Open-source alternatives to Pastebin
Pastebin stores snippets of text or code at a shareable URL. The list below is every catalog tool tagged Pastebins, which is the closest the catalog gets to the same job; none of them has been checked feature by feature against Pastebin.
| Tool | Stars |
|---|---|
Bookmark-everything app with a touch of AI for the data hoarders out there. AGPL-3.0 · released 2026-08-11 | 28,890 |
Minimalist pastebin/discussion board where the server has zero knowledge of hosted data. Zlib · released 2026-08-08 | 8,592 |
Note-taking application optimized for people with a hacker mindset. MIT · released 2026-07-28 | 6,013 |
Pastebin powered by Git. AGPL-3.0 · released 2026-08-30 | 3,340 |
Dead-simple application to securely communicate passwords (or text) over the web. Passwords automatically expire after a certain number of views and/or time has passed. Apache-2.0 · released 2026-09-04 | 3,183 |
Secure sharing of secrets, passwords and files. Apache-2.0 · released 2026-08-20 | 3,109 |
Pastebin and file storage service with a simple web interface. Supports syntax highlighting, optional user authentication and public sharing. GPL-3.0 · released 2026-06-19 | 2,531 |
Share encrypted secrets cross organizations, or as private persons. MIT · released 2026-03-23 | 1,238 |
Minimal file upload/pastebin service. MIT · released 2026-09-07 | 1,199 |
Lightweight, minimal and fast pastebin with an SQLite backend. MIT · released 2026-08-10 | 852 |
Simple pastebin with multiple text and code option, with short url result easy to remember. MIT · released 2023-11-18 | 640 |
Very simple (to deploy and to use) secret message service using Hashicorp Vault as a secrets storage. MIT · released 2026-06-22 | 569 |
End-to-end encrypted pastebin built with the objective of simplicity. AGPL-3.0 · released 2026-07-30 | 566 |
Store and share text snippets and files within your local network. MIT · released 2026-01-28 | 492 |
Beautiful, simple and easy to deploy Pastebin with optional client encryption, multitab pastes, an API, a highlighted editor and more. MIT · released 2026-06-01 | 453 |
A temporary file sharing platform. Focused on providing one-time, temporary file and text upload, processing, and sharing services. AGPL-3.0 · released 2026-09-05 | 402 |
File and link sharing platform with URL shortening, code snippet sharing, and file uploads, featuring customizable expiration, privacy settings, and QR codes. CC0-1.0 · released 2026-07-24 | 84 |
Pastebin with API, client-side encryption, user accounts, syntax highlighting, markdown rendering, and more. BSD-3-Clause · released 2026-07-21 | 80 |
Lightweight, self‑hosted snippet manager for saving and organizing code and text snippets with folders, tags, API, and GitHub Gist sync. AGPL-3.0 · released 2026-09-06 | 71 |
Zero-knowledge one-time secret sharing. Create a one-time link for a password, API key, or file. Encrypted client-side in the browser, never reaches the server in plaintext, self-destructs after the allowed number of views (one by default). MIT · released 2026-07-27 | 51 |
Minimal pastebin supporting client-side encryption, fulltext search, one-time messages. Intended for one to few users looking for a simple pastebin deployment. Apache-2.0 · released 2025-11-12 | 18 |
Simple paste sharing platform, with client side encryption, featuring the monaco browser-based code editor. AGPL-3.0 · released 2025-02-01 | 16 |
Simple paste app friendly with browser and command line. GPL-3.0 · released 2026-01-21 | 9 |
Open source on-prem code snippet manager. MIT · released unknown | n/a |
Super-minimal pastebin and file upload service focusing on small executable size, portability, and ease of configuration. AGPL-3.0 · released unknown | n/a |
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