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Bear BlogWriteFreely
Free

Free to sign up and publish, according to the homepage.

 Free

Free and open source to self-host.

Web Self-hosted
  • Very small pages with no trackers or ads
  • RSS and Atom feeds
  • Single Go binary with no other dependencies
  • Followable from Mastodon and other ActivityPub services
  • Deliberately minimal design and features
  • Hosted only, so you depend on the service
  • Deliberately minimal, with no likes or comments
  • Requires running your own server
Hosted service Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License not stated
Account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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