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PrivateBin vs Yopass: catalog facts
PrivateBin	Yopass
Free Free and open source; you run it on your own server.	Free Free and open source to run yourself.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Pastes are encrypted in the browser with AES-256-GCM Server operator cannot read stored pastes	End-to-end encrypted secret sharing Links self-destruct after use or expiry
Users must trust the administrator not to serve malicious code Requires HTTPS, and ideally HSTS, to be safe	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 not stated	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	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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