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textdrop.sh – a simple tool for sharing text, Markdown, and code

textdrop.sh – a simple tool for sharing text, Markdown, and code

by tommyross·May 11, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●MidCozySlick

Clean pastebin with burn-after-read, but Pastebin and Gist already solve this.

Strengths
  • •Burn-after-read deletes content on first view without storing raw encryption keys.
  • •Server-side syntax highlighting for 22 languages avoids client-side JavaScript overhead.
  • •No account or email required to create password-protected, expiring links.
Weaknesses
  • •Pastebin, GitHub Gist, and PrivateBin already offer these core features for free.
  • •No clear differentiation beyond a modern UI in a saturated commodity category.
Target Audience

Developers sharing code snippets, logs, or configs

Similar To

Pastebin · GitHub Gist · PrivateBin

Post Description

This year I’ve been using TUI and chat tools way more than I ever thought I would. I find myself sending huge amounts of text back and forth: prompts, ASCII diagrams, bash scripts, logs, copy, configs, tokens, etc. Many times over Slack’s message limit.

I wanted an easy and elegant way to make sharing text easier; so I built textdrop.sh.

Share any kind of text you need to in 1 click.

No account needed | Syntax highlighting, markdown rendering, raw URLs | Burn-after-read | Expiring links, password protection

Would love to know what the community thinks and if anyone else finds this useful! Happy to answer any questions.

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