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Drift
Save and share code or text snippets with Drift, a self-hostable GitHub Gist clone.
About Drift
Drift is a self-hostable clone of GitHub Gist for saving and sharing code and text snippets. It supports GitHub Extended Markdown rendering, user authentication, private, public and password-protected posts, syntax highlighting with language detection, and drag-and-drop file uploading.
The demo at drift.lol uses a memory-only database, so accounts and pastes can be deleted at any time.
Key features
- Save and share code and text snippets
- Render GitHub Extended Markdown
- Create private, public and password-protected posts
- Syntax highlighting with language detection
- Drag-and-drop file uploading
- User authentication
Best for: People who want to self-host a service for saving and sharing code snippets.
Good for
- Self-hostable clone of GitHub Gist
- Supports private, public and password-protected posts
- Supports Markdown rendering and syntax highlighting
Watch out for
- Demo uses a memory-only database, so accounts and pastes can be deleted at any time
Drift at a glance
- Website
- drift.lol
- Category
- Development › Git & Code Hosting
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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