WriteFreely
A minimalist, self-hosted blogging platform focused purely on writing — no widgets, no analytics obsession, no distraction. Written in Go. It can federate via ActivityPub so Mastodon users can follow a blog as an account.
Philosophy: a counterweight to heavy, plugin-laden CMSes (WordPress) — a clean markdown editor, focus on text. Supports anonymous/pseudonymous writing, multiple blogs per account, export. ActivityPub federation: your blog becomes "@blog@yourdomain" that people can follow in the Fediverse → new posts appear in their feed. Powers the Write.as service (the hosted version). Part of the same movement as Funkwhale/PeerTube: the Fediverse isn't just microblogging, but a web of different content types that federate. Good for those who want a distraction-free, owned writing space with optional social reach. Open source under AGPL.