Sync
massCode does not require a built-in cloud account or a proprietary sync service. To sync your data across devices, sync your Markdown Vault folder with the file service you already trust.
Because massCode uses Markdown Vault, syncing is straightforward: your data is just plain files on disk. Point any file sync service at your vault directory:
- iCloud Drive
- Dropbox
- Google Drive
- Syncthing
- Git repository
This approach works well if you want:
- the same snippets and notes on multiple computers
- version history through Git
- full control over where your data lives
massCode watches the vault directory in real time, so changes made outside the app are picked up automatically.
Values of HTTP secret variables are the one exception: they are stored outside the vault, so they are not synced and have to be entered on each device separately.
Offloaded (online-only) files
Cloud services can free up disk space by keeping only file placeholders on your device: the file is visible on disk, but its content stays in the cloud until it is read. This happens with iCloud Drive (Optimize Mac Storage), OneDrive (Files On-Demand), Google Drive (online-only), and Dropbox (online-only).
massCode handles offloaded vault files without freezing:
- Snippets, notes, and HTTP requests whose files are offloaded still appear in lists right away, marked with a cloud icon.
- Their content is downloaded in the background. Overall progress is shown at the bottom of the space rail.
- Opening an offloaded item moves it to the front of the download queue; the content appears as soon as it is fetched.
- The app never overwrites a file whose content has not been downloaded yet, so no data is lost.
For the smoothest experience, tell your cloud service to keep the vault folder downloaded:
- iCloud Drive (macOS 15+): right-click the vault folder and choose Keep Downloaded. On macOS 14 and earlier, disable Optimize Mac Storage in iCloud settings.
- OneDrive: right-click the vault folder and choose Always keep on this device.
- Google Drive: mark the vault folder as Available offline.
- Dropbox: set the vault folder to Make available offline.