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wastebin vs Opengist: catalog facts
wastebin	Opengist
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.
macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Single static binary with low memory use Syntax highlighting for over 170 languages and Markdown rendering	Snippets can be managed with standard Git commands over HTTP or SSH Revision history with diffs between versions
No user accounts or admin functions No arbitrary file uploads	You need to host and maintain the server yourself No client-side encryption of snippets
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	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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