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Yopass vs OTS: catalog facts
YopassOTS
Free

Free and open source to run yourself.

Free

Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 licence.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • End-to-end encrypted secret sharing
  • Links self-destruct after use or expiry
  • Encryption happens in the browser, so the server never sees plain text
  • Secrets are deleted after the first read
  • Needs a server to host it yourself
  • Built for short secrets rather than general file sharing
  • In-memory storage loses secrets on restart
  • Anyone who gets the link first can read the secret
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: Apache-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Needs internet Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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