# writefreely/writefreely

A clean, Markdown-based publishing platform made for writers. Write together and build a community.

Repository: https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/writefreely
Homepage: https://writefreely.org
Language: Go
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: writing, publishing, blogging, web-application, go, activitypub, federation, beta, writefreely, markdown, writers
Last push: 2026-08-26T16:01:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 90/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 73, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3441, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 23, "gap_med": 171.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5225, forks 392 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:13.248198+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: http-server, templating, auth, web-framework
- domain: web-development, self-hosted, cms, social-media, privacy
- platform: windows, self-hosted, go
- tags: blogging, publishing, markdown, activitypub, fediverse, federation, writing, minimalist, multi-user, linux, macos, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- writefreely/writefreely (main) score 90

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:13.248198+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:59:41.729859+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:13.248198+00:00, sha 839375369c68)
  - homepage: https://writefreely.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:55:09.081998+00:00, sha 5b0f642b46c1)
  - site_page: https://writefreely.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:55:09.091545+00:00, sha 04db5b02b306)
  - site_page: https://writefreely.org/features (fetched 2026-08-29T08:55:09.093501+00:00, sha 5565826f62e1)
  - site_page: https://writefreely.org/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:55:09.095381+00:00, sha 13c0cecdcff6)
  - site_page: https://writefreely.org/features/community-building (fetched 2026-08-29T08:55:09.099479+00:00, sha fb0326c55c31)
  - site_page: https://writefreely.org/start (fetched 2026-08-29T08:55:09.097532+00:00, sha be69245ca44b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.