Every assistant now generates artifacts; the hard part is sharing them well. Here's the honest landscape, from easiest to most-owned.
1. Vendor share links (easiest, least yours)
claude.ai / ChatGPT / Gemini publish to their domain — public, unbranded, no password. Fine for throwaways.
2. Hosted artifact tools
Stacktree, ShareDuo, Send add passwords/branding/analytics — but it's their servers and a subscription. See the comparison.
3. Self-hosted (most yours)
drop publishes to your own domain, zero-knowledge, open-source, free. One command: drop artifact.html --managed to start, then your domain when ready.
FAQ
Is it really open-source and self-hosted?
Yes — MIT licensed, and it runs on your own Vercel Blob + domain. No third party ever holds your content (it's encrypted client-side) or controls your URL.
Is it zero-knowledge?
Locked drops are AES-256 encrypted in the browser via StatiCrypt before upload. The server stores only ciphertext — never your content or password.