guides.show
Code walkthroughs you can send as a file
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What is guides.show?
guides.show is an encrypted code walkthrough hosting and sharing service that organizes diffs into structured chapters with overviews and file-level changes. It lets developers upload and share portable HTML guides via encrypted links that never leave the browser.
guides.show pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
guides.show pros
- Organized by chapters and importance with short overviews for quick understanding
- End-to-end encrypted sharing—guides encrypted before leaving your machine, decryption key stays in the URL fragment (never sent to server)
- Persistent versioning—viewers never change once published, so guides from years ago open identically
- Self-hostable—run the Cloudflare Worker yourself if you want complete control
guides.show cons
- Narrowly scoped to code walkthroughs/guided reviews—not for general documentation
- Requires generating guides via Plannotator or a coding agent; not a direct editing tool
- Links must be manually deleted; no automatic expiration
Frequently asked questions about guides.show
Is my code private when I share a guide?
Yes. Guides are encrypted before leaving your machine, and the decryption key stays in the URL fragment (#), which browsers never send to the server. The host only holds unreadable encrypted bytes.
What if I download a guide instead of uploading it?
Downloaded files are standalone HTML and send nothing about your code to guides.show—it's completely offline.
Can I host this myself?
Yes. guides.show is a small Cloudflare Worker that you can run yourself. The code is in the Plannotator repo.
How do I create a guide?
Use the `plannotator-guide` skill with a coding agent, or use Plannotator's 'Download portable guide' feature after a Guided Review.