WriteFreely is free and open source software for building **a writing space** on the web — whether a publication, internal blog, or writing community in the fediverse. ![](https://writefreely.org/img/screens/pencil-reader.png) [Try the writing experience](https://write.as/new) [Find an instance](https://writefreely.org/instances) ## Features ### Made for writing Built on a plain, auto-saving editor, WriteFreely gives you a distraction-free writing environment. Once published, your words are front and center, and easy to read. ### A connected community Start writing together, publicly or privately. Connect with other communities, whether running WriteFreely, [Plume](https://joinplu.me/), or other ActivityPub-powered software. And bring members on board from your existing platforms, thanks to our OAuth 2.0 support. ### Intuitive organization Categorize articles [with hashtags](https://writefreely.org/docs/latest/writer/hashtags), and create static pages from normal posts by [_pinning_ them](https://writefreely.org/docs/latest/writer/static) to your blog. Create draft posts and publish to multiple blogs from one account. ### International Blog elements are localized in 20+ languages, and WriteFreely includes first-class support for non-Latin and right-to-left (RTL) script languages. ### Private by default WriteFreely collects minimal data, and never publicizes more than a writer consents to. Writers can seamlessly create multiple blogs from a single account for different pen names or purposes without publicly revealing their association.

The quickest way to deploy WriteFreely is with [Write.as](https://write.as/writefreely), a hosted service from the team behind WriteFreely. You'll get fully-managed installation, backup, upgrades, and maintenance — and directly fund our free software work ❤️ [**Learn more on Write.as**](https://write.as/writefreely). ## Quick start WriteFreely deploys as a static binary on any platform and architecture that Go supports. Just use our built-in SQLite support, or add a MySQL database, and you'll be up and running! For common platforms, start with our [pre-built binaries](https://github.com/writeas/writefreely/releases/) and head over to our [installation guide](https://writefreely.org/start) to get started. ### Packages You can also find WriteFreely in these package repositories, thanks to our wonderful community! * [Arch User Repository](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/writefreely/) ## Documentation Read our full [documentation on WriteFreely.org](https://writefreely.org/docs) —️ and help us improve by contributing to the [writefreely/documentation](https://github.com/writefreely/documentation) repo. ## Development Start hacking on WriteFreely with our [developer setup guide](https://writefreely.org/docs/latest/developer/setup). For Docker support, see our [Docker guide](https://writefreely.org/docs/latest/admin/docker). ## Contributing We gladly welcome contributions to WriteFreely, whether in the form of [code](https://github.com/writeas/writefreely/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#contributing-to-writefreely), [bug reports](https://github.com/writeas/writefreely/issues/new?template=bug_report.md), [feature requests](https://discuss.write.as/c/feedback/feature-requests), [translations](https://poeditor.com/join/project/TIZ6HFRFdE), or [documentation](https://github.com/writefreely/documentation) improvements. Before contributing anything, please read our [Contributing Guide](https://github.com/writeas/writefreely/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#contributing-to-writefreely). It describes the correct channels for submitting contributions and any potential requirements. ## License Copyright © 2018-2020 [A Bunch Tell LLC](https://abunchtell.com) and contributing authors. Licensed under the [AGPL](https://github.com/writeas/writefreely/blob/develop/LICENSE).