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AnonPaste v4.0

AnonPaste v4 is the largest update we have made to AnonPaste. The platform has been redesigned from end to end, with a new way to build pastes, more control over privacy and presentation, a complete account and paste-management experience, and new tools for everyone from occasional anonymous users to developers.

The goal is still the same: make it quick to share text, code, images, videos, and files without requiring an account, while giving people who need more control the tools to get it.

AnonPaste v4 interface overview

A complete interface overhaul

The creator, paste viewer, navigation, account pages, dashboards, settings, and management tools have all been rebuilt or substantially redesigned. The result is a cleaner and more consistent AnonPaste that works better across desktop and mobile without losing the speed of opening the site and immediately creating something.

Creating a quick paste is still quick. The difference is that v4 can now grow with what you are making, whether that is a small code snippet, a private document, a file drop, an interactive poll, or a carefully presented collection of content.

The new block-based paste creator

Pastes are no longer limited to one large text area followed by a list of attachments. The new creator is block based: add the content you need, arrange it in the order you want, and move blocks whenever the structure changes.

Available blocks include:

Text, files, embeds, headings, and other blocks can sit together in one ordered paste. This gives long-form pastes a clear structure and gives mixed-media pastes a presentation that makes sense, instead of forcing every file or piece of text into the same place.

Tier lists add a completely new kind of interactive paste. Creators can build image-ranking boards, let viewers submit their own rankings, see community results, and optionally accept viewer image suggestions for approval.

Text editors for every kind of paste

Every text block can use the editor that best fits the content:

  1. Markdown — familiar Markdown writing with rendered formatting.
  2. Plain Text — a minimal editor for text that should remain exactly as entered.
  3. Code — a focused code editor with expanded syntax highlighting and automatic language detection.

Code highlighting now covers more of the languages and formats people regularly paste, including JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, C#, C++, C, Go, PHP, Ruby, Rust, Swift, Kotlin, HTML, CSS, JSON, YAML, SQL, and Bash, with a general code mode for everything else.

AI autocomplete is available inside supported text editors for Pro users, alongside AI summaries for readers. It is designed to help continue a thought, draft text, or speed up repetitive writing while leaving the creator in control.

Experimental Block Editor

The new node-based Block Editor is also available in beta for rich, structured content. It is still experimental, so its behaviour and supported formatting may change as we continue improving it.

More control over how a paste looks and behaves

V4 adds much more control without making every option mandatory. Creators can use section headings and dividers to shape the page, choose what appears in the viewer bar, control whether the author and dates are shown, decide whether likes or dislikes are available, and disable comments or downloads when they do not suit the paste.

Themes have also grown into a complete presentation system. Pastes can use custom colours, gradients, image backgrounds, typography, decorations, effects, and watermarks. Themes can be saved and reused, shared through the theme library, or created with AI assistance. A live preview makes it easier to see the result before publishing.

Files now have improved previews and layout options, plus creator-controlled processing choices ranging from full previews and video encoding to small thumbnails or no additional processing. Individual text and file blocks can also have their own access controls, including passwords, for pastes that need different levels of access within one page.

AnonPaste theme builder and paste presentation controls

Private statistics, only when you choose

Some people need to know whether a paste has been opened; others do not want view logging at all. V4 supports both use cases.

Statistics are disabled by default, and no view statistics are recorded unless the creator turns them on for that paste.

Analytics data is kept for a limited period and can be purged from paste settings at any time. These controls make AnonPaste flexible enough for private one-to-one sharing, public publishing, technical diagnostics, and other use cases with very different expectations.

Your anonymous identity is now in your control

Anonymous use has always been central to AnonPaste. V4 adds a dedicated /anon-settings page for managing the Anon ID used by your browser.

An Anon ID is not an account or a public profile. It is the private browser identity that lets AnonPaste recognise you as the same anonymous creator or commenter, preserve anonymous ownership where needed, and show a consistent short anonymous author label.

You can now:

Country flags were introduced as broad context for anonymous pastes and comments. They add some transparency to an otherwise anonymous author label, but we understand that not everyone is comfortable showing their country of origin. The new setting lets you hide it without needing to create an account.

Ad-free by default

AnonPaste is now ad-free by default for everyone. Every creator can choose whether ads appear on each of their own pastes, so advertising is always opt-in and under the creator’s control. Supporter, Pro, and Max remain fully ad-free for creators and viewers.

This keeps the free platform clean and useful while still giving people a way to support the service without starting a subscription.

New plans, clearer limits, and grandfathered Pro pricing

V4 introduces two additional membership options:

Pro now costs $14.99 USD per month or $149 USD per year for new memberships. This reflects how much Pro has grown, including larger limits, AI creation tools, custom themes, full analytics, and Developer API access.

Existing Pro members have been grandfathered in permanently. If you had Pro before the price change, you keep your old price for as long as that membership remains active.

Optional storage add-ons are also available for people who need substantially more room, scaling up to 10 TB without requiring a different workflow.

We have replaced unlimited usage claims with clear, fair, and generous limits. These limits protect the service from automated abuse and keep AnonPaste reliable for everyone. The new Billing & Usage dashboard shows what your plan includes and how much you have used, so there should be no guesswork.

A Developer API and official SDK

AnonPaste can now be used from applications, scripts, bots, backup tools, and automated workflows through the new Developer API.

Developers can create and manage API keys, inspect usage, test requests from the Developer Dashboard, and use either standard HTTP requests or the official JavaScript and TypeScript SDK. Free accounts can use the lightweight PasteLite API, while Pro and Max add full paste creation and management plus file storage.

The Developer API supports programmatic pastes, encrypted content, expiring data, burn-after-read workflows, and file sharing. Full documentation and examples are available through the AnonPaste help site.

AnonPaste Developer Dashboard showing API keys and usage

Lite pastes are now part of the core platform

Lite pastes are for the moments when the full AnonPaste feature set would only get in the way. They are fast, focused, text-only pastes for Markdown, code, or plain text, with minimal presentation and no comments or other social features.

They are a good fit for snippets, logs, temporary notes, configuration, and private text that needs a link quickly. Lite pastes support the privacy controls expected from AnonPaste while keeping the creation and viewing experience deliberately small.

Lite is now a first-class part of the main AnonPaste platform and account dashboard. anonpaste.io remains active for people who already use it.

AnonPaste Lite paste creator

AnonPaste Lite paste viewer

A new account and paste-management experience

Account management has been rebuilt around one dashboard. Profile details, security, subscriptions, billing, invoices, storage add-ons, credits, and current usage are easier to find and manage.

Paste management has received the same treatment. Creators can edit the new block structure, manage files and access settings, review comments, rotate private management links, archive or delete pastes, and see basic or full statistics depending on the options they enabled.

Saved pastes and collections make it easier to organise content you want to return to, while improved search and filtering make larger libraries more manageable.

AnonPaste Billing and Usage dashboard with paste management

More useful tools across AnonPaste

V4 also brings together a long list of additions made across the platform:

Many, many bugs fixed

V4 includes many, many bug fixes across uploads, editing, encryption flows, media playback, previews, comments, account pages, billing, mobile layouts, accessibility, navigation, rendering, and performance.

The raw changelog

For readers who only want the list: