Why it exists

Sharing a piece of Markdown shouldn't require a blog, a repo, a static-site generator and an evening. Yet the alternatives are all overweight: gist + rendered view is developer-flavored and clunky on phones, pastebin mangles Markdown, and "just set up Hugo" is a lifestyle. JotBird is the missing two-minute middle: paste Markdown, see exactly what the link will render (live preview), publish anonymously, and get a clean, memorable URL — updateable or deletable anytime. Markdown stays on your device until you publish.

Main features

• Zero-friction publishing — no account required; paste Markdown and click publish for a shareable page.
• Live preview — sanity-check the render before it goes live; what you see is what the link shows.
• Rich Markdown — syntax-highlighted code, tables, footnotes, math and Mermaid diagrams out of the box.
• Image hosting — paste, drag or upload images; they're hosted and expire with the page.
• Update or delete anytime — pages are living documents, not throwaway pastes.
• Pro ($29/year) — permanent links, custom URLs, themes (including terminal aesthetic), password protection, and public/search-indexable visibility control.
• Unlisted by default — pages are private unless you make them public; password protection on Pro.

Who it's for

• Developers sharing setup guides, meeting notes, runbooks and code snippets with non-GitHub people.
• Support and consulting: a fast "here's how to do X" page with screenshots, gone when no longer needed.
• Writers who want to publish a piece without maintaining any infrastructure.
• Anyone with a one-off document and a permanent allergy to spinning up a website.

How it compares

• GitHub Gist — free and versioned but developer-shaped (accounts, rendering quirks, public-by-culture); JotBird is friendlier to civilians.
• Pastebin-class tools — faster anonymity but Markdown-hostile; JotBird renders properly with themes.
• Notion public pages — heavy, login-walled editing; JotBird is disposable-first.
• Self-hosted (TiddlyWiki, static sites) — total control, zero sharing ergonomics; JotBird is the trade for speed.

Notes

• The free tier's pages are unlisted — share the URL only with people you want reading it; Pro adds password protection for sensitive content.
• Anonymous publishing means there's no account to recover: keep the edit link safe.
• Images expire with the page — a feature (nothing lingers forever) and a caveat (don't use it as an album).
• $29/year undercuts every competitor for custom URLs + themes + passwords; the free tier alone covers most casual sharing.

Useful links

• Official site: https://www.jotbird.com/
• Publish directly: https://www.jotbird.com/open
• Pro features: https://www.jotbird.com/#pro