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Server side encryption is handled using the Go standard library. A more detailed breakdown of the process can be found in the Help Center. TLDR: It's reputable, and best practices are followed through cryptographically secure generation, random IV, high entropy keys, memory hard hashing, etc.

Paste end to end encryption uses the native window crypto subtle API, widely used and reputable.

Thank you! I'm trying my best.

Apple's iCloud attempted to do CSAM scanning, but ultimately they backed off due to large public backlash. In the United States, there are lawmakers trying to require it, but there is still a lot of advocacy from privacy right activists, such as the EFF.

Hm. There are quite a few ad scripts on Imgur[0], and they have an advertising policy[1]. There are also reports on Reddit that the Imgur app has ads[2].

[0]: https://themarkup.org/blacklight?location=us&device=mobile&f...

[1]: https://help.imgur.com/hc/en-us/articles/26479484299163-Imgu...

[2]: https://www.reddit.com/r/pihole/comments/y1vh55/ads_recently...

Yes it's hosted in the EU. Sorry about your slow upload speeds. I'm in Canada on the east coast and it's still decently fast for me. Although, the uploader can be optimized further (using multiple threads for each file rather than single thread per file), so they may or may not improve after that.

In the (possibly near) future, I do plan on scaling to the NA to give us better latency.

Hey, dragging and dropping as well as pasting has been added. Hopefully these satisfy your needs! If not, please send me an email through the address listed on https://horizon.pics/help.

All data is stored in the EU. As mentioned in another comment, Backblaze is the object storage provider.

Can you please clarify which art? The mockup was done by myself. The mock images in the mockup are from Unsplash.

Thanks! I hired someone from Fiverr several years ago, and have been rocking with their art ever since.

Thank you! I've learned a lot over the years and a lot more during this HN launch.

I'm not sure what to answer here. Cloudflare allows this type of content, and the VPSes aren't storing the uploaded content.

Yes, there's pastebin as well. You can use ShareX on Windows or Horizon Alpine on macOS and some Linux distros (not 100% compatible with all, but Ubuntu seems to work just fine).

No command line tool yet, but the paste API is pretty simple to understand through network inspection.

I'm not sure why OpenAI would. They're an AI research company. You're confusing scope with their legal team's considerations.

There's ShareX for Windows which Horizon supports. You can download the configuration files in Settings > General > App Configuration.

Gyazo does not cost the same. You're comparing monthly prices *billed annually* to Horizon's month to month term, which is an unfair comparison. Horizon is $3.75 a month billed annually, while Gyazo is $4.99.

Thank you. I try my best to balance both privacy and security and functionality.

Nope! Not related, but I have worked on Ente. Ente's CEO is actually the person who told me to try launching on HN.

And this is exactly why S3 is meant for developers. The average person does not want to think about limits they cannot control, like a burst in viewership for an image they uploaded.

You're comparing Horizon to cloud storage services, which I think is unfair. Horizon is focused on the sharing aspect. Uploading to Google Drive and OneDrive is not as effortless as Horizon and won't provide the same frictionless viewing experience for whoever you share the links to.

Horizon is actually cheaper than alternatives, including Gyazo and Streamable, as said in another person's comment.

Global encryption is enabled at rest for every file, but with a key that I control. Toggling the Encryption feature (capital E to distinguish the feature name), encrypts the file again with a key not stored by Horizon. This info can be found in the help center.

Hey, please don't do this! Your cookie token is actually ephemeral. You have a permanent upload key assigned to your account. Download the ShareX config from Settings > General > App Configuration.

Nope!

Thank you. Apple was a big inspiration! Rens (info in footer) helped me out with the animations.

Thanks! I'll be sure to add both soon.

Thanks, this means a lot!

By the term "media", I was referring to OP's potential usecase of Horizon, like their screenshots and screen recordings.

I think you're framing Horizon as potential photo backup, in which case, it is not designed nor meant for that.

I've worked out the economics! The cost of the free plan is negligible.

That's ok! Horizon should be able to handle it.

Thank you! I work hard to impress with all of my sites.

Looks like the "Sign in with Google" text is only blue on iOS Safari. On other browsers, it's white on green. I'll investigate further.

Cloudflare is indeed in front. The pricing model has been tuned to allow for one paid subscription to subsidize many free accounts. Horizon uses Backblaze B2 as the object storage provider.

I'm always eager to learn new technologies!

1. Maybe it's a matter of perspective. I actually find the free plan to be quite restrictive, especially for long term use. The current model is designed to be profitable. The free plan is sustainable.

2. Yes, you can. Just open the web app, click Upload Files, and select what you want. More details here: https://horizon.pics/help/articles/start-uploading-files.

3. Yes, it's lightweight, fast, and user-friendly. It's quite minimal looking, and I've tried my best to make it as easy to understand as possible. Whether that's through clear and concise instructions along the way, tooltips or intuitive action button colour hierarchy. There's no Windows client because I just haven't gotten to it yet. There's ShareX, which is compatible with Horizon.

Thank you!

1. Images that are natively previewable are supported in the browser at the moment. RAW is unsupported for previews, but should still be able to be uploaded for file sharing.

2. I haven't seen any demand for larger paid plans yet. If this arises, I'll be sure to explore new pricing.