Github’s Missing Feature : Folder Download
Have you ever found yourself in this situation on GitHub?
You discover the perfect code example, a useful UI component, or just the documentation folder you need. The catch? The only way to get it is to download the entire repository. That means you get years of commit history and countless irrelevant files, all just for one folder.
This is a common frustration that wastes time and bandwidth. I wanted to change that.
I built GitSnipper to solve this problem. It is a simple browser based tool that lets you download any single folder from a GitHub repo as a clean, ready to use ZIP file.
It requires no installation and runs entirely in your browser. You get only the code you need, nothing more.
With GitSnipper, you can:
•Skip the clutter and get straight to the code.
•Save time and local storage space.
•Quickly extract specific components, examples, or documentation.
It is especially useful for:
•Pulling just the /models directory from a large machine learning repository.
•Downloading a single example from a tutorial project.
•Grabbing a component from a UI library without the entire framework.
Try it for yourself here:
https://gitsnipper.vercel.app/
I would love to hear your feedback or ideas on how this tool could fit into your workflow.
