Gist Snippet

An IntelliJ Platform plugin that provides a tool window for browsing, creating, editing, and inserting GitHub Gist snippets without leaving the IDE.

Features

Browse gists — View your own gists or starred gists in a persistent tool window.
Filter & search — Filter by visibility (public/secret), tags, or a full-text search across title, description, tags, filename, and content.
Preview & insert — Click (or double-click) a file to open a floating preview popup with Insert at Cursor and Copy buttons.
CRUD — Create, edit, and delete gists directly from the IDE. The Add Gist action is also available in editor, project-view, and console context menus to quickly turn selected text into a gist.
Auto-sync — Gists are cached locally and synced incrementally in the background using GitHub’s since parameter, so the UI is always fast and works offline.

IntelliJ-based IDE (IC 2023.1 or later)
Built-in GitHub plugin must be enabled and at least one GitHub account configured under Settings → Version Control → GitHub

Install the plugin from the JetBrains Marketplace.
Open the Gist Snippet tool window (left sidebar).
If prompted, add a GitHub account via Settings → Version Control → GitHub.
Use the toolbar to switch between Own and Starred gists, apply filters, or create a new gist.

Open the settings dialog from the tool window toolbar (gear icon):

Setting	Default	Description
GitHub account	—	Which account’s gists to load
Sync interval	5 min	How often to check GitHub for changes
Use remote proxy	off	Route API calls through remote server when network is blocked
Double click to preview	off	Require double-click instead of single-click to open the preview popup