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Products that do what Secret does

Encrypted text and file sharing, self-host ready

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   Portable Secret – How I store my secrets and communicate privately▲1,290

   2022 · mprimi.github.io

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   Secret▲173

   Send a message through a safe, private, and encrypted link

   2017

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   Wormhole▲438

   Simple, fast, and private file sharing ✨

   2021

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   SecretDrop▲8

   Encrypted file sharing for developers.

   Feb 2026 · secretdrop.dev

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   ySendit▲73

   Send data without limits

   2020

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   Encrypt and hide files inside images▲208

   2022 · github.com

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   Send/Share Files by Couchdrop▲135

   Send encrypted file links instead of email attachments

   Oct 2025

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   Duckist▲146

   Share secrets, passwords or files in a safe and easy way

   2023

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   BurnLink▲87

   Share encrypted files that are ephemeral

   Mar 2026 · burnlink.page

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    transferfile.io▲85

    Encrypted filesharing through the IPFS network

    2021

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    ShareAccount▲167

    Share your account without giving out your password

    2017

12. 12
    Hush▲94

    Share secrets safely in Slack

    2020

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    Data Dead Drop▲191

    Simple file sharing, secure, self-destructing

    2024

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    Hirosend▲90

    Secure File Sharing Made Simple

    Nov 2025

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    SecretNote▲3

    Self-destructing encrypted messages, files & screenshots

    Jul 2026 · secretnote.eu

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    SnapSend▲4

    Send secrets & files that self-destruct — request one back

    Jun 2026 · snapsend.site

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    Let's Seal – Let's Encrypt for document signing, free and self-hosted▲94

    TLDR, Let's Seal gives the finger to Adobe and every doc signing tool (docusign, google, etc) who pay to play with the Adobe Approved Trust List and then charge you for something that should be free. Currently even the person checking if a document/contract is sealed or code is authentic has to also be inside the same Adobe walled garden too. Verification, the part that should be free is the part everyone charges for. Thats the shape Let's Encrypt fixed for TLS, and I wanted the same thing for documents and files. The core idea therefore needed to go a bit beyond e signatures and i…

    Jul 2026 · github.com

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    file.io▲91

    Super simple file sharing

    2015

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    Ots – share a secret via one-time URL▲77

    2021 · github.com

20. 20EA
    Encrypt and upload files to IPFS from browser▲73

    Hi HN, I'm building ThirdCloud with the goal to replace Google Drive for everyone: more private, cheaper & maybe better UI/UX. So far, I've successfully implemented the main feature, which involves uploading and downloading files. Files are encrypted before being sent to IPFS network. Would like to hear your thoughts on this proof of concept.

    2023 · thirdcloud.org

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    Share It, Anonymously with Self Destruct Messages▲52

    2021 · pastenow.me

22. 22CI
    CryptSend.io – Share encrypted files with randomly generated links▲74

    2018 · cryptsend.io

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    Hidetext.sh – encrypted pastebin where the server never sees the key▲7

    Hi HN! I built hidetext.sh — a way to share text, code, and files through links the server can't read. How it works: your browser generates a random key and encrypts everything locally (NaCl secretbox, XSalsa20-Poly1305). Only ciphertext is uploaded. The key goes into the URL fragment — the part after # — which browsers never send to servers. The link carries the key, my server stores the locked box, and the two only meet in a browser. A design detail I'm fairly happy with: burn-after-read doesn't destroy the paste on the first HTTP request. The naive version means a Slack or iMessage link…

    Jul 2026 · hidetext.sh

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    Encrypt File Online▲7

    Encrypt Any File. Zero Upload. Total Privacy.

    Nov 2025

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