WriteFreely
Active AGPL-3.0
A clean, Markdown-based publishing platform made for writers. Write together and build a community.
Open-source alternative to: Substack
- GitHub stars
- 5,278
- License
- AGPL-3.0 (GNU Affero General Public License v3.0)
- Last code push
- Oct 26, 2026
- Latest release
- v0.17.2 · Aug 10, 2026
- Runs as
- Self-hosted web app
- Hosted plan
- Offered by the project
- Main language
- Go
- Repository
- writefreely/writefreely
- Website
- writefreely.org
Is WriteFreely still maintained?
Active Yes. WriteFreely had a code push on Oct 26, 2026 (2 days before our last check on Oct 29, 2026), and its latest release is v0.17.2 from Aug 10, 2026.
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Before you switch
Activity: Code pushed or a release published in the last 180 days.
License: AGPL-3.0 is an OSI-approved open-source license. Some licenses (like AGPL) have obligations if you modify the software and offer it to others over a network.
Setup: WriteFreely runs on a server. You can also use the hosted plan from the project if you do not want to manage one.
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