GitHub Gist Alternatives

GitHub Gist is described as 'Gist is a simple way to share snippets and pastes with others. All gists are git repositories, so they are automatically versioned, forkable and usable as a git repository' and is a very popular Pastebin service in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to GitHub Gist, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux and Self-Hosted apps. The best GitHub Gist alternative is Pastebin.com, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to GitHub Gist are PrivateBin, Rentry.co, hastebin and stashd.ai.

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  1. Logpasta icon
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    Logpasta is a simple, secure log paste service inspired by similar paste-hosting applications, trying to address a UX barrier when sharing output from terminal applications and scripts, by providing a cross-platform, open-source CLI tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  2. Use ClipboardNow.com as an online clipboard and online paste tool to paste text online, share text by link, copy snippets, and manage temporary notes fast.

    52 ClipboardNow.com alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  3. Codepng icon
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    Codepng allows you to create awesome snapshots from your source code that you can share on social media. Choose between beautiful hand-selected background gradients and editor themes before exporting your code to PNG images.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Stikked is an Open-Source PHP Pastebin, with the aim of keeping a simple and easy to use user interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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  5. With the Codiga Coding Assistant, developers create code snippets in a single click. Snippets are searchable from the IDE. And users can import snippets in their codebase in a second. Smart Code Snippets are public and shared on the Codiga hub or kept private and shared with a...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Snip-it Pro icon
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    Keep your code organized with Snip-It Pro, a snippet management tool with syntax highlighting, code templates, snipplr integration and more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. dpaste.com icon
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    Uncluttered programmer pastebin with user preferences, online since 2006.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  8. GistPad.com icon
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    A privacy-focused pastebin and snippet manager built for developers, support teams, and anyone who needs to share, store, or version short pieces of text or code quickly and securely. It pairs a minimal, keyboard-friendly editor with fast permalink sharing, automatic syntax...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. Hashbin icon
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    HashBin is a paste bin that never sees the contents of its pastes. It should be immune to takedown notices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Linux Mobile
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  10. Easy free file sharing with no registration required and unlimited file sizes. Once you create a "clipboard", just share your number with others to join the board. Any files uploaded to the board will be seen in real-time.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  11. snipplr icon
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    Snipplr was designed to solve a simple problem. We had too many random bits of code and HTML scattered all over our computers. We'd hunt and dig around for five minutes looking for the couple lines of code we wrote four projects ago just so we wouldn't have to retype...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  12. CodeMenu icon
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    Snippets manager with super powers.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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