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WriteFreely vs Chyrp Lite: catalog facts
WriteFreely	Chyrp Lite
Free Free and open source to self-host.	Free Free and open source under the BSD 3-Clause licence.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Single Go binary with no other dependencies Followable from Mastodon and other ActivityPub services	Small and easy to run on shared hosting Accessible markup with ARIA labelling
Deliberately minimal, with no likes or comments Requires running your own server	Smaller plugin and theme selection than large CMSs Requires your own PHP hosting
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: BSD-3-Clause
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 September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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