WriteFreely
A clean, minimalist publishing platform made for writers
Alternative to: medium, substack, wordpress, ghost, tumblr
v0.16.0
2025-08-29WriteFreely v0.16 introduces enhanced fediverse integration with ActivityPub likes, creator tags, and improved article previews, alongside SMTP configuration and various bug fixes.
v0.15.1
2024-10-05This release includes various user, admin, and developer fixes, adds ARM64 Docker support, and updates Go to v1.21.
v0.15.0
2024-02-03Introduced email newsletter subscriptions, a subscribers page for tracking fediverse followers and email users, and various performance and UI improvements.
v0.14.0
2023-09-22IntroduC-v0.14 introduces Fediverse verification, a customizable contact page, language filtering for posts, and various admin and developer improvements.
v0.13.2
2022-11-11Version 0.13.2 includes various bug fixes for Gopher collections, OAuth, and SQLite monetization, along with dependency upgrades and improved keyboard navigation.
v0.13.1
2021-06-30This release includes various bug fixes for title rendering, redirects, metadata, and SQLite locking, along with improved error handling for OAuth providers.
v0.13.0
2021-06-11v0.13 introduces a classic WYSIWYG editor, Gopher support, expanded OAuth providers, web monetization, ActivityPub Notes, and account deletion functionality.
v0.13.0rc1
2021-05-10Introduces a classic WYSIWYG editor, Gopher support, expanded OAuth provider options, web monetization, ActivityPub Notes, and account deletion functionality.
v0.12.0
2020-04-22Version 0.12 introduces ActivityPub mentions, a redesigned admin dashboard, OAuth 2.0 support, plain text imports, and various UI and performance improvements.
v0.12.0rc1
2020-03-27This release introduces ActivityPub mentions, a redesigned admin dashboard, OAuth 2.0 support, plain text imports, and various user and developer-facing improvements.
v0.11.2
2019-12-18This release fixes issues with ActivityPub announcements, collection posts, password-protected blog rendering, and error handling for non-existent paths.
v0.11.1
2019-11-12Introduces automatic Let's Encrypt SSL certificates, a new official command-line interface, and various user and admin improvements.
v0.11.0
2019-11-11Introduces automatic Let's Encrypt SSL certificates, a new command-line interface (wf-cli), various user-facing fixes, and experimental user silencing and reader-centric instance options.
v0.10.0
2019-07-02Introduces fully private instances, landing page customization, and various user and admin improvements including Lithuanian translation and federation fixes.
v0.9.1
2019-04-20This release fixes V2 migrations for new installations and resolves a Docker build issue with Go Modules.
v0.9.0
2019-04-13This release includes various bug fixes for hashtags and code blocks, improvements to admin navigation, and updated meta description handling.
v0.8.1
2019-02-01This release includes fixes for same-page anchor links, admin account creation via config, documentation updates, and a corrected error message for user creation.
v0.8.0
2019-01-24Introduces user invites for private communities, automated database migrations, and various UI and Docker fixes.
v0.7.1
2019-01-13This release fixes a blog customization rendering issue on Windows and ensures database initialization during the configuration step for single-user instances.
v0.7.0
2019-01-08Added admin user creation and a user list, alongside various SQLite fixes and ActivityPub improvements.
v0.6.0
2018-12-10Introduces SQLite support, a reader/local timeline, command-line admin creation, and local hosting for highlight.js and MathJax.
v0.5.0
2018-12-04Introduces new configuration values for bind address and site description, adds comprehensive syntax highlighting, and enables admin value changes via the web UI.
v0.4.0
2018-11-26Adds standalone server support with TLS and code syntax highlighting, alongside minor functional fixes.
v0.3.0
2018-11-19Introduces an admin panel for dashboard monitoring and page editing, adds database initialization tools, and includes various functional fixes for RSS and ActivityPub.
v0.2.1
2018-11-13This bugfix release addresses issues with activity IDs, adds a login link for single-user blogs, and resolves schema installation problems.
v0.2.0
2018-11-12Introduces Fediverse follower counts, Pleroma compatibility, and various installation and application fixes.
v0.1.0
2018-11-10Version 0.1 introduces WriteFreely, an open-source, ActivityPub-enabled blogging platform for individuals or communities.