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24 alternatives to YABin – Yet another pastebin that's simple but feature-rich

I've been self-hosting https://privatebin.net for a long time now but there were some annoying issues: no way to turn off encryption, API is complicated, no raw support on the page directly and worst of all: no keyboard shortcuts. I've looked at a bunch of other OSS solutions and all of them (atleast the ones I could find) didn't really have all the features that I needed. So I made this. Optional E2E encryption with optional password protection, keyboard shortcuts (kinda a WIP), simple-ish REST-ish API for making CLIs, direct raw file display & download (with optional server-side…

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. YABin – Yet another pastebin that's simple but feature-rich launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    I'm sure folks here have seen pastebins a thousand times. There's no innovation left in this space – and that's kind of the point. When I wanted to self-host a pastebin, every option I found was too much. Git-based version control, OAuth, elaborate admin panels. I just wanted something I could deploy in under a minute with a CLI that actually works. So I built pbnj (yes, like the sandwich). What it is: - A minimal, beautiful pastebin with syntax highlighting for 100+ languages - One-click deploy to Cloudflare (free tier gives you ~100,000 pastes) - CLI-first: pbnj file.py → get a URL, copied…

    Dec 2025 · pbnj.sh · its alternatives →

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    TextBin▲122

    Open Source alternative to PasteBin

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    So, I updated the website now. This is ClipBin. The Simplest and Secure way of sharing Text or Code. I am open to feedback, just drop a comment below.

    2025 · clipb.in · its alternatives →

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    TextBin▲104

    A privacy focused open source alternative to paste bin

    2024 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

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    Openbin▲138

    Code and notes sharing built for command line warriors

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Create encrypted pastes faster and easier than ever

    2014 · cryptbin.com · its alternatives →

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    Simple and efficient pastebin for code

    2022 · pastes.io · its alternatives →

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    Hardbin▲91

    The world's most secure encrypted pastebin

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Simple and efficient pastebin for mainly code

    2023 · pastes.io · its alternatives →

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    ySendit▲73

    Send data without limits

    2020 · its alternatives →

  13. 13GS

    I built GetPost because I miss the simplicity of just SCPing files to a personal server, but I do not miss the maintenance burden. It's a pastebin/imagebin that runs on Cloudflare Workers with zero ongoing costs and zero maintenance. Key features: - Deploy in 5 minutes, runs free forever (100k reads, 1k uploads daily on CF free tier) - No complex toolchain - no NPM, no wrangler - just curl, python3, and a simple build script - Handles text, markdown (server-rendered), images, any file type up to 10MB - ULID-based access control with separate delete keys An interesting technical bit:…

    2025 · staging.getpost.workers.dev · its alternatives →

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    Simple and Efficient pastebin for mainly code save.

    2023 · pastes.io · its alternatives →

  15. 15IM

    Hey developers I think we're tired of copying and pasting our codes and sharing links using PasteBin, GithubGist, or Slack. What if you could share the codes without copying the link and share them right from your favorite editor? That was the motivation for creating TurboGist. Right now, it's still in the MVP stage, and I'm trying to gather feedback from developers like you. It's available as a beta in the VS Code Extension store. Can you guys check this out? It'd help me a lot. You don't need to pay any penny, 100% FREE. However, I'm working on introducing a self-hosted feature. Besides, a…

    2025 · turbogist.dev · its alternatives →

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    A fast & secure pastebin for text & code sharing

    2025 · pastes.io · its alternatives →

  17. 17FL

    Bluehost - Top rated web hosting provider - Free 1 click installs For blogs, shopping carts, and more. Get a free domain name, real NON-outsourced 24/7 support, and superior speed. web hosting provider php hosting cheap web hosting, Web hosting, domain names, front page hosting, email hosting. We of

    2012 · forkbin.com · its alternatives →

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    Capsule started as a basic HTTP server to teach myself Rust. Then I kept going, and it turned into the first full-stack thing I've fully shipped: a Rust/Axum server, a Rust CLI, an Android app (my first, same story as the Rust one), and a fully featured web UI. It quickly grew as I realized I could solve my file transfer problem by turning a basic webserver into an actual daily use tool. Entire project is open source, code can be found at: https://github.com/withcapsule/ Would love to hear anyone's thoughts on this.

    Jul 2026 · withcapsule.dev · its alternatives →

  19. 19SH

    Three months ago I shared OpenPanel with you all. Got so many encouraging comments then but one feature that was missing/undocumented was self-hosting. I just released it today and thought I would share it here. Keep hosting! Old post here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40432213

    2024 · docs.openpanel.dev · its alternatives →

  20. 20OS

    Hey Hacker News! I am madnuttah, I am a Windows/Linux Sysadmin and some folks may remember this username for "niche" mods I've made for Fallout and Skyrim and some C# UWP Windows Store Apps which I've retired because of Microsoft's unclear strategy abandoning things from one day to another. Why am I writing this? I wanted to be independent from the DNS servers of my provider, because they have often shined brightly with problems in the past instead of functioning properly, wanted to have a little bit more privacy and freedom back by fighting censorship via DNS, so I built my own Unbound…

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    I write a lot in Markdown. Notes, ideas, drafts, half-finished thoughts, lots of code. Lots and lots of code. One thing that has always annoyed me is there's nowhere to just slap a .md file, share it, and have it look pretty. Most platforms either try to turn writing into a social network, a CMS, or some AI something or other. Sometimes you just want to take a Markdown file and put it on the internet without ceremony. The paid plans have a couple of features like encryption at rest, password protection, launch and expiry dates, etc. It's probably got a few bugs, so let me know what you think…

    Apr 2026 · markbin.net · its alternatives →

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    A simple, fast, and secure paste bin service for your code.

    Mar 2026 · rustybin.net · its alternatives →

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    Your /bin in the cloud.

    2022 · xbin.io · its alternatives →

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    Self-hosted pastebin powered by Git, open-source alternative to Github Gist. - thomiceli/opengist

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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