For a long time now I have been using imgur, but I got to thinking and wondered if there was a better site.
It would be nice if the site also allowed linking directly to the image file instead of having to go to their site. Also, an option to delete the image in-case I accidently dox myself after posting a screenshot.
After a bit of searching, I found PasteBoard and ImageVenue, but I havenβt tried them out yet.
What is everyone else using?
A feature Iβd like to see is a place that allows uploads without an account, but provides a randomly generated seed for each upload you can save and use it to delete an image without needing an account like is normally required.
randomly generated seed
What do you mean by this? Usually these hosters offer a link to delete images.
Most are trackerware. I was using Post Images but they ban your IP if you bypass their tracker links and link to images directly. If you only have a few images, or you donβt mind kicking a guy a few bucks for self hosting there is catbox.moe. If youβre only needing temporary hosting that same guy has litterbox.moe.
If you are concerned about posting images directly to the larger instances, donβt be. They have cheap third party storage options setup, and all the images are cached on the instances anyways. External hosting is only helpful for long term storage and small instances that host communities. It wouldnβt hurt to kick a buck or two into the pot to help the instances you use a lot. Itβs like $5 per terabyte per month for 3rd party storage.
I havenβt used it, but this might be what youβre looking for?
I like that it is federated, but I wish I didnβt have to make an account. This might be the best option though.
From someone who has tried pixelfed, it is basically a photo post filter for mastodon. You can see photo posts people make on mastodon from pixelfed and you can see pixelfed posts from Mastodon. So as mastodon apps improve and you can filter posts by content type (maybe you already can?) than pixelfed is basically irrelevant and/or equivalent to a photography focused mastodon instance.
I wanted to use https://catbox.moe in the future.
Catbox seems to work pretty well, but do note that they are blocked by government censorship in some countries (see their FAQ).
Thatβs whatβs keeping me from using it. My understanding is that if I link an image from there, users in the UK and Australia wonβt see it
Last time this was brought up users from those countries said they could use it so idk what the deal is Β―\_(γ)_/Β―
https://lemmy.fmhy.ml/post/875899
A similar post discussed yesterday. Maybe youβd find some more alternatives there.
Also, do these βimageβ hosters allow gifs & small videos?
Thanks for the link!
I really like PostImages.
It has:
- Direct linking
- Anonymous
- Deleting posted image even without an account if you saved the link
- Auto expiring images
- 24Mb uploads
- Batch uploads (1000)
A link directly to the image file, so you donβt have to visit the site to see the image, avoiding another page load and advertising.
It allows you to embed the image as well.
Also, easy downloading if you want to save the image.
