Conveniently create and share GitHub Gists from your code files directly within the editor

Conveniently create and share GitHub Gists from your code files directly within the editor

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Features

We have a few feature, more are coming later 😁

Create GitHub Gist

Create Gists by posting code files from your local VS Code environment to GitHub's Gist service.

  • Live Code Snippets
  • Live Diagrams
  • PR 2 Doc
  • Doc Structure Suggestions
  • CI Integration

GitHub PAT

To authenticate with GitHub and create Gists, you'll need to provide a GitHub PAT (Personal Access Token), ensuring secure and authorized access, you can get that via your GitHub profile settings.

  • Live Code Snippets
  • Live Diagrams
  • PR 2 Doc
  • Doc Structure Suggestions
  • CI Integration

File Selection

Choose specific code files to include in the Gist by selecting them through the file picker within the VS Code interface.

  • Live Code Snippets
  • Live Diagrams
  • PR 2 Doc
  • Doc Structure Suggestions
  • CI Integration

Private or Public Gists

You can decide whether your Gist should be public or private, allowing you to control who can access and view your code snippets for safer collaboration.

  • Live Code Snippets
  • Live Diagrams
  • PR 2 Doc
  • Doc Structure Suggestions
  • CI Integration

Steps to Install

Install in 5 easy steps

1

Launch Visual Studio Code

2

Go to the Extensions view by clicking on the square icon on the left sidebar or by using the shortcut“Cmd+Shift+X”

3

Search for “Code-to-Gist” in the Extensions marketplace

4

Click the “Install” button next to the “Code-to-Gist” extension

5

Once installed, you can find the extension usingCmd+Shift+P or at the bottom left of your VSCode as“Create Gist”

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