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WriteFreely vs Publify: catalog facts
WriteFreely	Publify
Free Free and open source to self-host.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Single Go binary with no other dependencies Followable from Mastodon and other ActivityPub services	Multi-user blogging with Markdown support Plugin API and custom themes
Deliberately minimal, with no likes or comments Requires running your own server	Needs a Ruby on Rails environment to host Translations are incomplete in some languages
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
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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