textdrop.sh
Guide · Sharing & workflow

How to turn any text into a shareable link.

Paste, share, done. Five seconds, no account, works for text, code, Markdown, anything you can put in a textbox.

May 22, 20263 min read

The short answer

Open textdrop.sh, paste your text, hit Share. You get back a short URL like textdrop.sh/aB3xY9 that you can drop anywhere a link works.

Wall of text → one URL

Before
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing
elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et
dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis
nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip
ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in
reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore
eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat
cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia...
After
textdrop.sh/aB3xY9

Same content. One line. Works anywhere a URL works.

Do this. Not that.

  • Do
  • Use it for transcripts, ChatGPT outputs, error messages, drafts
  • Pick Markdown if your text has headings or lists
  • Pick a language if it's code, you get syntax highlighting for free
  • Don't
  • Paste it as a 50-line message into Slack. Use a link.
  • Screenshot it. Screenshots are unsearchable and copy-unfriendly.
  • Email it to yourself across devices. The link works on any browser.

Try it

Paste anything below.

You'll get a link back the moment you hit Share.

Why this matters

Text is the worst thing to paste into a message. It's long, it breaks formatting, it shoves the conversation off-screen, and on mobile it's nearly unreadable. A URL is one line. Universally portable. Renderable on any device.

A link also lets the reader bring their own context: paste it into a doc, forward it to someone else, leave it open in a tab, curl it from a script with /raw. None of that works on a chat-message blob.

Common questions

Do I need an account to create a link?+

No. textdrop.sh has no signup. Paste your text and you get a link back within a second.

How long does the link last?+

You pick. Anywhere from a few minutes to a week. After the expiry, the paste is deleted automatically.

Is there a length limit on what I can paste?+

No practical limit for normal use. You can paste a tweet or a 200,000-line log file. Long code is rendered with syntax highlighting and stays scrollable.

Can I get the raw text back from a link?+

Yes. Append /raw to any link to get the plaintext directly. Great for piping into curl, scripts, or installers.

Can I make the link private?+

Yes. Add a password and the content is end-to-end encrypted. The password never touches the server, so only people you give it to can read the paste.

Keep reading

Guide
How to share a password securely

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Reference
How the encryption works

AES-256-GCM, PBKDF2 key wrapping, and what zero-knowledge actually means here.