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Hemmelig vs OTS: catalog facts
HemmeligOTS
Free

The hosted service at hemmelig.app can be used free of charge; the code is under the…

Free

Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 licence.

Web Web, Self-hosted
  • Client-side encryption of shared secrets
  • Messages self-destruct after being read
  • Encryption happens in the browser, so the server never sees plain text
  • Secrets are deleted after the first read
  • Source-available O'Saasy licence, not OSI open source
  • Little documentation of features was available in the research
  • In-memory storage loses secrets on restart
  • Anyone who gets the link first can read the secret
Web application Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License: O'Saasy License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Needs internet Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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