Password protection
Add a password before you create the link so only people who know the phrase can open the note.
Built for quick and secure sharing.
From temporary notes to private discussions, ShareText makes sharing simple.Ways to use ShareText
Auto expiration
Choose how long the link stays valid, from a few hours to longer windows that match how long the content is useful.
Discussions
When you are signed in, you can turn on comments so people reading the note can reply, discuss, and react in one place.
Temporary sharing
Write or paste what you need, create a link, and send it in seconds—ideal for quick handoffs and short-lived content.
End-to-end encryption
Enable E2E encryption when writing a note and it is encrypted in your browser before it leaves your device — our servers store only ciphertext.
Burn after reading
Set the link so the note is removed after it is opened once—useful when you only want a single careful read.
Quick drafts
Capture meeting notes, a short recap, or a checklist and share a clean page with your team or clients.
Code sharing
Paste snippets, configuration samples, or instructions and send a readable page instead of screenshots or zipped files.
Sharing that is meant to end
Most tools treat sharing as permanent by default. You upload a file, grant access, and that access persists until somebody actively removes it — which, in practice, is almost never. The sharing was for a moment; the permission outlives it by years.
ShareText starts from the opposite assumption. Every link carries an ending: an expiry you choose, a view limit, or a burn-after-read that destroys the content the first time it is opened. Nothing needs to be revoked, audited, or cleaned up, because the default state is closed rather than open.
That suits a specific and very common shape of task — the one-off handoff to someone outside your organisation. A contract to a client, an export to an accountant, credentials to a contractor, documents to a supplier. These rarely justify a folder, an invitation, or an account, and they are exactly the things that accumulate forever in shared drives.
For developers and technical teams
Sharing a log excerpt, a stack trace, or a config snippet in a chat thread means it lives in that thread permanently, indexed and searchable by everyone in the channel. A note with a short expiry gives the same convenience without the permanent record — paste it, share the link, and it is gone by the end of the day.
For anything genuinely sensitive — an API key, a database URL, a temporary password — end-to-end encryption plus burn-after-read gives a credential handoff that leaves no readable copy anywhere. The key never reaches our servers, and the note destroys itself once the recipient has it.
Burn-after-read doubles as a tamper signal. If your colleague reports the link was already used when they clicked it, somebody or something opened it first, and you know to rotate the credential immediately.
For client-facing and non-technical work
Designers and agencies send proofs and portfolios that should not stay live forever. Consultants send reports to one reader. Recruiters share candidate documents that carry personal data and should not outlive the hiring decision. In each case the recipient should not need an account, and the material should not need chasing later.
Restaurants, event organisers, and retailers use the document and QR side instead: a menu, programme, or catalogue published as a branded page, encoded in a QR code for print, and embedded on the website. Because the code points at a page rather than a file, the printed material stays valid when the content changes.
None of these require a plan, an onboarding step, or a seat for the person on the other end. That is deliberate — the moment a recipient has to create an account, most of the value of a quick handoff is gone.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an account to use ShareText?
No. Notes, file shares, QR codes, barcodes, and short links all work as a guest. An account adds a dashboard, longer expiry options, burn-after-read, and comments.
Does the person receiving my link need an account?
Never. Recipients open a link in any browser — no sign-up, no app, no invitation.
What can I share?
Formatted notes, bundles of up to 10 files, PDFs published as branded viewer or flipbook pages, QR codes, barcodes, and short links.
How long do shared links last?
As long as you choose — from one hour to three months, or never. You can also end a link early by deleting it, or have it self-destruct after the first view.
Is it really free?
Yes. Password protection, expiry, view limits, and encryption are all free. There is no watermark on anything your recipients see.
Can I use ShareText for work with confidential material?
That is much of what it is for. End-to-end encrypted notes, password-protected links, short expiry windows, and view limits are all available at no cost — but check your own organisation's policy on where regulated data may be sent.