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Free · no account · open source and auditable
Read 8 Oct 2026 · paste.global
On the record
- Desktop availability
- Desktop runs through the Pear runtime on macOS, Linux, and Windows; the site lists iOS and Android as in development.paste.global · read 8 Oct 2026
- Device pairing
- Devices can be paired by QR scan, short code, or recovery phrase, and each device gets a revocable signing key.paste.global · read 8 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- Paste says it encrypts content on the device with XChaCha20-Poly1305 before storage or syncing, using keys derived from the recovery phrase.paste.global · read 8 Oct 2026
- Install requirements
- The desktop installers require the Pear runtime; the Windows first launch fetches the app over peer-to-peer and may take about one minute.paste.global · read 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations and stack
- The site identifies the Pear peer-to-peer stack and Pear runtime as Paste's underlying platform.paste.global · read 8 Oct 2026
- Notes
- Notes can be plain text, Markdown, or code, and users can pin frequently used notes.paste.global · read 8 Oct 2026
- Offline use
- Notes work offline, and changes converge automatically when devices reconnect.paste.global · read 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy limits
- Paste says it does not provide anonymity or provable physical deletion of ciphertext retained on third-party disks.paste.global · read 8 Oct 2026
- Relays
- Optional relays store encrypted blocks and can see network metadata, but the site says they cannot read note plaintext or keys.paste.global · read 8 Oct 2026
- Search
- The site says local search can find items in under 30 ms across 10,000 entries.paste.global · read 8 Oct 2026
- Verification and code
- The encryption envelope, sync engine, relay client, and verifier are open source, and Paste includes a verifier and standalone CLI.paste.global · read 8 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Paste is a private notepad and clipboard that syncs text, links, and code snippets across your devices.paste.global · read 8 Oct 2026
