WriteFreely
Minimalist federated blogging platform
WriteFreely is a free, open-source, federated blogging platform written in Go. It focuses on distraction-free writing and publishes posts that can federate with the fediverse.
Key features
- Distraction-free writing
- ActivityPub federation
- Multiple blogs per user
- Markdown support
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Clean minimalist design
- Lightweight to host
Trade-offs
- Few social features
- Sparse theming options
WriteFreely replaces
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