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gist vs Opengist: catalog facts
gist	Opengist
Free Free and open source under the MIT license.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.
Command line	Web, Self-hosted
Uploads files, standard input, or clipboard contents Can create private gists and update existing ones	Snippets can be managed with standard Git commands over HTTP or SSH Revision history with diffs between versions
Uploads require access to GitHub Gists Requires Ruby to install as a gem	You need to host and maintain the server yourself No client-side encryption of snippets
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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