Snippet Studio

July 10, 2026 · View on GitHub

This VS Code extension streamlines creation and management of VS Code snippets.

Features

The Snippets view updates to include all snippets of the active editor's language.

Edit Snippet Example

Double click a snippet file to open it. Double click to peek at a snippet. You can also reorder and move snippets.

See how to manage snippets in depth.

The Locations Manager view lists snippet files found on your filesystem.

The Snippet Editor view only appears when creating or editing snippets.

Creating a Snippet from Selection

Command to easily add attach a keybinding to a snippet. These are bound to the target languages by default.

Add a Keybinding

Use insertion features such as placeholders, tabstops, variables, etc to make your snippets more powerful.

Share snippets easily by selecting which snippets you need and transferring them to a single .code-snippets file.

Import and export snippets using GitHub gists

VS Code already has powerful syncing that provides a way to backup your snippets.

Snippets added to the active profile, or choose files to sync across all profiles.

Import snippets from your friend's profile backups or profile templates.

Copy snippets from snippet extension packs you download and modify them to be more helpful

Save terminal commands commonly ran in the terminal across workspaces or globally. Hit the run button to automatically create a terminal and run it.

Shell Snippets Example

Web Version: This extension is not currently stable for web versions of VS Code due to its reliance on Node.js file system APIs.

See this discussion for more info about adding support for other platforms.

Check out the changelog!

This extension tracks basic Telemetry. Most IDEs allow you to disable it.

This extension is open source! Feel free to add GitHub issues, ideas or contribute.

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