Pastes.io - Best Pastebin alternative

Content

You can also paste images or drag & drop files

New to Markdown? Try # Heading **bold** - list [link](https://example.com) Full cheatsheet

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Paste syntax

Folder (optional) 📁 Select Folder 👑

Expiration

Visibility

Share What Happened, Not Just the Code

Capture and annotate a screenshot, upload an image or file, paste a log or note, and share it all with one simple link. No login required.

See what you can share

200,000+

Shares created

50,000,000+

Total views

25,000+

Registered users

One Link for the Whole Story

Problems are visual, technical, and real-world. Pastes.io keeps the evidence and explanation together.

Privacy First

Your data is yours. We offer unlisted pastes by default, auto expiration, password protection, and encryption.

Capture and Annotate

Capture your screen or camera, then add an arrow, box, highlight, or text so people see exactly what matters.

Images and Files Welcome

Upload a screenshot, photo, document, or other file and pair it with the context a bare attachment is missing.

Text, Code and Logs

Paste an error log, stack trace, note, or code sample with readable formatting and automatic syntax detection.

One Link in Seconds

Share without forcing everyone into the same chat app, ticket system, or cloud drive. No registration required.

The Whole Story Together

Keep the visual evidence, supporting file, and written explanation together instead of scattering context across messages.

Where Pastes.io Pulls Ahead: Image Sharing

Pastebin is built around text. Pastes.io lets you capture, upload, annotate, and explain an image before sharing it.

Feature	Pastebin	Pastes.io
Max Paste Size	512KB	1MB - 25MB
Ad Experience	Intrusive Ads	Minimal / Clean
Encryption	❌	✅ Secure & Encrypted
Default Visibility	Public & Searchable	Unlisted (Unsearchable to public)
Syntax Highlighting	Basic	✅ Auto-Detection
Capture & Annotate Screenshots	❌	✅
Attach Images & Files	Limited	Supported
API Access	✅	✅

Explore Solutions Migrate from Pastebin

For Developers

Create and fetch pastes from your own tools — over HTTP, or straight from your terminal.

HTTP API

Create, read, search, and delete pastes with a Bearer API key. Every endpoint has a live playground you can try right in the docs.

POST /api/paste

Read the API docs

Command line tool

Pipe any command's output straight into a shareable link. Signs in over SSH on machines with no browser, and it is open source under the MIT licence.

./deploy.sh 2>&1 | pastes

Read the CLI docs