Question 1

What is pastesite.com?

Accepted Answer

A fast, free paste-sharing site for text and code. Paste your content, get a link, share it. No account required.

Question 2

Is pastesite.com a good pastebin alternative?

Accepted Answer

Yes. pastesite.com is a free, ad-free pastebin alternative with syntax highlighting for 30+ languages, expiring and burn-after-read pastes, password protection, screenshot capture, custom URLs, forking, paste folders, and public profiles. No account required.

Question 3

Do I need an account to share code?

Accepted Answer

No. Anonymous pasting works without any sign-up. A free account adds a personal dashboard, folders, editing, and public profiles.

Question 4

Can I password-protect a paste?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Enter a password when creating a paste. The password is stored only as an irreversible hash, so we never see the plaintext.

Question 5

Can I capture a screenshot and attach it to a paste?

Accepted Answer

Yes. When creating a paste, click Capture screenshot to grab your screen or a window. The screenshot is attached to the paste and visible to anyone who opens it.

Question 6

Can a paste expire or self-destruct?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Expiring pastes delete after 10 minutes to 1 month. Burn-after-read pastes delete the moment someone first opens them.

Question 7

Can I create and read pastes from the terminal?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Signed-in users can create an API key in the dashboard, then POST JSON to /api/pastes with curl and an Authorization: Bearer header. GET /raw/<id> returns the paste as text/plain for shell pipelines. Full examples are in the API guide at /docs/api.html.