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Just built Zync — a privacy-first tool to instantly share code, links, or notes (no login) (zyncshare.vercel.app)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by raw_echo@programming.dev to c/programming@programming.dev
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I wanted a dead-simple way to share text, links, or code without creating accounts or dealing with messy UIs. So I built Zync(https://zyncshare.vercel.app/) — paste, share, done.

  • Share plain text, links, or code instantly
  • Replies work without login
  • Everything auto-expires in minutes or hours
  • No tracking, no ads, no clutter.

Would love to hear what you think. Is it something you’d actually use?

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[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It will stop the lazy, which is 99% of the battle. If you want some form of security, then either a user generated pin or a captcha will do the trick to keep bots away. If you want to avoid both of those, then a longer url will also work. 12 characters will prevent attacks from getting anything but lucky.

[–] raw_echo@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah! I just wanted to build the simplest UX for users and just added a 6-character access key for every Zync, plus basic rate limiting to stop mass scraping. It’s invisible to users but blocks most common abuse. Will keep improving it based on all your feedback — appreciate it a lot.