WriteFreely AlternativesBlog Publishing & CMS Tools like WriteFreely

WriteFreely is described as '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' and is a Blog Publishing tool in the social & communications category. There are more than 25 alternatives to WriteFreely for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, SaaS, Mac and Windows apps. The best WriteFreely alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WriteFreely are Ghost, Tumblr, Drupal and Jekyll.

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  1. WordPress icon
     1670 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.

    119 WordPress alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
     
  2. Ghost icon
     256 likes

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

    277 Ghost alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS
     
  3. Tumblr icon
     464 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.

    115 Tumblr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  4. Drupal icon
     493 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.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
     
  5. Jekyll icon
     126 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.

    132 Jekyll alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. Write.as icon
     122 likes

    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.

    101 Write.as alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Kindle Fire
     
  7. Medium icon
     182 likes

    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.

    136 Medium alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  8. Bear Blog icon
     44 likes

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

    88 Bear Blog alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary (MIT)

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    • Online
     
  9. Blogger icon
     224 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.

    199 Blogger alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
     
  10. Hubzilla icon
     88 likes

    Hubzilla is a powerful platform for creating interconnected based websites featuring a decentralised identity, communications, and permissions framework built using common webserver technology. Hubzilla is very suitable for communities (of any size).

    69 Hubzilla alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Plume icon
     24 likes

    Plume is not a single website, but an entire interconnected, yet independent network of what we call instances. You write content from your own instance, but anyone else on any other Plume instance can enjoy your stories too.

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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