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ByteStash vs Lepton: catalog facts
ByteStash	Lepton
Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0; PikaPods hosting starts at $1 per month.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence; donations are not accepted.
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux
Filter snippets by language and content Public sharing with optional authentication	Uses GitHub Gist as storage, so snippets stay in your own account No separate backend or data collection
Web interface only, no desktop or mobile app Requires a server to run	Requires a GitHub account Full content search needs all snippets downloaded first
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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