CodeMenu — Developer Knowledge Base for Mac

Capabilities

Your second brain, --offline

Designed for the modern developer workflow. No cloud sync required. No subscription needed.

Polyglot Artifact Storage

It's not just for code. Store the entire context of your feature.

Code

60+ languages

AI Prompts

System templates

Images

Design refs

Notes

Markdown + LaTeX

Colors

Design tokens

Links

Web bookmarks

AI-Powered

Chat with your snippets using the built-in AI, or connect external agents via the MCP Server. Your knowledge base becomes the context layer for every AI tool you use.

You: How do I use the CVE calculator? AI: Based on your "CVSS v3.1 Base-Score Calculator" snippet…

Scriptable Actions

Automate your knowledge base maintenance. Write scripts to bulk-refactor code, validate snippet syntax, or generate reports. Full access to read and modify your library programmatically.

            // Example: Add license header to all Swift
                files
            const license = "//
                Copyright 2026 Extiri\n";
            
            for (let i = 0;
              i < snippets.length; i++) {
                 let s = snippets[i];
                 if (s.lang === "swift" && !s.code.includes("Copyright")) {
                 s.code = license + s.code;
                 s.update(); //
                    Persist changes
                 alert("Updated", s.title);
                 }
                }
          

Syntax highlighting for 60+ languages

Your snippets stay readable with proper highlighting.

Prompt

Image

Color

APL

PGP

ASN.1

CMake

C

C++

Objective-C

Kotlin

Scala

C#

Java

COBOL

CoffeeScript

Lisp

CSS/SCSS

Django

Dart

Dockerfile

Erlang

Fortran

Go

Groovy

Haskell

HTML

HTTP

JavaScript

TypeScript

JSON

ECMA

Jinja

Lua

Markdown

Maths

N-Triples

Pascal

Perl

PHP

PowerShell

Properties

Protobuf

Python

R

Ruby

Rust

Sass

Scheme

Shell

SQL

SQLite

SPARQL

MySQL

LaTeX

Swift

Text

TOML

Turtle

VB.NET

Vue

XML

YAML

RegEx

Integration

The missing layer in your stack

CodeMenu sits between your editor, your terminal, and your AI tools.

Side Window

Side Window & Suggestions app

Keep CodeMenu pinned next to VS Code or Xcode. Drag and drop snippets, or use the Suggestions companion app to find relevant code without leaving your editor (type §§).

Suggestions App

CLI

Terminal Access

Access your library via cdmn. Features a TUI for browsing, fuzzy search for quick retrieval, and scriptable output (like JSON).

            # Install cdmn
            $ go install github.com/extiri/cdmn@latest
            
            # Fuzzy search for "show alert"
            $ cdmn get "show alert"
          

CodeMenu CLI

AI

Give Claude or Cursor access to your personal knowledge base.

Connect CodeMenu to Claude Code, Cursor, or VS Code using the MCP server. Give your AI assistant secure, local access to your personal documentation, prompt documents, and verified code patterns.

MCP Server

Engineered for Focus

Keep the working context visible, searchable, and ready to reuse

CodeMenu is built around the pieces that make developer work repeatable: focused spaces, connected artifacts, quick previews, and automation hooks that keep your library close to the tools you already use.

Structured for Focus

Context switching kills flow. Use Spaces to isolate only the snippets relevant to your current project. Drop temporary ideas into Stashes for quick access without the clutter, while Groups and Tags remain available when a broader taxonomy helps.

Visual Knowledge Graph

Knowledge does not live in isolation. Link an OSINT screenshot to research notes, or connect a database config to its migration script. Navigate your library visually and rediscover connections you already made.

First-Class Artifacts

It is not just a text bucket. CodeMenu renders Markdown with LaTeX support, previews images and colors, and highlights syntax for 60+ languages. Store the entire context of your work, from PDFs to shell scripts.

Run & Preview

Do not just store code. Execute shell scripts directly from the app, preview HTML and JavaScript in a sandboxed web view, and test a regular expression before you commit it.

Various content types including images and code

Headless & Scriptable

The built-in HTTP server exposes your library to local tools. Fetch snippets with curl, integrate with Raycast, or write JavaScript automations that transform content on paste.

# Access your snippets from anywhere $ curl localhost:1300/v1/snippets

Find snippets even when you don't remember the exact words.

Semantic search retrieves relevant code from your own library based on meaning. Ask questions naturally to find that reusable shell command or API example you saved months ago.

Shortcuts Integration

CodeMenu ships with Shortcuts actions to create, search, update, and organise snippets, groups, and tags without opening the app.

And So Much More

Generate shareable code images, recognise text from screenshots, encrypt sensitive snippets, sync via iCloud, publish to GitHub Gists, or host your own Snippets Store.

More than a snippet manager

	Basic snippet tools	CodeMenu
Content types	Text	Code, prompts, images, colors, notes
Organization	Folders, tags	Folders, tags, graph links
Search	Text search	Text search + semantic search
Automation	Text expansion	JavaScript, HTTP calls, dynamic placeholders
Data storage	Cloud	Local (offline-first)

Ready to upgrade your developer knowledge base?

Experience local-first snippet management with instant semantic search, AI prompt tools, and seamless workflow integrations.

Use Cases

Developer Workflows

Use Case

FAQ

A code snippet manager is a tool that allows developers to save, organize, and quickly retrieve reusable blocks of code. CodeMenu goes beyond this by also acting as a developer knowledge base for storing documentation, API examples, and visual assets.

Developers typically organize snippets using tags, folders (Spaces), and sometimes visual graphs to link related items. With CodeMenu, you can categorize your reusable shell commands, SQL queries, and project architecture notes to keep your workspace clutter-free.

Yes. CodeMenu acts as an AI prompt manager, letting you store, version, and organize system templates or complex instructions for LLMs, replacing scattered text files.

Yes, CodeMenu features semantic search, allowing you to find snippets and notes based on the intent of your query even if you don't remember the exact function name or syntax.

Yes. Using the built-in MCP server, you can give AI assistants like Claude or Cursor secure access to read your personal knowledge base, grounding their answers in your verified code.

Yes, it does. You can sync your snippets and some settings across your devices using iCloud by enabling it in the settings.

CodeMenu supports two types of models for the AI chat and generation features. First is builtin which allows you to use Mistral 7B and Gemma 2 2B. Second is Ollama app. If you download Ollama you can then connect CodeMenu to it and use any model available through it.

CodeMenu is offline-first and privacy-focused. Your code never leaves your machine unless you explicitly choose to share it.

The built-in HTTP server provides a local API for your other tools to access your library. It is not for public sharing. Use it to fetch snippets via scripts, integrate with Raycast/Alfred, or build custom workflows that need access to your knowledge base.

Yes. CodeMenu is designed to be the context layer for your AI. Use the MCP server to let Claude or other agents query your library, or use the local semantic search to find relevant context to paste into your LLM.

Yes, there is a 14-day free trial available on the Mac App Store. You can choose between a one-time purchase or a subscription.

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