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OTS vs Yopass: catalog facts
OTS	Yopass
Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source to run yourself.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Encryption happens in the browser, so the server never sees plain text Secrets are deleted after the first read	End-to-end encrypted secret sharing Links self-destruct after use or expiry
In-memory storage loses secrets on restart Anyone who gets the link first can read the secret	Needs a server to host it yourself Built for short secrets rather than general file sharing
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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