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WriteFreelyMicro.blog
Free

Free and open source to self-host.

 Paid

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

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

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