Bear Blog
Privacy-first, no-nonsense, super-fast blogging. No trackers, no JavaScript, no stylesheets. Just your words.
Cost / License
- Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online
Features
Properties
- Lightweight
- Minimalistic
- Privacy focused
- Support for Themes
Features
- Support for MarkDown
- Blog editor
- Ad-free
- No Coding Required
- No Tracking
- Dark Mode
Tags
- blogging-engine
Bear Blog News & Activities
Recent News
- POX published news article about Bear Blog
Blogging platform Bear is no longer open source, moves to source-available Elastic licenseBear, a privacy-focused blogging platform developed by Herman Martinus, has transitioned from its p...
Recent activities
- racu liked Bear Blog
- CypherJack added Support for Themes as a feature to Bear Blog
- soul1472 thinks Lightweight is a important feature of Bear Blog
- tzlm liked Bear Blog
- soul1472 reviewed Bear Blog
perfect balance between simplicity and customization. those who just want to write could just use existing CSS themes and simple Markdown. those who know how to code and want customization - could modify or create custom CSS.
want to connect with other people there and to be in local feed? you can do it. want to make the blog ~anonymous and invisible? you can do it too.
free functionality is more than enough for personal use. and if one needs more - price for paid version is reasonable,...
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What is Bear Blog?
Privacy-first, no-nonsense, super-fast blogging. No trackers, no JavaScript, no stylesheets. Just your words.
There is a website obesity crisis. Bloated websites full of scripts, ads, and trackers slowing your readers down while they try to read your well-crafted content.
Bear is all you need to build a minimal and optimized site or blog.
- It works perfectly on any viewing device.
- Your pages will be tiny (~5kb), fast, optimized, and awesome.
- No trackers, ads, or scripts.
- Connect your custom domain for free.
Bear Blog information
Developed by
Herman Martinus Licensing
Proprietary (MIT) and Freemium product.Pricing
One time purchase that costs $199, and / or subscription ranging between $5 and $48 per month + free version with limited functionality.Written in
Rating
Average rating of 4.5Alternatives
86 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
AlternativeTo Categories
Social & Communications, Online ServicesGitHub repository
- 3,946 Stars
- 125 Forks
- 42 Open Issues
- Updated
Comments and Reviews
Great tool, easy and fast. Has enough editing features.
perfect balance between simplicity and customization. those who just want to write could just use existing CSS themes and simple Markdown. those who know how to code and want customization - could modify or create custom CSS.
want to connect with other people there and to be in local feed? you can do it. want to make the blog ~anonymous and invisible? you can do it too.
free functionality is more than enough for personal use. and if one needs more - price for paid version is reasonable, plus it has regional variations!
and one of the most important things: a promise of sustainability. it's a promise, yeah, but it seems to be one of the creator's principles about good web. i kinda believe it.
lightweight, incredibly fast loading times. if you require high quality image uploads/hosting, though, consider other platforms.
An awesome blogging platform for those who are looking for a minimalist and lightweight solution built on open source software. The free tier is really great while the paid tier obviously brings new feature that are worth the price ! But it's not for every one, if you like Markdown and minimalist tech you would like it.
I host my french speaking blog on Bear Blog !
By far the easiest way to blog and cheap.
Nah! Not~e~-worthy.
Herman may have had a very specific use case. If yours matches his, then you may find this useful.
Of course, full kudos to Herman for offering it up for free. 3 cheers!!!
You also can insert images, not only text.
don't understand how having to register an account for a blog hosting and creating tool is a downside and it's pretty clearly communicated what the product is and is not.
Neutral comment:
In spite of having a Github to host it's code, it's apparently written as it's own platform than a script you can host yourself. There is a fork called Polar Bear Blog that can be, however it's written in Go. So if you know Go, maybe it'll work for you.