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Ech0 vs WriteFreely: catalog facts
Ech0	WriteFreely
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source to self-host.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Lightweight and quick to deploy Full ownership of your posts on your own domain	Single Go binary with no other dependencies Followable from Mastodon and other ActivityPub services
Some documentation is only in Chinese Not a note-taking or team documentation tool	Deliberately minimal, with no likes or comments Requires running your own server
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
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 September 23, 2026

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