How NoLogin Was Born: From a Computer Lab Frustration to a Sharing Revolution

It all started back in 3rd sem — during one of my computer lab session. My friend had just executed his code — and it worked perfectly. Zero errors. Output exactly as expected. And of course, the rest of us wanted his code. We were in the same lab, sitting right there, but there was no quick way to share. So what happened? He had to log into Gmail on the lab PC Compose an email Attach the file and copy-paste the code Send it to me and a few others Then we had to log into our Gmail accounts Open the email Copy the code It was painfully slow. And worse? We did it every single time. That’s when I had this thought: “Why do we even need to log in just to share a piece of text or code?” Googled and found already existing ones like dontpad So, for the next couple of weeks, all of us started using dontpad — mostly just copy-pasting code, sharing it as soon as someone got it working. Whoever cracked the problem first would dump the code there, and the rest of us would just grab it and run. Then one day, I was sitting in class and noticed how our teacher logged into her Gmail just to download a PPT and present it to the class. That moment stuck in my mind — but I got busy with other things and didn’t think much of it. A few days later, one of our teachers accidentally left her pendrive behind in class. That’s when it hit me — why not have a platform that lets you instantly share not just text, but files too? Like seriously, something simple, quick, and without the whole log-in/password/email That’s where NoLogin was truly born. I went home, started digging around — what’s already out there, what’s missing, what can be better? Platforms like dontpad were nice for plain text, but they didn’t have features for files or any kind of control. So I thought: what if we add stuff like — a time limit for how long the link stays live, — a password to restrict access, — and maybe even a read-only mode? And that’s when I finalized the idea for NoLogin — a simple, no-login platform for instant text and file sharing, built for labs, classrooms, and conferences, enabling secure, anonymous sharing across devices without needing to share phone numbers, and offering features that go beyond existing tools like dontpad, pastebin, filebin, and protectedtext. After finalizing the idea, I pitched it to Pranav and Gireesh with a rough PPT covering the idea, features, competitors, use cases, and vision. They instantly connected with it — and that’s when we officially kicked off development. I’m the founder of NoLogin, and together with Pranav and Gireesh as co-founders, we’ve been building it ever since. You can check it out here: https://www.nologin.in/ Thanks for reading :)

May 5, 2025 - 18:20

How NoLogin Was Born: From a Computer Lab Frustration to a Sharing Revolution

It all started back in 3rd sem — during one of my computer lab session.

My friend had just executed his code — and it worked perfectly.
Zero errors. Output exactly as expected.
And of course, the rest of us wanted his code.
We were in the same lab, sitting right there, but there was no quick way to share.

So what happened?

He had to log into Gmail on the lab PC
Compose an email
Attach the file and copy-paste the code
Send it to me and a few others
Then we had to log into our Gmail accounts
Open the email
Copy the code
It was painfully slow. And worse? We did it every single time.

That’s when I had this thought:
“Why do we even need to log in just to share a piece of text or code?”

Googled and found already existing ones like dontpad

So, for the next couple of weeks, all of us started using dontpad — mostly just copy-pasting code, sharing it as soon as someone got it working. Whoever cracked the problem first would dump the code there, and the rest of us would just grab it and run.

Then one day, I was sitting in class and noticed how our teacher logged into her Gmail just to download a PPT and present it to the class. That moment stuck in my mind — but I got busy with other things and didn’t think much of it.

A few days later, one of our teachers accidentally left her pendrive behind in class. That’s when it hit me — why not have a platform that lets you instantly share not just text, but files too? Like seriously, something simple, quick, and without the whole log-in/password/email

That’s where NoLogin was truly born.

I went home, started digging around — what’s already out there, what’s missing, what can be better? Platforms like dontpad were nice for plain text, but they didn’t have features for files or any kind of control.

So I thought: what if we add stuff like
— a time limit for how long the link stays live,
— a password to restrict access,
— and maybe even a read-only mode?

And that’s when I finalized the idea for NoLogin — a simple, no-login platform for instant text and file sharing, built for labs, classrooms, and conferences, enabling secure, anonymous sharing across devices without needing to share phone numbers, and offering features that go beyond existing tools like dontpad, pastebin, filebin, and protectedtext.

After finalizing the idea, I pitched it to Pranav and Gireesh with a rough PPT covering the idea, features, competitors, use cases, and vision. They instantly connected with it — and that’s when we officially kicked off development. I’m the founder of NoLogin, and together with Pranav and Gireesh as co-founders, we’ve been building it ever since.
You can check it out here: https://www.nologin.in/

Thanks for reading :)