Horizon — Private alternative to Imgur. It was shared on Show HN in 2024 and received 361 upvotes on Hacker News. Horizon is your place to upload and share photos, videos, documents, links, clipboards, and more. Fast, private and reliable. Upload to share Horizon offers dependable media storage and seamless sharing for professionals and casual users alike. IMG_1137.jpeg dolly-shot-6161.mov Event Agenda 2024.pdf Streaming ready Horizon is optimized for seamless video playback, ensuring your videos load quickly and play smoothly. Whether you're sharing with a small audience or streaming to a large group, Horizon delivers high-quality, buffer-free streaming. Activating AES encryption is as simple as flipping a switch, adding an extra layer of security for complete peace of mind. Horizon's reliable content delivery network allows you to optimize site performance by offloading delivery to Horizon's infrastructure. Link Shortener and Pastebin Go beyond simple file sharing and share link redirects or long pieces of text up to 10,000 characters long. Fastest Uploads Large file uploads have priority access to Horizon Express Lane for faster, optimized routing on the best infrastructure. Horizon never receives or stores your payment info. * Unlimited usage is subject to fair-use guidelines . Introducing it on Hacker News, the author wrote: "For the past 3 years, I've been building and iterating on a product I called Horizon Pics, which is a file hosting service, similar to mainstream services, like Imgur. The biggest differentiating factor is that Horizon's incentives are much more aligned with you, the end-user."