Telescope AlternativesBlog Publishing Tools and other similar apps like Telescope

Telescope is described as 'Writing and publishing platform. It offers a beautiful and minimal text editor, it doesn't ask your personal details, it features a bunch of cool content distribution mechanisms, and fast and nice-looking content pages' and is a Blog Publishing tool in the news & books category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Telescope, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Windows, Mac and Linux apps. The best Telescope alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Telescope are Ghost, Tumblr, Blogger and Medium.

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  1. WordPress icon

    WordPress

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    Create a website or blog with open-source software focused on accessibility, ease of use, performance, and security. Minimal setup, powerful growth features, and a large community supporting democratization of publishing.

    104 WordPress alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
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    • WordPress is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Telescope.

    • WordPress is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Telescope.

    • WordPress is Freemium and Open SourceTelescope is Freemium and Proprietary
    • WordPress is CustomizableTelescope is not according to our users
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    Ghost

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    The world's most popular modern publishing platform for creating a new media platform.

    270 Ghost alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS
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    Tumblr

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    Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. It's where your interests connect you with your people.

    110 Tumblr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    WordPress

    Create a website or blog with open-source software focused on accessibility, ease of use, performance, and security. Minimal setup, powerful growth features, and a large community supporting democratization of publishing.

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    Blogger

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    Publish blogs with free hosting on a customizable platform offering a choice of templates, flexible layouts, custom or blogspot.com domains, built-in analytics and AdSense monetization, unlimited storage for posts and images, and secure Google service integration.

    196 Blogger alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
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  7. Medium icon

    Medium

     180 likes
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    Medium is a new place on the Internet where people share ideas and stories that are longer than 140 characters and not just for friends. It’s designed for little stories that make your day better and manifestos that change the world.

    132 Medium alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Bear Blog

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

    84 Bear Blog alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Online
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    Write.as

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    Write.as lets you write and publish text instantly. Write a note for yourself to read later. Create a standalone article you can quickly broadcast on social media — or publish a full blog.

    100 Write.as alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Kindle Fire
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    • Write.as is the most popular commercial alternative to Telescope.

    • Write.as is Paid and ProprietaryTelescope is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Write.as is Privacy focused and LightweightTelescope is not according to our users
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    WriteFreely

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    WriteFreely is an open-source, minimalist, federated, self-hosted blogging platform. It was built for and by Write.as and can be used to power a similar community or just a single blog.

    47 WriteFreely alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Telegra.ph

     44 likes
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    Telegra.ph is an anonymous publishing platform by Telegram that lets anyone post stories without having to register an account. Simply visit the site and you'll be presented with a light form for posting.

    30 Telegra.ph alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    Steemit

     104 likes
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    A non-censored social platform where users are incentivized to contribute and curate content. The users decide what is valuable by voting, and content regarded valuable is rewarded with money.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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    Comma

     12 likes
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    Comma is an open source blogging platform with a minimal and beautiful page.

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    • Online
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    DEV Community

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    Where programmers share ideas and help each other grow. It is an online community for sharing and discovering great ideas, having debates, and making friends. Anyone can share articles, questions, discussions, etc. as long as they have the rights to the words they are sharing.

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
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