Frequently Asked Questions

CodeShare was a platform for developers to share, discover, and collaborate on code snippets. Founded in 2012 and operating until 2019, our service allowed programmers to easily share their code with others, get feedback, and build a collection of useful snippets for future reference.

After seven successful years serving the developer community, CodeShare closed in November 2019 due to changing market conditions and increasing competition from larger platforms. We're proud of the impact we had during our time and grateful to all the users who made CodeShare a vibrant community.

Yes, this is an archived version of the CodeShare platform. While you can browse existing content, new features are not being developed and technical support is no longer available. This archive is maintained as a historical resource.

Users could share code by creating a new snippet, selecting the programming language, adding a title and description, and optionally adding tags. Public snippets were visible to all users, while private snippets were only visible to the creator or specific users they chose to share with.

CodeShare supported syntax highlighting for over 30 programming languages, including:

• JavaScript
• Python
• Java
• C/C++
• PHP
• Ruby
• HTML/CSS
• SQL
• Swift
• Go
• And many more

Users could collaborate by commenting on code snippets, suggesting improvements, and "starring" snippets they found helpful. For direct collaboration, users could share private snippets with specific collaborators who could then view and comment on the code.

When CodeShare closed in 2019, we provided users with a 90-day period to download their data. After this period, in accordance with our data retention policy, personal account information was deleted from our active systems, though anonymized usage data was retained for analytical purposes.

No, account recovery is no longer possible. All user accounts were deactivated when the service closed in 2019, and personal account information has been deleted in accordance with data protection regulations.

All active Premium subscribers were issued prorated refunds when we announced our closure in October 2019. If you believe you were eligible for a refund but did not receive one, unfortunately, we are no longer able to process refund requests as all financial operations ceased in January 2020.

No, the CodeShare API was discontinued along with all other services when the platform closed in 2019. Any applications that relied on the CodeShare API will no longer function.

There are several excellent alternatives for sharing code snippets and collaborating with other developers, including:

• GitHub Gist
• CodePen
• JSFiddle
• Pastebin
• StackOverflow

Each platform has different features, so we recommend exploring them to find the one that best suits your needs.

CodeShare's team has disbanded following the closure of the company in 2019. There is no longer an active support team, and all previous contact channels (email, social media, etc.) have been deactivated.