Lepton download on lepton.FULLMAC.app come from?
The download button leads to the official Lepton releases page at https://github.com/hackjutsu/Lepton/releases/latest. lepton.FULLMAC.app does not change or repackage the app.
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