Pieces
AI dev companion for snippets, screenshots of code, and conversational context across IDEs and browsers.
Pieces is an AI dev companion for snippets, screenshots of code, and conversational context across IDEs and browsers. Captures and stores code snippets, screenshots, and browsing context in a unified local-first workspace.
About Pieces
Pieces is an AI dev companion for saving snippets, code screenshots, and conversational context across your IDEs and browser.
Its idea is a local-first memory for your workflow: it captures snippets, screenshots, and browsing context into one workspace, with plugins for VS Code and JetBrains plus a browser extension, and a conversational assistant that can reference what you've saved.
It's for developers who want a persistent, private scratchpad the AI can draw on, running as a desktop app on macOS, Windows, and Linux. Two notes: the free tier limits cloud-synced snippets and active AI features, and full functionality needs the companion desktop app alongside the IDE plugins.
It's a context-and-memory layer rather than a coding agent — it sits beside the editors and agents, not in place of them.
Sources: pieces.app, this listing
Pieces pros and cons
Pros
- Captures and stores code snippets, screenshots, and browsing context in a unified local-first workspace.
- Provides dedicated plugins for VS Code and JetBrains IDEs alongside a browser extension.
- Runs as a desktop application on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
- Includes a conversational assistant that can reference previously saved snippets and context.
Cons
- Free tier restricts the number of cloud-synced snippets and active AI features.
- Full functionality requires installing the companion Pieces desktop app in addition to IDE plugins.
Tagged
- VS Code Extension
- JetBrains Plugin
- Free
- Freemium
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</a>Frequently asked questions
- What is Pieces?
- Pieces is an AI dev companion for snippets, screenshots of code, and conversational context across IDEs and browsers.
- Is Pieces free?
- Pieces offers a free tier and paid plans with higher limits or premium features.
- What platforms does Pieces support?
- Pieces runs on mac, win, linux, vscode-ext, jetbrains-plugin.
- What are the alternatives to Pieces?
- Similar tools in AI Coding Agents on vibedonalds: daily.dev for agents, Inferock, Polylane Impact Analysis, OpenMuse.
- What are the downsides of Pieces?
- Free tier restricts the number of cloud-synced snippets and active AI features. Full functionality requires installing the companion Pieces desktop app in addition to IDE plugins.