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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.

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License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Country of Origin

  • US flagUnited States

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Online
  • Self-Hosted
4 / 5 Avg rating (2)
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Properties

  1.  Customizable

Features

  1. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
  2.  Support for MarkDown
  3.  Federated
  4.  Dedicated Server Hosting

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WriteFreely information

  • Developed by

    US flagWrite.as
  • Licensing

    Open Source (AGPL-3.0) and Free product.
  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 4
  • Alternatives

    49 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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GitHub repository

  •  4,738 Stars
  •  343 Forks
  •  122 Open Issues
  •   Updated May 8, 2025 
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Our users have written 3 comments and reviews about WriteFreely, and it has gotten 49 likes

WriteFreely was added to AlternativeTo by David on Nov 13, 2018 and this page was last updated Sep 27, 2021.

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Top Positive Comment
Guest
Jan 13, 2019
-1

Great support, active development, open source, ActivityPub support

TBayAreaPat
Sep 15, 2024
1

"To install WriteFreely, you primarily need a server with root access, a running database like MySQL, and a web server like Nginx, along with downloading the WriteFreely binary which can be run directly on your server with minimal configuration; essentially requiring only basic system administration knowledge and access to a server you control."

Cyber Nautilus
Jun 21, 2024
1

WriteFreely is comparable to WordPress.org == it *must* be hosted on own hosting space. Write.as is comparable to WordPress.com == one can just sign up and start hammering the keyboard hacking one's blog out

The key difference between Write's offerings v/s Automattic's offerings are that Wordpress.com offers a free tier whereas Write.as *does not!*

With a far smaller ecosystem of themes and plug-ins, and no opportunity to familiarise oneself at the free tier of a hosted instance, Write's CMS/blogging offers *no advantage* over Automattic's WordPress, especially for newbies. Unless you are feeling adventurous or have the relevant experience, or confidence to deal with issues that may crop up, stick to WordPress or Blogger and give WriteFreely a miss.

What is WriteFreely?

WriteFreely is an open-source, minimalist, federated, self-hosted blogging platform. It was built for and by Write.as icon Write.as and can be used to power a similar community or just a single blog. It's lightweight enough to run even on a Raspberry Pi, it's built with Go (Programming Language) icon Go (Programming Language) and is designed to provide a fast, minimal and elegant interface for writing.

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