Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to termsend

pastebin directly from terminal with netcat/socat

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. termsend launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Netcat-based command line pastebin▲9

   Termbin.com is a command line pastebin - easy way to share your terminal output.

   2014 · termbin.com · its alternatives →

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   Termtosvg – Record terminal sessions as SVG animations▲767

   Record terminal sessions as SVG animations. Contribute to nbedos/termtosvg development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Seashells – Pipe output from CLI apps to the web in real time▲356

   2017 · seashells.io · its alternatives →

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   Termipal – native micro-GUIs for shell scripts and command line apps▲195

   2017 · termipal.sh · its alternatives →

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   A pure bash web server. No netcat, socat, etc.▲224

   A purely bash web server, no socat, netcat, etc... - GitHub - dzove855/Bash-web-server: A purely bash web server, no socat, netcat, etc...

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Share one-liner command snippets▲145

   2018 · snippets.shodan.io · its alternatives →

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   CLI plain-text notes & bookmarks with Git, sync, encryption, and more▲240

   CLI and local web plain text note‑taking, bookmarking, and archiving with linking, tagging, filtering, search, Git versioning & syncing, Pandoc conversion, + more, in a single portable script. - xwmx/nb

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   CopyCat▲127

   Copy matching files by name instantly

   Oct 2025 · copy-cat.in · its alternatives →

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   Assist – Instant terminal sharing from anywhere▲117

   There's no place like Homeland.

   2019 · assist.app · its alternatives →

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    Doxx – Terminal .docx viewer inspired by Glow▲261

    I got tired of open file.docx → wait 8 seconds → close Word just to read a document, so I built a terminal-native Word viewer! What it does: * View `.docx` files directly in your terminal with (mostly) proper formatting * Tables actually look like tables (with Unicode borders!) * Nested lists work correctly with indentation * Full-text search with highlighting * Copy content straight to clipboard with `c` * Export to markdown/CSV/JSON Why I made this: Working on servers over SSH, I constantly hit Word docs I needed to check quickly. The existing solutions I'm aware of either strip…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Termplay: Play videos in your terminal▲101

    GitLab: https://gitlab.com/jD91mZM2/termplay. Contribute to jD91mZM2/termplay development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Termius (YC W19) – Share your terminal session like Google Docs▲30

    Hi everybody, I’m Roman from Termius (YC W19, HN launch https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20118727). I want to share news about a new exciting feature that we wanted to build for a long time. It’s Terminal Sharing. Terminal Sharing enables engineers to get instant help from their colleagues by providing a link to their terminal output updated in real-time. There is also a mode where the viewer can enter commands from their end. When I was getting into programming, some of my biggest problems were: compilation errors or not being able to set up something on a Linux server.…

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Share your Unix shell with people you trust▲87

    Command line tool to share your UNIX terminal and forward local TCP ports to people you trust. - gravitational/teleconsole

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    curl.io▲132

    Share your files from your Terminal / SSH

    2014 · curl.io · its alternatives →

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    Get answers for shell commands from GPT3 from your terminal▲159

    I was constantly googling CLI commands so I built this small CLI tool with GPT3. You can ask for shell commands right from the CLI. You'd need to use your own API KEY for this but it's pretty simple, instructions are in the README Not perfect but not bad either.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    slackcat▲87

    Post command line output directly to Slack.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    pbcopy/pbpaste across machines via Gitlab Snippets▲55

    copy and paste across machines. Contribute to bradwood/glsnip development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A simple Pastebin Clone using Deno▲58

    This is a simple Pastebin clone I made using the Deno Typescript runtime. I created a simple templating system, and implemented server-side rendering for the UI. Demo: https://paste.jlcarveth.dev/

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    transfer.sh▲148

    Easy file sharing from the command line

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    WebRTTY – Share a terminal session over WebRTC▲125

    Share a terminal session over WebRTC. Contribute to maxmcd/webtty development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Interact with the terminal in plain English using GPT-3▲90

    Your wishes are my commands. Contribute to dylanjcastillo/shell-genie development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Simple command line note taking tool▲84

    Daily notes command line tool. Contribute to tomlockwood/dn development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Terminal sharing using your browser▲55

    2014 · nutty.io · its alternatives →

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    termique▲90

    A free SSH client for Mac, Windows and Linux. Every host in one place, with end-to-end encrypted sync, SFTP, SSH key management, and an AI terminal assistant.

    Jun 2026 · termique.app · its alternatives →

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