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One Time Secret

Share sensitive information securely with self-destructing links that are only viewable once.

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Still maintained? Yes: 4,458 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v0.26.19 (Oct 2026).

Comparisons in Communication - Custom Communication Systems: Slack alternatives, WhatsApp alternatives, Microsoft Teams alternatives, Discord alternatives.

Docker #12 of 44 in Communication - Custom Communication Systems

At a glance

One Time Secret quick facts

Health score
94/100 GOOD
Stars
2,978
Last commit
yesterday (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v0.26.19, Oct 2026
Licence
MIT
View onetimesecret/onetimesecret on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "Keep passwords and other sensitive information out of your chat logs and emails."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

One Time Secret scores 94/100, #12 of 44 in Communication - Custom Communication Systems: 4,458 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v0.26.19, 5 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 2,978 stars add 13.9 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 6.1 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    4458 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v0.26.19 released 5 days ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 13.9 / 20

    3k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

14781 commits over the last 12 months
4458
Last 90 days
14,781
Last 12 months
yesterday
Last push

Ranked #12 of 44 tools in Communication - Custom Communication Systems by health , between AnyCable (#11) and Tuwunel (#13) .

Details

LicenceMIT
PlatformsDocker, Ruby, Nodejs
Latest releasev0.26.19 · 5 days ago
Stars2,978
Open issues234
DockerYes
Repositoryonetimesecret/onetimesecret ↗
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One Time Secret vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a category with One Time Secret (Communication - Custom Communication Systems), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Rocket.Chat 99 46k MIT today
Chatwoot 98 39k ⊘ Proprietary today
Mattermost 98 39k ⊘ Proprietary today
One Time Secret (this tool) 94 3k MIT yesterday
Hyphanet 82 1.2k GPL-2.0 1 month ago
Shhh 52 420 MIT 21 days ago

One Time Secret: common questions

Is One Time Secret still maintained?

One Time Secret had 4,458 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v0.26.19, is from 5 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.