Snips

SSH-powered pastebin.

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· Reviewed by David Mytton

What we like

Send things into the pastebin via SSH and get a shareable web URL. No signup required - uses your SSH key. Viewer supports syntax highlighting and markdown parsing. SSH in for a full terminal UI to manage snippets. Each snippet can be set to private with an expiring URL. Can also be self hosted.

Tradeoffs

Can’t search the snippets once they’re uploaded.

Is Snips a fit?

Based on Console’s review published on 2023-05-25. Summary updated .

Who it’s for

Developers who need to share code snippets should consider Snips

Why consider it

Snips allows users to send code snippets via SSH and get a shareable web URL

Keep in mind

Snips has limited search functionality for uploaded snippets

Console is a free weekly newsletter with short reviews of developer tools, covering strengths and tradeoffs. This review reflects Console’s assessment at publication on 2023-05-25. Features and limitations may have changed since the review date. Read our selection criteria and learn about Console.

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