Copy paste text across devices.
Free to use. Ephemeral. Auto-deletes after session ends.
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textPortal is a browser-based tool for copy pasting text between devices instantly. No app to install and no account on either side. Open it on two or more devices, share one key, and whatever you type appears on every device with that key in real time. Sessions are ephemeral. Shared text is permanently deleted when the key expires and we never read, log, or retain your content.
One key is not limited to two devices: it opens on as many screens as you need. The receiving side can also run as a teleprompter, with the script arriving live from another device.
Full guide: How to copy paste text between devices →
Can I use textPortal to copy and paste between devices?
Yes. Copy text on the sending device, paste it into the textPortal canvas, and the other device sees it instantly. From there you can copy it into whatever app you need. It works as a relay between devices, with nothing to install on either side, and one key can reach any number of them at once.
Does it work between Mac and Windows?
Yes. Any device with a modern browser works: Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android.
How do I copy and paste text from one device to another?
Open textportal.app, type or paste, and click the ⇅ share button to start sharing. Share the key or the QR code with the other device. Your text syncs in real time.
Can I share one key with multiple people?
Yes. A key is not limited to one receiver. Share it with as many people as you want, and everyone who enters it joins the same session and sees the same live text. It works for a one-to-one transfer or for sending one snippet, link, or code to a whole group at once.
Do I need to create an account?
No account needed, on either side. Type, click the ⇅ share button to start sharing, and whoever has the key sees your text.
Is my text private?
Yes. We do not read, log, or retain your content. Sessions are ephemeral and all shared text is permanently deleted when the key expires. Nothing is stored long-term.
How is this different from email or messaging apps?
No login on the receiving end, no conversation history, no notifications. Just paste and receive. Designed for one-shot transfers, not ongoing communication.
Is textPortal free?
Yes, entirely. There is no paid plan and nothing is held back. Sending and receiving both work without an account, with the same 25,000 character limit and sessions up to 60 minutes. An account is optional and only adds somewhere to save a canvas between visits.
Questions, bugs or ideas: support@textportal.app
textPortal is a copy-paste clipboard between devices. Type or paste on one, open the key on the other, and the text is there as you type. Free, no app, no account on either side.
It started with a locked-down work machine. Moving a snippet between a work computer and a personal phone meant emailing yourself, a chat app that IT had blocked, or typing it out again. textPortal needs only a browser at each end, so it works where the usual tools do not.
Yes. There is no paid plan and nothing is held back. It runs on one small server for about 13 US dollars a month, paid by the person who built it. It is a side project, kept going to be useful rather than to make money.
Ruby on Rails, with WebSockets carrying the text live between devices, a PostgreSQL database, and hosting on Render. Every script your browser loads comes from textportal.app itself, and the content security policy refuses anything else.
textPortal is built and run by one person. Questions, bugs or ideas: support@textportal.app.