
Use textdrop.sh for encrypted notes, secrets, and snippets that need expiry or burn-after-read. Keep Markdown readable without turning it into a public page.
AES-256-GCM in your browser. Password pastes are zero-knowledge.
Just paste and share. No accounts, no walls.
Markdown, burn-after-read, syntax highlighting, expiry — all free.
Rentry.co is the right tool for shareable Markdown documents: wikis, guides, formatted notes, custom URLs, and CLI/API workflows. textdrop.sh is the right tool when you care about encrypted sharing. Rentry does not document client-side or end-to-end encryption, burn-after-read, or time-limited expiry. If your paste contains anything sensitive like API keys, credentials, or private notes, use an encrypted paste tool instead.
Rentry.co does not document client-side or end-to-end encryption for page content. Its docs describe edit codes for page management and an API/raw access model, not a zero-knowledge encrypted viewing mode. textdrop.sh password-protected pastes are encrypted with AES-256-GCM in your browser, so the server only ever stores ciphertext.
Rentry.co says entries are kept indefinitely by default unless deleted by the user or removed for rule violations. I did not find a documented paste-expiry selector. textdrop.sh supports 1 hour to 30 days with a simple selector.
Rentry supports Markdown code fences and many syntax-highlighting languages, and it also offers CLI/API workflows. It's primarily a Markdown publishing tool rather than an encrypted paste service. textdrop.sh provides server-side Shiki syntax highlighting for 22+ languages with encrypted paste sharing.
textdrop.sh is a better alternative when privacy or security matter. For public Markdown publishing with custom URLs, Rentry has unique features textdrop.sh doesn't offer. For encrypted, expiring, or burn-after-read pastes, textdrop.sh is the clear choice.