writefreely/writefreely
A clean, Markdown-based publishing platform made for writers. Write together and build a community. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
90/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 73
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 171.0
- age_days: 3441
- days_rel: 23
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 5
Adoption not part of the score
5225 stars · 392 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
WriteFreely is a self-hosted, Markdown-based publishing platform for writers, built in Go as a single lightweight binary. It supports multi-user instances, distraction-free writing, and federation with the fediverse via ActivityPub.
Use cases
- start a minimalist personal blog
- self-host a distraction-free writing platform
- build a community of writers like a small Medium
- publish to the fediverse from a blog
- host a private writing group with invite-only signups
- run a lightweight blog server on a Raspberry Pi
When to choose
- you want a simple, distraction-free Markdown blogging experience
- you need multi-user or community publishing with ActivityPub federation
- you want a lightweight, dependency-free self-hosted server
- privacy and minimal data collection matter to you
When to avoid
- you need a full-featured CMS with plugins, themes, or media management
- you want a static site generator instead of a dynamic server
- you need rich social features like feeds, likes, or notifications
- you prefer not to manage a server or database
Facets
application · maturity stable
http-server templating auth web-framework web-development self-hosted cms social-media privacy windows self-hosted go blogging publishing markdown activitypub fediverse federation writing minimalist multi-user linux macos docker web-server
7 sources
- readme: https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely · fetched 2026-08-28 · 839375369c68
- homepage: https://writefreely.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5b0f642b46c1
- site_page: https://writefreely.org/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 04db5b02b306
- site_page: https://writefreely.org/features · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5565826f62e1
- site_page: https://writefreely.org/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 13c0cecdcff6
- site_page: https://writefreely.org/features/community-building · fetched 2026-08-29 · fb0326c55c31
- site_page: https://writefreely.org/start · fetched 2026-08-29 · be69245ca44b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| writefreely/writefreely | main | 90 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="writefreely/writefreely")
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