Horizon – Private alternative to Imgur
Hey HN, I'm James, a 17-year old full-stack engineer from Canada with a strong passion for building software. During the day, I work for a California-based startup, and in the evenings, I enjoy working on side projects[1][2]. For the past 3 years, I've been building and iterating on a product I called Horizon Pics, which is a file hosting service, similar to mainstream services, like Imgur. Horizon allows you to quickly upload and store all types of files, from images and video, to PDFs and other documents. The biggest differentiating factor is that Horizon's incentives are much more aligned…
Horizon – Private alternative to Imgur launched on July 15, 2024 with 361 votes, #127 of 5,184 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
Horizon is a file hosting service for uploading and storing images, videos, PDFs, and other documents. It functions as a private alternative to Imgur, designed for users seeking privacy-focused file sharing without advertisements or data selling. The service includes built-in security and privacy controls while eliminating social features and unnecessary features found in mainstream platforms.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
Horizon is your place to upload and share photos, videos, documents, links, clipboards, and more. Fast, private and reliable.
Empowering Seamless, Private, and Organized Sharing with Horizon. Horizon offers dependable media storage and seamless sharing for professionals and casual users alike. It's the home for all your files, small or large. Horizon is optimized for seamless video playback, ensuring your videos load quickly and play smoothly. Whether you're sharing with a small audience or streaming to a large group, Horizon delivers high-quality, buffer-free streaming. Horizon ensures files remain private and secure with advanced at-rest encryption. Activating AES encryption is as simple as flipping a switch, adding an extra layer of security for complete peace of mind. Customize the appearance of the files you…from horizon.pics
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hey HN, I'm James, a 17-year old full-stack engineer from Canada with a strong passion for building software. During the day, I work for a California-based startup, and in the evenings, I enjoy working on side projects[1][2]. For the past 3 years, I've been building and iterating on a product I called Horizon Pics…
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Hi, this is a project I've been working on for about 2 months. I am definitely not a designer, so I tried to keep the GUI to minimum and really make the presentation about photos and as fluid as possible. Any feedback welcome! :)
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