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paaster vs Pastefy: catalog facts
paaster	Pastefy
Free Free to use and open source under the AGPL-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
End-to-end encryption in the browser Paste history and delete-after-view options	Rendered previews for many file types API with client libraries plus VS Code and Raycast extensions
Secrets stored in IndexedDB are exposed to malicious JavaScript A third-party instance could be modified to leak keys	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: AGPL-3.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is 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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