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Dotclear vs SPIP: catalog facts
Dotclear	SPIP
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence.	Free Free software under the GNU GPL.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Long history, in development since 2002 Self-hosted, so you keep control of the blog	Built for collaborative editing Strong multilingual support
Community and documentation are largely French-speaking Needs a PHP web server to run	Community and documentation are mostly French-speaking Needs your own web server
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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