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Opengist vs gist: catalog facts
Opengistgist
Free

Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.

Free

Free and open source under the MIT license.

Web, Self-hosted Command line
  • Snippets can be managed with standard Git commands over HTTP or SSH
  • Revision history with diffs between versions
  • Uploads files, standard input, or clipboard contents
  • Can create private gists and update existing ones
  • You need to host and maintain the server yourself
  • No client-side encryption of snippets
  • Uploads require access to GitHub Gists
  • Requires Ruby to install as a gem
Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Needs internet

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 8, 2026

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