Tumblr Alternatives

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   WriteFreely

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   WriteFreely is an open-source, minimalist, federated, self-hosted blogging platform. It was built for and by Write.as and can be used to power a similar community or just a single blog.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Blog Publishing
   • CMS

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Self-Hosted
   • Online

   • United States

   

   

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   Hive Social

    8 likes

   Share content and connect to people you love on Hive.

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Social Network
   • Microblog

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Known

    84 likes

   Known is a simple platform for publishing words, pictures, podcasts and more to a site that you control. Choose to share it on social networks like Twitter and Facebook, or extend it to integrate with the software you already use.

   132 Known alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Blog Publishing
   • Social Network

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Self-Hosted

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by Guest · Oct 30, 2018

   Very familiar design for Tumblr users. Various post types.

   Positive comment by ccesar · Dec 8, 2018

   Have post types, reblog (called repost), a very similar look and feel.

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   • Known is Freemium and ProprietaryTumblr is Free and Proprietary
   • Known is DecentralizedTumblr is not according to our users
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   Minds

   An open-source platform for decentralized social networking. Users can monetize posts through ads or monthly support, engaging in various features such as Blogs, Videos, and secure private chats. Minds supports free speech and fa...

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   Movim

    56 likes

   Decentralized social and blog platform based on XMPP, enabling self-hosting, cross-network chat, video calls, and group collaboration. Users control and migrate their data, communicate across various networks, and access services from any node while preserving privacy and open-source principles.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Video Calling
   • Social Network

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Self-Hosted

   • France
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Movim vs Tumblr Comments

   Positive comment by Guest · Jun 12, 2019

   It's a federated self hostable network, you can share others posts on your timeline

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   • Movim is Free and Open SourceTumblr is Free and Proprietary
   • Movim is a Video Calling Tumblr is a Blog Publishing Tool
   • Movim is DecentralizedTumblr is not according to our users
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   DEV Community

    30 likes

   Where programmers share ideas and help each other grow. It is an online community for sharing and discovering great ideas, having debates, and making friends. Anyone can share articles, questions, discussions, etc. as long as they have the rights to the words they are sharing.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone

   • United States

   

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   Pillowfort

    9 likes

   [Pillowfort is currently in closed beta with over 40,000 users. Everyone who donates $5 or more will get a registration key (or keys) to create an account on the site]

   112 Pillowfort alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Blog Publishing
   • Social Network

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Online

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by soul1472 · Mar 16, 2026

   it's a good alternative for Tumblr users who don't mind slower pace.

   some of the features are lacking: for example, you 1) can't follow tags. i would say, sometimes themed communities can replace this thing. also, 2) no integrated askbox (unless you link to external askbox like Revospring, for example). and 3) no video hosting (you should host it somewhere else and then use embedding feature, 4) no side-blogs (unless you create another account, which is allowed)

   but other features, such as long posts, flexible image grid, inline links in post, rich text editor, "tag talks", "read more" cut, embedding & preview for link/video posts - all here.

   better aspects: no ads, no transphobic staff, no shadowbanning without explaining why, no "callout posts" culture (it's prohibited).

   Positive comment by Guest · Apr 26, 2020

   like tumblr, but with way more privacy settings and content control. also a very nice community!

   Positive comment by thebandkanon · Aug 27, 2022

   It's been getting frequent updates and improvements and the staff is responsive and makes decision based on user feedback, unlike tumblr's staff.

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   • Pillowfort is Free and ProprietaryTumblr is also Free and Proprietary
   • Pillowfort is Privacy focusedTumblr is not according to our users
10. 

    

    Akkoma

     11 likes

    This is a fork of Pleroma, which is a microblogging server software that can federate (= exchange messages with) other servers that support ActivityPub. What that means is that you can host a server for yourself or your friends and stay in control of your online identity, but...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • Social Network
    • Microblog

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    

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    Plume

     23 likes

    Plume is not a single website, but an entire interconnected, yet independent network of what we call instances. You write content from your own instance, but anyone else on any other Plume instance can enjoy your stories too.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Blog Publishing

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    

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    Telegra.ph

     47 likes

    Telegra.ph is an anonymous publishing platform by Telegram that lets anyone post stories without having to register an account. Simply visit the site and you'll be presented with a light form for posting.

    38 Telegra.ph alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Microblog

    Origin

    • United Arab Emirates

    Platforms

    • Online

    • United Arab Emirates

    

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    Scribe.rip

     19 likes

    An alternative frontend to Medium.

    103 Scribe.rip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Blog Publishing

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    • United States

    

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    Socialhome

     7 likes

    Decentralized social network on the fediverse. Usable for both #microblogging and full length #blog posts. Editing both content and replies is supported.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Social Network
    • Microblog

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    

    

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    Comma

     12 likes

    Comma is an open source blogging platform with a minimal and beautiful page.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Blog Publishing
    • Microblog

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online

    

    

    

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