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paaster vs wastebin: catalog facts
paaster	wastebin
Free Free to use and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Web, Self-hosted, Command line	macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
End-to-end encryption in the browser Paste history and delete-after-view options	Single static binary with low memory use Syntax highlighting for over 170 languages and Markdown rendering
Secrets stored in IndexedDB are exposed to malicious JavaScript A third-party instance could be modified to leak keys	No user accounts or admin functions No arbitrary file uploads
Web application, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, 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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