Tumblr-style microblog for one author, with notes, links, quotes, threads and two-way sync to a Hugo repo on GitHub
- Deploy
- One-click
- License
- AGPL-3.0-or-later
- GitHub stars
- 77 stars
- Last commit
Self-hosted alternatives to Write.as
Write.as is a minimal blogging platform focused on writing, with privacy features and no ads, made by Musing Studio on the open source WriteFreely software. One listed app does its main job and runs in your own Cloudflare account.
Each answer comes from the app’s README and source code, compared with the features Write.as describes on its own site.
Write.as features, app by app
| Feature | Jant |
|---|---|
| Distraction-free editor with Markdown or rich text | Yes |
| One-press publishing to the web, social media and subscribers | Partly |
| Custom domain and custom themes | Yes |
| Email subscriptions and an RSS feed | Partly |
| ActivityPub and fediverse publishing | No |
| Anonymous publishing and multiple blogs or identities | Partly |
| Password-protected and private blogs | Partly |
| Export of your work, or self-hosting | Yes |
Tumblr-style microblog for one author, with notes, links, quotes, threads and two-way sync to a Hugo repo on GitHub
- What a Write.as user would miss
- It has no ActivityPub, no email subscriptions and no anonymous or multi-identity publishing.
- What it adds
- One Worker with D1 and R2, GitHub Sync of every edit as Markdown that builds as a Hugo site, plus an API and MCP server.
- Yes Distraction-free editor with Markdown or rich text. A Markdown editor with slash commands and drafts.
- Partly One-press publishing to the web, social media and subscribers. One Publish button posts to the site and its Atom feed; no social posting or email.
- Yes Custom domain and custom themes. Custom domains, built-in themes and custom CSS.
- Partly Email subscriptions and an RSS feed. An Atom feed for every list page; no email subscriptions found.
- No ActivityPub and fediverse publishing. No ActivityPub found.
- Partly Anonymous publishing and multiple blogs or identities. One author per site; no anonymous publishing found.
- Partly Password-protected and private blogs. Posts can be Public, Hidden from Latest or Private; no password-protected blog found.
- Yes Export of your work, or self-hosting. Export as a Hugo site or JSON, GitHub Sync, and self-hosting on Cloudflare or Docker.