PrivateBin is a
self-hosted and
open-source
Open source is source code that is made freely available for possible modification and redistribution. Products include permission to use and view the source code, design documents, or content of the product. The open source model is a decentrali ...
pastebin software that deletes pasted text after a visit. It can be configured to not delete the paste after first view, at which point there is an option of commenting and replying to the paste, like in a
forum. All pastes on PrivateBin are encrypted with a password. The encryption is both during transport and at rest.
PrivateBin was forked from
ZeroBin.
Features
PrivateBin also supports:
*
QR code generation from
URL
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s for sharing
* Language selection
* File upload support
* Syntax highlighting with
prettify.js
*
Markdown
Markdown is a lightweight markup language for creating formatted text using a plain-text editor. John Gruber created Markdown in 2004 as an easy-to-read markup language. Markdown is widely used for blogging and instant messaging, and also used ...
support
* Expiry after first visit or certain time.
References
2016 software
Free software programmed in PHP
Free software programmed in JavaScript
File sharing
File sharing services
Web applications
Web hosting
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