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PublifyWriteFreely
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

 Free

Free and open source to self-host.

Self-hosted Self-hosted
  • Multi-user blogging with Markdown support
  • Plugin API and custom themes
  • Single Go binary with no other dependencies
  • Followable from Mastodon and other ActivityPub services
  • Needs a Ruby on Rails environment to host
  • Translations are incomplete in some languages
  • Deliberately minimal, with no likes or comments
  • Requires running your own server
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: MIT 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

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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