Send text from your phone to your computer
Got a paragraph, an address or a code on your phone that you need on the computer? Open a room in the browser on both, pair with a 6-digit code, and it lands on the computer instantly.
You typed something on your phone — an address, a note, a long message — and now you need it on your computer where you can actually work with it. Retyping is error-prone, and emailing or messaging yourself is clumsy for a quick line of text. A shared room makes it one step: add the text on the phone, it's on the computer.
pastehere runs in the browser on both, so it works whatever your phone and computer are. There's no length limit on text, so it handles everything from a Wi-Fi password to a few paragraphs you drafted on the phone.
How to do it in three steps
- 1
Open a room
Go to pastehere.app in any browser and create a room. You'll get a six-digit code — no sign-up, nothing to install.
- 2
Pair the second device
Open the same site on the other device and type the six-digit code (or scan the QR) to join. The devices agree on a key directly, so the server never sees it.
- 3
Copy on one, paste on the other
Add text, a link, an image or a file on either device and it appears on the other within a second. Destroy the room when you're done.
Everything is encrypted in your browser with AES-256 before it leaves the device. Devices agree on the room key through a PAKE exchange over the 6-digit code, so the key never reaches the server — it only ever stores ciphertext.
It works the other way too
The same room is bidirectional. Copy something on the computer and it's on the phone just as quickly — handy for opening a link on the go, or carrying a reference with you. You pair the two devices once and the room stays open until you close it.
Private by default
Text you send is encrypted in your browser with AES-256 before it leaves the phone, and the key is shared only between your two devices, so the server stores ciphertext and nothing else. That makes it safe for the things you'd hesitate to email yourself — passwords, codes, private notes — and you can destroy the room afterwards.
Questions
How do I send a block of text from my phone to my laptop?
Open a room on both in the browser, pair with the 6-digit code, and paste the text into the room on your phone. It appears on the laptop to copy. There's no length limit.
Is there a character limit on the text?
No. You can send a single line or many paragraphs — text has no length limit. Files and images are capped at 15 MB each.
Does it work between any phone and any computer?
Yes. Because it runs in the browser, any phone (iPhone or Android) pairs with any computer (Windows, Mac or Linux). Nothing to install, no account.