BoilerKit - Instantly Insert Boilerplate Code

BoilerKit provides ready-to-use boilerplate code for 30+ languages with just a snippet trigger. No configuration, no fluff – just pure productivity.

Just type a trigger like cppboiler, pyboiler, jsxboiler and hit Enter.

Features

• Supports 30+ languages and frameworks
• Supports popular languages: C++, Python, JavaScript, HTML, Rust, Go, and more
• Consistent snippet naming: cppboiler, pyboiler, jsboiler, etc.
• Type less, code more with quick snippets
• Works out of the box – no config needed

Usage

1. Open a new file like main.cpp or main.py
2. Type: cppboiler, pyboiler, etc.
3. Hit Enter to insert code

Example

• File: main.cpp
• Type: cppboiler
• Output:

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

int main() {
    cout << "Hello World! Welcome to BoilerKit" << endl;
    return 0;
}

Supported Languages (Examples)

Programming Languages

Language	Trigger	Language	Trigger
C++	cppboiler	Swift	swiftboiler
Python	pyboiler	Kotlin	kotlinboiler
JavaScript	jsboiler	C#	csboiler
TypeScript	tsboiler	Dart	dartboiler
Java	javaboiler	Scala	scalaboiler
C	cboiler	R	rboiler
Go	goboiler	MATLAB	matlabboiler
Rust	rustboiler	Perl	perlboiler
PHP	phpboiler	Lua	luaboiler
Ruby	rubyboiler	SQL	sqlboiler

Markup & Config Languages

Language	Trigger	Language	Trigger
HTML	htmlboiler	XML	xmlboiler
CSS	cssboiler	YAML	yamlboiler
JSON	jsonboiler

Scripting

Language	Trigger	Language	Trigger
Shell Script	shboiler	PowerShell	psboiler

Frameworks

Framework	Trigger	Framework	Trigger
React (JSX)	reactjsboiler	Next.js Page	nextpjsboiler

Want more languages or frameworks? Contribute below

Contributing

Want to contribute your favorite language boilerplate?

Add a New Snippet

1. Fork the repository
2. Open snippets/boiler-snippets.code-snippets
3. Add a block in the following format:

"<Language> Boilerplate": {
  "prefix": "yourtrigger",
  "body": [
    "your boilerplate code here"
  ],
  "description": "BoilerKit: <Language> Boilerplate"
}

4. Add the language to the contributes.snippets array in package.json

{
  "language": "yourlanguage",
  "path": "./snippets/boiler-snippets.code-snippets"
}

5. Open a PR and help others start faster 🚀

Installation

Via VS Code Marketplace

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
3. Search for BoilerKit
4. Click "Install"

Via Command Line

code --install-extension [email protected]

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