Pieces for Developers: Copilot & Code Capture

Pieces for Developers: Copilot & Code Capture

Save, share, generate and understand code snippets & concepts to boost your productivity during online research and problem-solving.

What is Pieces for Developers: Copilot & Code Capture?
"Pieces for Developers: Copilot & Code Capture" is an Edge extension that streamlines the process of managing code snippets found online. With just one click, developers can save any code block they come across on the web, share snippets with others, and utilize an integrated AI copilot to ask questions or generate code examples. The tool enhances snippets with source URLs, autogenerated descriptions, language classification, and searchable tags. It requires the Pieces desktop app and Pieces OS service for full functionality, and offers privacy-focused AI assistance using local or cloud-based language models.
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Stats
Rating: 5.00 (2)
Version: 2.9.3 (Last updated: 2024-04-26)
Creation date: 2023-03-27
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • sidePanel
  • activeTab
  • contextMenus
  • storage
  • scripting
  • clipboardWrite
Host permissions:
  • https://*/*
  • http://*/*
Size: 11.71M
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Summary

One-click save for all the code snippets you find on the web.

Ever browse the internet and find a bunch of lines of code you want to save? Pieces for Developers Microsoft Edge Extension makes it incredibly easy to save snippets from the web.

To save, simply hover over any code block on a webpage and click the Pieces buttons to save the code or generate a link to share that snippet with others.

You can also highlight and right click to save code or use a keyboard shortcut:

  • Mac (Cmd + Shift + S)
  • Windows (Alt + Shift + S)

Once saved, Pieces automatically enriches your snippets:

  • Saves the source URL from where you saved the snippet
  • Generates a description of the snippet based on the title and content of the page it was saved from
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User reviews
just installed the extension and when trying to save a snippet it says "This extension is out of date! Please upgrade to the latest version available." Their own website says the latest version is 2.8.7, while the version I have installed is 2.8.8.
by Mitchell, 2024-02-23

Wow, mindblowing...
by Darren, 2024-02-21

if your a coder /developer/ engineer, honestly it doesn't matter if you don't feel like copy and pasting code/snippets to something you will prob forget...get this app i promise it will change your life its AMAZING!!!!!
by Anthony, 2023-08-26
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Safety
Risk impact

Pieces for Developers: Copilot & Code Capture is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Pieces for Developers: Copilot & Code Capture if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Pieces for Developers: Copilot & Code Capture is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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