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Lepton vs SnyPy: catalog facts
Lepton	SnyPy
Best for: Developers who keep reusable code in GitHub Gists	Best for: Development teams who want a private shared snippet library
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence; donations are not accepted.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Self-hosted
Uses GitHub Gist as storage, so snippets stay in your own account No separate backend or data collection All 4 strengths for Lepton Uses GitHub Gist as storage, so snippets stay in your own account No separate backend or data collection Renders Markdown and Jupyter notebooks Tags and quick search for organizing many snippets	Team sharing with restricted groups Monaco editor for viewing and editing All 3 strengths for SnyPy Team sharing with restricted groups Monaco editor for viewing and editing Search by label or content
Requires a GitHub account Full content search needs all snippets downloaded first All 3 limitations for Lepton Requires a GitHub account Full content search needs all snippets downloaded first Built on Electron	Limited public information about releases and activity Requires running your own server
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Lepton hackjutsu.com/Lepton Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for SnyPy snypy.com Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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