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Micro.blogWriteFreely
Paid

Subscription-based hosting; prices are not listed on the homepage.

 Free

Free and open source to self-host.

Web Self-hosted
  • Blog at your own domain name
  • Short posts, essays, photos and newsletters in one place
  • Single Go binary with no other dependencies
  • Followable from Mastodon and other ActivityPub services
  • Hosted service only, not self-hostable
  • Requires an account and subscription
  • 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 1, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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