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Bear Blog

 35 likes

Privacy-first, no-nonsense, super-fast blogging. No trackers, no JavaScript, no stylesheets. Just your words.

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License model

  • FreemiumOpen Source

Application type

Country of Origin

  • ZA flagSouth Africa

Platforms

  • Online
4.4 / 5 Avg rating (10)
35likes
8comments
0news articles

Features

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Properties

  1.  Minimalistic
  2.  Lightweight
  3.  Privacy focused

Features

  1.  Support for MarkDown
  2.  Blog editor
  3.  Ad-free
  4.  No Coding Required
  5.  No Tracking
  6.  Dark Mode

 Tags

  • blogging-engine

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  • thesuncitywitch, miinty, evanbindz and justarandom liked Bear Blog
    14 days ago
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    about 2 months ago
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    2 months ago
  • CypherJack reviewed Bear Blog  
    3 months ago

    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 !

  • anatidae reviewed Bear Blog  
    3 months ago

    great, super lightweight. upgrading is reasonably priced and comes with image hosting, analytics.

  • anatidae replied to a comment / review on Bear Blog
    3 months ago
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Bear Blog information

  • Developed by

    ZA flagHerman Martinus
  • Licensing

    Open Source (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 4.4
  • Alternatives

    86 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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GitHub repository

  •  3,444 Stars
  •  103 Forks
  •  33 Open Issues
  •   Updated May 7, 2025 
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Our users have written 8 comments and reviews about Bear Blog, and it has gotten 35 likes

Bear Blog was added to AlternativeTo by Paul on Dec 17, 2020 and this page was last updated Jun 12, 2024.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Positive Comment
Guest
May 19, 2021
2

Great tool, easy and fast. Has enough editing features.

annie
Feb 21, 2025
0

great, super lightweight. upgrading is reasonably priced and comes with image hosting, analytics.

Cypher Jack
Jun 12, 2024
0

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 !

Raveen Kumar
Sep 4, 2023
0

By far the easiest way to blog and cheap.

wrytre
Aug 9, 2022
-5

Nah! Not~e~-worthy.

  • Demands that an account be created
  • but provides only paste-bin-like formatting options i.e. bare-bones text-only

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!!!

zerush
Aug 14, 2022

You also can insert images, not only text.

annie
Feb 21, 2025

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.

Drude
Feb 6, 2022
3

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.

Douze
Apr 28, 2021
2

Easy to understand, easy to use, loads fast, doesn't distract you from the actual act of publishing blog posts (which we're all here for).

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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.

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