OpenApps Paste

Free alternative to Pastebin

Paste text or code. Share a link.

No account, no ads, no daily limit. Set it to expire, to delete itself after one read, or lock it with a password.

How it works

  1. Paste it

    Paste or type text, code or a log, or drop a text file. Paste guesses the language for highlighting, or you pick one.

  2. Choose how long it lives

    Keep it, let it expire in 10 minutes up to a year, or have it delete itself after the first view. Lock it with a password if it is private.

  3. Share the link

    Anyone with the link sees clean, numbered, colored text to copy, download or link to by line. Your admin link lets you edit or delete it.

Free, with no catch

Sharing a few lines of text should not need an account, a subscription or a page full of ads. Paste is free because a paste costs almost nothing to keep, and OpenApps pays for it.

PastePastebinGitHub Gist
PriceFreeFree with ads, or paid PROFree
AdsNoneOn free accountsNone
Account neededNo, not even to edit or deleteNot to paste, but guests cannot delete a pasteA GitHub account
Pastes per dayNo limit10 for guests, 20 for free accountsNo limit stated
Can others find itNever: link onlyPublic pastes are listedPublic gists are listed
Expiry10 minutes to 1 year, or never10 minutes to 1 year, or neverNo
Burn after readingYesYesNo
PasswordYes, locked in your browserYesNo
Server cannot read itYes, with a password or a key in the linkNoNo
Markdown renderingYesPRO onlyYes
API for AI assistantsYes, no keyNeeds a developer keyNeeds a GitHub token

Checked October 2026 on Pastebin's PRO page, FAQ and API docs, and GitHub's Gist docs. They change, so check their sites.

For AI assistants

Hand someone a long text in one call.

When an assistant needs to give a person or another agent a log, a script or a long answer, one request returns a link to it. No key, no account.

Full reference: /llms.txt and /openapi.json. The ownerKey in the answer lets the caller edit or delete the paste later, so treat it like a password.

# Make a paste and get its link
curl -X POST https://functions.bounded.sh/apps/6eca480d6447d873e2e5eed9/api/pastes \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{"content": "2026-10-19 12:00:01 ERROR timeout after 30s",
       "title": "build log", "expires": "1d"}'

# Send a file as it is, deleted after the first view
curl --data-binary @deploy.sh -H 'content-type: text/plain' \
  'https://functions.bounded.sh/apps/6eca480d6447d873e2e5eed9/api/pastes?title=deploy.sh&burn=1'

# Read one as plain text
curl https://functions.bounded.sh/apps/6eca480d6447d873e2e5eed9/api/pastes/PASTE_ID/raw

# Delete it, with the ownerKey from the first call
curl -X DELETE https://functions.bounded.sh/apps/6eca480d6447d873e2e5eed9/api/pastes/PASTE_ID \
  -H 'x-owner-key: OWNER_KEY'

Questions

Is there a free Pastebin alternative with no ads?
Yes. Paste shares text and code by link with no ads, no account and no daily limit. It has what people use Pastebin for: syntax highlighting, expiry, burn after reading and password locks, plus Markdown rendering, which Pastebin keeps for PRO members.
Is Paste really free?
Yes. There is no paid plan, no ads and no daily limit. A paste is a small piece of text, and OpenApps pays the little it costs to keep.
Do I need an account?
No. Paste, pick your options and get a link. You also get a private admin link to edit or delete the paste later, on any device. Your pastes are listed under "Your pastes" in the browser you made them in.
Who can see my paste?
Only people who have its link. Every paste is unlisted: there is no public list, no search and no archive, and nobody can browse other people's pastes. The link holds 12 random characters, so it cannot be guessed.
Can I password-protect a paste?
Yes. Set Lock to Password. Your browser locks the paste with that password before it is sent, so our server never sees the text or the password. Send the password separately from the link. If it is lost, nobody can open the paste, not even us.
How does burn after reading work?
Pick "After the first view" under Expires. The first person to open the link is asked to confirm, sees the paste, and at that moment it is deleted from the server. The link then stops working for everyone. If nobody opens it, it expires after a week.
When do pastes expire?
When you choose: never, or after 10 minutes, 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month or 1 year, or after the first view. Once a paste expires, nobody can open it, not even its owner.
What does Key in the link do?
Your browser encrypts the paste with a random key before it is sent, using AES-GCM. The key is the part of the link after the # sign, which browsers never send to a server, so Paste only ever stores scrambled text. If you lose the link, nobody can open the paste, not even us.
How big can a paste be?
Up to 512 KB of text, which is about 10,000 lines of code. Through the API, one request can carry up to 128 KB.
Can I edit or delete a paste?
Yes. When you make a paste you get a private admin link. Open it on any device to change the text, title or language, or to delete the paste.
Can I link to one line?
Yes. Click a line number: the line is marked and a link to it is copied. Anyone who opens that link lands on the line. Pastes with Key in the link have no line links, because their link ends with the key.
Can my AI assistant make pastes?
Yes. Paste has a public HTTP API with no key. One call turns a long text, a log or a script into a link to hand to a person or another agent. See llms.txt.

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