WriteFreely: Minimalist Blogging Platform
WriteFreely is an open-source platform designed for writers seeking a distraction-free environment to publish their thoughts. Built with simplicity in mind, it offers a clean, focused writing space without the clutter of notifications or social media features like likes and claps.
Key Features
- Distraction-Free Writing: A fast, auto-saving editor ensures you can focus solely on your content.
- Federation via ActivityPub: Connect with the decentralized social web, allowing users on Mastodon and other ActivityPub-enabled services to follow, bookmark, and share your posts.
- Lightweight and Easy to Install: Written in Go, WriteFreely runs efficiently on minimal resources, even on a Raspberry Pi, with a simple binary installation process.
- Community Building: Host your own writing community and engage with readers through a clean, reader-friendly interface.
- Mature and Stable: Powers over 550,000 blogs on Write.as, proving its reliability over a decade.
Use Cases
WriteFreely is ideal for individual bloggers, writers, and communities who value privacy and simplicity. It’s perfect for creating personal blogs, professional portfolios, or collaborative writing spaces without the overhead of complex CMS systems. Its federation feature makes it a unique choice for those wanting to integrate with the fediverse for broader reach.
Whether you're a solo writer or managing a community, WriteFreely provides the tools to build a minimalist, focused writing space on the web.
