Thingamablog AlternativesBlog Publishing Tools and other similar apps like Thingamablog

Thingamablog has been discontinued. Similar apps include WordPress, which is open source with a free version. Other options are Ghost, Tumblr, Drupal and Jekyll. There's no shortage of Blog Publishing Tools like Thingamablog, with more than 50 alternatives for the web, Windows, self-hosting, Mac and Linux.

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  1. WordPress icon
     1706 likes

    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.

    188 WordPress alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
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  2. Ghost icon
     266 likes

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

    304 Ghost alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS
    • US flagUnited States
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  3. Tumblr icon
     470 likes

    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.

    127 Tumblr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  4. Drupal icon
     497 likes

    Open source CMS with modular architecture, structured content support, and thousands of modules for extensibility. Offers custom themes, robust security, integration capabilities, starter distributions, active community support, and is free under the GPL license with no vendor lock-in.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • US flagUnited States
    Drupal screenshot 1
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  5. Jekyll icon
     127 likes

    Jekyll is a simple, blog aware, static site generator. It takes a template directory (representing the raw form of a website), runs it through and Liquid converters, and spits out a complete, static website suitable for serving with Apache or your favorite web server.

    145 Jekyll alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  6. Blogger icon
     228 likes

    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.

    212 Blogger alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • US flagUnited States
    Blogger screenshot 1
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  7. Directus icon
     35 likes

    Directus, with over 20 million downloads, is the world's first Open Data Platform. It can transform any SQL database into an API and a no-code application instantly, providing equal data and digital file asset management access to all team members.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Online
    • DigitalOcean
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ubuntu
    • Heroku
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
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  8. Known icon
     84 likes

    Known is a simple platform for publishing words, pictures, podcasts and more to a site that you control. Choose to share it on social networks like Twitter and Facebook, or extend it to integrate with the software you already use.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • US flagUnited States
    Known screenshot 1
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  9. nextPVR icon
     11 likes

    NextPVR. NextPVR is a popular free personal video recorder application for Microsoft Windows, making it easy to watch or record Live TV.

    22 nextPVR alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Docker
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  10. Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware is a full-featured, web-based, multilingual (40+ languages), tightly integrated, all-in-one Wiki+CMS+Groupware, Free Source Software (GNU/LGPL), using PHP + Smarty, MySQL, Zend Framework, jQuery and Bootstrap.

    124 Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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  11. Symphony CMS icon
     15 likes

    Symphony is an XSLT-powered open source content management system

    It's a web-based content management system (CMS) that enables users to create and manage websites and web applications of all shapes and sizes—from the simplest of blogs to bustling news sites and feature-pack.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  12. Metalsmith icon
     2 likes

    An extremely simple, pluggable static site generator for NodeJS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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