Gist Organizer

Tracking since Apr 30, 2026.

Changelog

• May 7, 2026
  description

  Tired of GitHub's flat list of gists? Gist Organizer transforms gist.github.com into a project-based file explorer with a real code editor — without leaving GitHub.
  
  Group related gists into projects (just give them the same description), then browse them as tiles, open one, and edit any file with full syntax highlighting and inline saving. No new accounts, no third-party sync — everything happens against your own GitHub gists.
  
  KEY FEATURES
  
  — Project tiles instead of an endless list of single-file gists
  — Side-panel file explorer when you open a project
  — CodeMirror-powered editor with syntax highlighting, line numbers, bracket matching
  — Inline save (Ctrl+S) using GitHub's native form mechanism
  — Markdown rendering with one-click Edit toggle
  — Drag-and-drop folder upload to create new projects
  — Add, rename, delete files inline; right-click for context actions
  — Star, archive, and unarchive projects or individual files
  — Copy file links — Latest URL or revision-pinned Permalink
  — Filter bar: search by name, filter by visibility / starred / archived
  — Per-project file-type filter when a project has multiple extensions
  — Ctrl+S to save, Esc to close, drag-drop everywhere
  — Responsive layout for any screen size
  
  WHY YOU MIGHT WANT IT
  
  If you use GitHub Gists as your scratchpad for code snippets, configs, notes, or starter templates, you've probably noticed they get unwieldy fast. Gist Organizer gives them folder structure (via shared descriptions), an actual editor, and the management actions GitHub's native UI is missing.
  
  PRIVACY
  
  Gist Organizer doesn't collect, store, or transmit any personal data. It operates entirely between your browser and GitHub. Settings (sort order, default visibility, filter state) are stored locally via Chrome's storage API. See the privacy policy for full details.
  
  OPEN SOURCE
  
  MIT-licensed. Source, bug reports, and contributions: github.com/mnlynam/gist-organizer-extension

  Got 50 gists and zero idea where any of them are? Same (at least that used to be the case).
  
  GitHub Gists are great for snippets, configs, notes, and starter templates, until you realize that you have too many of them and the homepage gives you anxiety while scanning through a flat reverse-chronological list to find your project. Gist Organizer aims to solve that by turning gist.github.com into a project-based file explorer with a real code editor (yes, with colors).
  
  To group gists into a project, just give them the same gist description (the short label you set when creating a gist), and the extension does the work of merging them into a single tile (project), and clicking that tile opens a side-panel file explorer with all of that project's files.
  
  KEY FEATURES
  
  — Project tiles in place of the flat reverse-chronological list
  — Side-panel file explorer when you open a project
  — CodeMirror editor with syntax highlighting, line numbers, bracket matching, and a dark theme (because darkness + code = <3)
  — Inline save (Ctrl+S) using GitHub's own form mechanism
  — Background file preloading so switching between files is instant
  — Markdown rendering with a one-click Edit toggle
  — Drag-and-drop a folder onto the page to create a new project, or drop files into an open project to add them
  — Add, rename, and delete files inline; right-click for context actions
  — Star, archive, and unarchive files and projects (gists can't be archived natively so this adds that)
  — Copy a file's link four ways: viewer page or raw content, latest or pinned to a specific revision
  — Filter bar: search by name; toggle visibility, starred, and archived filters
  — Treats secret and public gists as first-class, so the extension respects whatever visibility you set, and secret gists stay unlisted (linkable but not on your profile or in search)
  — Per-project file-type filter when a project mixes extensions
  — Press Esc to back out of any view to the project list
  — Toolbar popup settings: default sort order, default visibility, and a one-click disable to fall back to GitHub's native view
  — Responsive layout from cramped laptops to ultrawide
  
  WHY YOU MIGHT WANT IT
  
  The native gist UI is fine for one-off snippets, but once you're using gists as a long-term scratchpad, it falls short because it lacks folder structure, bulk actions, archiving, etc. You get the gist. ;) Gist Organizer adds the management features and the editor that make gists practical at scale, with many of the perks of a repo without the overhead of one.
  
  PRIVACY
  
  The extension doesn't collect, store, or transmit any personal data. It runs entirely between your browser and gist.github.com. Settings (sort order, default visibility, filter state) live in Chrome's local storage. See the privacy policy for full details.
  
  OPEN SOURCE
  
  MIT-licensed. Source, bug reports, and feature requests: github.com/mnlynam/gist-organizer-extension

Permissions & access

Permissions

storage

Host access

https://gist.github.com/*

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