PrivateBin
PrivateBin/PrivateBin
An open-source alternative to Pastebin.
A minimalist, open source online pastebin where the server has zero knowledge of pasted data. Data is encrypted/decrypted in the browser using 256 bits AES. (from the repository)
- Stars
- 8,684
- Licence
- NOASSERTION
- Last push
- 2026-10-19
- Written in
- PHP
Is it alive?
Four readings from the repository, each with the rule behind it. No blended score.
Activity
Active
Last push 9 days ago
Active: pushed within 90 days. Slowing: within a year. Quiet: longer.
Releases
Recent
2.1.0, 10 days ago
Recent: a tagged release within six months. Some projects ship from the main branch and never tag.
Issues
87% closed
123 open · 810 closed
Share of all issues ever filed that are now closed. Under 20 issues is too few to read.
Momentum
+33 in 9 days
8,684 stars
Change in stars across our daily readings, over up to 30 days. Needs a week of readings.
What a business may do with it
Not identifiedNOASSERTION
GitHub could not match this licence to a standard one. It may be custom or source-available; read the repository’s LICENSE file before relying on it.
This describes the licence family GitHub identified, not legal advice about this project. The repository’s own LICENSE file is what binds you.
Run it yourself
PrivateBin’s README does not show a docker run, docker compose up or helm install in a code block, so this page will not guess one. It may be a desktop app, a library, or documented on its website.
Where this page comes from
- Stars, licence, activity, issues, releases and the self-host command are read from the repository. 2026-10-19
- The pairing with Pastebin and the category come from opensourcealternative.to, a community directory of open-source alternatives. We re-read it weekly.
- Star momentum comes from our own daily readings of the repository. How we collect data