Drift AlternativesPastebin Services and other similar apps like Drift

Drift is described as 'Self-hostable clone of GitHub Gist' and is a Pastebin service in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Drift for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Mac, Self-Hosted, Windows and Linux apps. The best Drift alternative is Pastebin.com, which is free. Other great apps like Drift are GitHub Gist, TextBin, Write.as and PrivateBin.

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Drift alternatives page was last updated Sep 11, 2024
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  1. Pastebin.com icon

    Pastebin.com

     209 likes
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    A platform designed for effortless text storage and sharing online, highly utilized by programmers for sharing source code and configurations. Offers public and private pastes, text expiration, optional pro accounts, integration options, but lacks real-time editing and collaboration tools.

    125 Pastebin.com alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    Pastebin.com screenshot 1

    Pastebin.com Features

    1.  API Integration

    Pastebin.com VS Drift

     

    • Pastebin.com is the most popular Web-based & Windows alternative to Drift.

    • Pastebin.com is the most popular free alternative to Drift.

    • Pastebin.com is Freemium and ProprietaryDrift is Free and Open Source
  2. GitHub Gist icon

    GitHub Gist

     189 likes
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    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.

    83 GitHub Gist alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    GitHub Gist screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1. GitHub icon  GitHub Integration
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3. Git icon  Git Support
    4.  File Versioning
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Syntax Highlighting
    7.  Snippets Manager
    8.  Multiple files

    GitHub Gist VS Drift

     
  4. TextBin icon

    TextBin

     16 likes
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    A modern, responsive web app and FOSS alternative to Pastebin. It provides a user-friendly interface for creating, managing, and sharing text snippets with powerful features like syntax highlighting and expiration settings.

    45 TextBin alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    TextBin screenshot 1

    TextBin Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Login
    4.  Password encryption
    5.  Built-in Commenting System
    6.  Password protection

    TextBin VS Drift

     

    • TextBin is the most popular Open Source alternative to Drift.

    • TextBin is Free and Open SourceDrift is also Free and Open Source
  5. Write.as icon

    Write.as

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    Write.as lets you write and publish text instantly. Write a note for yourself to read later. Create a standalone article you can quickly broadcast on social media — or publish a full blog.

    103 Write.as alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Kindle Fire
    Write.as screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Distraction-free Writing
    2.  Web-Based
    3.  Simple text editor
    4. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    5.  Support for MarkDown
    6.  Frictionless publishing
    7.  Permission system
    8.  Tagging
    9.  Anonymous Secure Filesharing
    10. X icon  X Integration
    11. Medium icon  Medium Integration

    Write.as VS Drift

     

    • Write.as is the most popular Android, Mac, iPhone, Linux, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Drift.

    • Write.as is the most popular commercial alternative to Drift.

    • Write.as is Paid and ProprietaryDrift is Free and Open Source
    • Write.as is Privacy focused and LightweightDrift is not according to our users
  6. PrivateBin icon

    PrivateBin

     75 likes
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    PrivateBin is a minimalist, open source online pastebin where the server has zero knowledge of pasted data.

    65 PrivateBin alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    This is a bootstrap CSS based PrivateBin template and the default as of 0.20:

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Pastebin
    2.  End-to-End Encryption
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Client side encryption
    5.  AES Encryption
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Support for MarkDown
    8.  Real time collaboration
    9.  Password protection
    10.  Encrypted Notes
    11.  Collaborative writing
    12.  Encrypted Documents

    PrivateBin VS Drift

     

    • PrivateBin is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Drift.

    • PrivateBin is Free and Open SourceDrift is also Free and Open Source
    • PrivateBin is Privacy focusedDrift is not according to our users
  7. Bear Blog icon

    Bear Blog

     34 likes
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    Privacy-first, no-nonsense, super-fast blogging. No trackers, no JavaScript, no stylesheets. Just your words.

    88 Bear Blog alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • ZA flagSouth Africa

    Platforms

    • Online
    Bear Blog screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Minimalistic
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Blog editor
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No Coding Required
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Dark Mode

    Bear Blog VS Drift

     
  9. Rentry.co icon

    Rentry.co

     51 likes
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    Rentry.co is a markdown pastebin and publishing service with preview, custom urls and editing. Fast, simple and free.

    177 Rentry.co alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Live markdown syntax highlighting

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  Publishing
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Tab preview
    8.  Distraction-free Writing

    Rentry.co VS Drift

     
  10. hastebin icon

    hastebin

     69 likes
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    Pad editor for source code.personal.

    64 hastebin alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Ruby
    • JavaScript
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS
    hastebin screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    This project has been archived on GitHub.

    hastebin Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Support for Javascript

    hastebin VS Drift

     
  11. Ideone icon

    Ideone

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    ideone.com is a... pastebin. But a pastebin like no other on the Internet. More accurate expression would be

    82 Ideone alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    Ideone screenshot 1

    Ideone Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Multiple languages
    3.  Cloud IDE
    4.  Cloud coding

    Ideone VS Drift

     
  12. massCode icon

    massCode

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    massCode is a free and open source code snippets manager. The main feature is a modern editor - Monaco editor, which is used in VS Code. Among the advantages of the editor are rich IntelliSense, validation for TypeScript, JavaScript, CSS, LESS, SCSS, JSON, HTML.

    31 massCode alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    • Ubuntu
    massCode screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Cloud Sync
    3.  Snippets Manager
    4.  Uncluttered interface
    5.  Electron based

    massCode VS Drift

     
  13. JustPaste.it icon

    JustPaste.it

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    The quickest way to share text and images with other people.

    Anonymous by default, no ads

    We offer high level of privacy for both writers and readers. You don't have to create account to publish something. There's no advertising on entire page and we are not using any s.

    55 JustPaste.it alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    JustPaste.it screenshot 1

    JustPaste.it Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  WYSIWYG Support
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  Dual Pane Support
    5.  Snippets Manager
    6.  Snippets

    JustPaste.it VS Drift

     
  14. shelf.gg icon

    shelf.gg

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    shelf.gg is an open source pastebin that makes it easy to find and share lists of resources.

    112 shelf.gg alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Linux Mobile
    shelf.gg screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The latest update is from February 2022.

    shelf.gg Features

    1.  Content curation
    2.  Content Discovery

    shelf.gg VS Drift

     
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