Pastebins and text sharing services

• bpaste (bpa.st)

  bpa.st

  Code pastebin running the open source pinnwand software, with Python lexers at the top of its list. Syntax highlighting, multiple files per paste, and every paste expires.

  • Syntax highlighting
  • Always expires
  • API
  • Open source
  • No account
  Details Visit bpaste (bpa.st) (external site)

• ControlC

  controlc.com

  Combined pastebin and image host. Text pastes up to 100 KB with BBCode formatting, optional passwords and expiry; guest pastes last up to 48 hours.

  • Password protection
  • Self-destruct
  • BBCode
  • Image uploads
  Details Visit ControlC (external site)

• Debian Paste

  paste.debian.net

  Debian's community pastebin for sharing logs, configs and code. All pastes are hidden links, retention is capped at 90 days, and there is a JSON API.

  • Hidden by default
  • Syntax highlighting
  • API
  • Open source
  Details Visit Debian Paste (external site)

• dpaste

  dpaste.org

  Simple, open source code pastebin with syntax highlighting, expiry from one hour to never, one-time snippets and an easy curl-friendly API. No account needed.

  • Syntax highlighting
  • One-time snippets
  • API
  • Open source
  • No account
  Details Visit dpaste (external site)

• GitHub Gist

  gist.github.com

  GitHub's snippet sharing service. Every gist is a Git repository with revision history, and gists can be embedded in web pages. Needs a GitHub account to create.

  • Git versioning
  • Embeds
  • Secret gists
  • API
  • CLI
  Details Visit GitHub Gist (external site)

• GitLab Snippets

  gitlab.com/explore/snippets

  GitLab's built-in code sharing feature. Personal or project snippets with up to 10 files, Git-backed version history and public or private visibility.

  • Git versioning
  • Multiple files
  • Private snippets
  • API
  Details Visit GitLab Snippets (external site)

• JustPaste.it

  justpaste.it

  Share formatted text and images as a web page without signing up. Free accounts add private notes; Premium adds password-encrypted notes and edit history.

  • Rich text
  • Images
  • Anonymous
  • Expiry dates
  Details Visit JustPaste.it (external site)

• paste.rs

  paste.rs

  Minimal command line pastebin built on the Rocket web framework. POST raw data with curl, view it highlighted or as Markdown, and delete it with a DELETE request.

  • Command line
  • curl
  • Markdown
  • No account
  Details Visit paste.rs (external site)

• Pastebin.com

  pastebin.com

  The longest-running general pastebin, online since 2002. Guests can paste straight away; free and PRO accounts add private pastes, larger limits and paste management.

  • Syntax highlighting
  • Expiry options
  • Unlisted pastes
  • API
  Details Visit Pastebin.com (external site)

• pastes.dev

  pastes.dev

  Modern, open source code pastebin built on the Monaco editor, with highlighting for many languages, themes, line links and a one-line curl API. No account needed.

  • Code editor
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Command line
  • Open source
  • No account
  Details Visit pastes.dev (external site)

• PrivateBin

  privatebin.info

  Self-hostable, zero-knowledge pastebin: text is encrypted in your browser with AES-256 before upload. Use a public instance from the official directory or run your own.

  • End-to-end encryption
  • Burn after reading
  • Self-hosted
  • Open source
  Details Visit PrivateBin (external site)

• Rentry

  rentry.co

  Markdown paste and publishing service with live preview, custom URLs and edit codes for later changes. Free, no sign-up, online since 2017.

  • Markdown
  • Custom URLs
  • Edit codes
  • No account
  Details Visit Rentry (external site)

• termbin

  termbin.com

  Terminal pastebin that needs only netcat. Pipe text to termbin.com on port 9999 and get a URL back. Pastes last one week; no account or web form.

  • Command line
  • Netcat
  • No account
  • Open source
  Details Visit termbin (external site)

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