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Tumblr vs WriteFreely: catalog facts
Tumblr	WriteFreely
Free Free to join and post.	Free Free and open source to self-host.
Web	Self-hosted
Reblogging makes sharing and discovery easy Mix of text, image and video posts	Single Go binary with no other dependencies Followable from Mastodon and other ActivityPub services
Centralised, proprietary platform owned by a single company	Deliberately minimal, with no likes or comments Requires running your own server
Web application	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	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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