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Pastefy vs lesma: catalog facts
Pastefy	lesma
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence, with a free public instance.	Free Free to use and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted, Command line
Rendered previews for many file types API with client libraries plus VS Code and Raycast extensions	Works from the browser and the command line Download count limits and expiry times
Folders and paste history require logging in Smaller community than larger pastebin projects	Only plain text files can be uploaded Little documentation in the available information
Web application, Self-hosted	Web application, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0
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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