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WriteFreelyBear Blog
Free

Free and open source to self-host.

 Free

Free to sign up and publish, according to the homepage.

Self-hosted Web
  • Single Go binary with no other dependencies
  • Followable from Mastodon and other ActivityPub services
  • Very small pages with no trackers or ads
  • RSS and Atom feeds
  • Deliberately minimal, with no likes or comments
  • Requires running your own server
  • Deliberately minimal design and features
  • Hosted only, so you depend on the service
Self-hosted Hosted service
Open source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Account needed
Not stated if it works offline Needs internet

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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