Share markdown without an account: free options compared

Eight services that turn pasted markdown into a rendered link with no signup, compared on the things that matter once the link is out: how long it lives, whether you can edit it, whether diagrams render, and whether a script or an AI assistant can do it for you.

Updated September 6, 2026

Which free services share markdown as a rendered page with no signup?

Service	Account	Link lifetime	Editing	Mermaid	API / automation	Notes
Docs MD	None	1 day, 7 days, 30 days, or never	Update and delete in place with an edit token	Yes	REST API + MCP server, raw markdown endpoint	This site. 120,000 characters per share.
yeet.md	None	Indefinite until deleted	Anonymous pages are immutable snapshots; republish and delete the old one	Yes	Not documented	Open source; 500 KB limit; KaTeX and callouts.
JotBird	None for anonymous pages	30 days anonymously; longer with an account, permanent on a paid plan	Update and delete from the same browser	Yes	API and MCP with an account key	Polished document look; hosted images.
Rentry	None	Permanent	Edit and delete with an edit code; custom URLs	Not listed	Minimal	Markdown pastebin with its own extensions (colors, spoilers).
HackMD	Guest notes possible; account for a persistent workspace	Tied to the account	Real-time collaborative editing	Yes	API with an account	A collaborative editor rather than a paste-and-share tool.
HedgeDoc	Self-hosted; anonymous notes if the instance allows	Your server, your rules	Real-time collaborative editing, revisions	Yes	Yes, on your instance	Open source, formerly CodiMD. The public demo is for trying it.
dochost	None	Free tier: a few days (longer if the page is public)	Limited	Yes	MCP with OAuth	Also hosts raw HTML; 1 MB free limit.
boomurl	No password, but an email verification code	No expiry advertised	Updates supported	GitHub-flavored rendering	Not documented	Uploads .md files to a subdomain of its own; shows a hosting banner.

Checked on 2026-09-06 against each service's own site. Free tiers change; confirm on the service before relying on a limit.

How do I share markdown with no account on Docs MD?

Paste the markdown into the editor on the homepage; the preview on the right shows exactly what the page will look like.
Choose an expiry: 1 day, 7 days, 30 days (default), or never.
Click Share Markdown. You get a link such as https://docs-md.com/quiet-harbor-7k2pd, a raw-markdown link, and an edit token.

The same from a terminal, no key required:

curl -s -X POST https://docs-md.com/api/share \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"content":"# Hello\n\nRendered, shareable, no signup.","expiry":"7d"}' | jq .url

And from Cursor or Claude Code, after adding the MCP server: "Share this file as markdown with a 7-day expiry."

Docs MD vs Rentry: which one for a markdown paste?

Rentry is the classic markdown pastebin: permanent pages, custom URLs, an edit code, and its own formatting extensions. Docs MD is for documents with a lifespan and a workflow around them — an expiry you choose, in-place updates through an API, Mermaid diagrams and GitHub-flavored tables, and publishing from an AI coding assistant. If you want a page that lives forever at a name you picked, Rentry. If you want a document that expires when the review is over and can be updated by a script, Docs MD.

Docs MD vs yeet.md: snapshot or living document?

yeet.md publishes immutable snapshots that live until you delete them — a good fit for something you will never touch again. Docs MD shares are mutable: the edit token lets you replace the content at the same URL, and the expiry (or never) is your choice. Both need no account and both render Mermaid.

Docs MD vs HackMD and HedgeDoc: sharing or collaborating?

HackMD and HedgeDoc are collaborative editors: several people typing in one note in real time, with revisions and permissions. That is a different job. If the document is finished and you want a link that renders it — no editing session, no workspace to join — a paste-and-share tool is lighter. If people need to edit together, use one of the editors and share its link instead.

What to check before you pick one

Lifetime. Anonymous pages on some services expire in days; make sure the default matches how long the reader needs it.
Editing. If you will revise the document, you want an edit token or code, not a new URL every time.
Rendering. Tables, task lists, code highlighting, and Mermaid are not universal. Paste a sample and look.
Automation. A REST endpoint or MCP server means a script or your coding assistant can publish for you; see sharing an implementation plan for a worked example.
Privacy. None of these are private. Treat every link as public.

FAQ

What is the best free way to share a markdown file as a rendered webpage without an account?

Paste it into a service that publishes without signup and returns a link: Docs MD, yeet.md, JotBird, and Rentry all do. Pick by what you need afterwards — Docs MD if you want to choose an expiry and update the page in place, yeet.md for a permanent immutable snapshot, Rentry for a custom URL, JotBird for a designed look.

Can I edit a shared markdown page later without an account?

On Docs MD, yes: creating a share returns an edit token, and PATCH /api/share/:id (or the update_share MCP tool) replaces the content at the same URL. Rentry uses an edit code the same way. yeet.md snapshots cannot be edited; you publish a new one.

Are shared markdown pages private?

No, on any of these services. A share is a public URL, and unlisted is not the same as private: anyone who gets the link can read it. The edit token or code only controls who can change the page. Do not share credentials or unreleased data this way.

What does an expiring link actually do?

It deletes the page at that URL after the chosen time — on Docs MD the document and its stored file are removed and the address returns 404. It cannot recall copies that readers downloaded, printed, or cached. Expiring shares on Docs MD also carry a noindex directive that asks search engines not to list them.

Is there a Rentry alternative with expiring links and an API?

Docs MD: paste, pick 1, 7, or 30 days or never, get the link, and update or delete it with the edit token — from the browser, from curl, or from Cursor and Claude Code through MCP. It renders Mermaid diagrams and GitHub-flavored tables, which Rentry does not advertise.