Code Medium

Extends the Medium and Substack writer interfaces to quickly create and edit Github Gists, without having to leave the editor.

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Code Medium is a powerful Chrome extension designed to seamlessly integrate GitHub Gist functionality into Medium and Substack writer interfaces. It allows writers and developers to quickly create, edit, and embed GitHub Gists directly within their posts without ever leaving the editor. Users can easily add new gists via a convenient toolbar button, supporting both public and secret (unlisted) gists with syntax highlighting for popular programming languages.

The extension enhances editing by enabling double-click editing or deletion of existing gists, with intuitive controls to remove embeds or delete gists entirely. It also addresses display issues by fixing the height of embedded gists to avoid cut-off or excessive padding, and specifically resolves embedding quirks on Substack. While multi-file gists have some limitations, single-file gists are fully supported, providing a streamlined workflow for embedding code snippets and fostering an improved writing experience for technical content creators.

By:: https://manueldellelce.com
Users:: 1,000+
Rating:: 4.64
(22)
Version:: 0.7.0 (Last updated: 2025-03-18)
Creation date:: 2020-03-10
Risk:: Moderate risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:: identity
storage
scripting
Host permissions:: https://github.com/*
https://gist.github.com/*
https://*.substack.com/**
Size:: 830.46K
Email:: mh*****@gmail.com
URLs:: Website
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: a day ago

Ranking

# 23,786 ▲ 1

Other rankings

#16 in code keyword 25 ▼ 3 #17 in medium keyword 12 ▲ 1 #75 in embed keyword 11 ▼ 4

Other platforms

Code Medium (v0.6.0)

37 4.00

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User reviews

Users find the Code Medium extension to be very useful for enhancing code embedding and updating in Medium articles, making technical blogging easier and more enjoyable compared to Medium's default code features. While many praise its functionality and support, some users have experienced issues with GitHub login hanging and the lack of support for embedding Jupyter notebooks, which affects code visibility for those formats.

Pros

Significantly improves the experience of embedding and updating code blocks in Medium articles
Makes technical blogging and writing code posts much easier and more comfortable
Provides a better alternative to Medium's default code blocks and gist embedding
Reliable and works as expected, with good support

Cons

Some users report the extension hangs or fails during GitHub login, preventing startup
Does not support embedding ipynb notebooks, resulting in code not being visible after embedding

Recent reviews

very useful, love it.

Harry Li, 2022-07-15

Love it!

Fabio Nettis, 2022-01-18

Amazing! Makes thing so much easier

IT Bucan, 2022-01-18

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Code Medium requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Request access to the following domains: github.com, substack.com
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Risk likelihood

Code Medium has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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