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lesma vs Pastefy: catalog facts
lesma	Pastefy
Free Free to use and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence, with a free public instance.
Web, Self-hosted, Command line	Web, Self-hosted
Works from the browser and the command line Download count limits and expiry times	Rendered previews for many file types API with client libraries plus VS Code and Raycast extensions
Only plain text files can be uploaded Little documentation in the available information	Folders and paste history require logging in Smaller community than larger pastebin projects
Web application, Self-hosted	Web application, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	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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