Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Modest
A micro-blogging tool to create a twitter-like blog for free
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Modest launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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With social media and now AI, its important to keep the indie web alive. There are many people who write frequently. Blogosphere tries to highlight them by fetching the recent posts from personal blogs across many categories. There are two versions: Minimal (HN-inspired, fast, static): https://text.blogosphere.app/ Non-minimal: https://blogosphere.app/ If you don't find your blog (or your favorite ones), please add them. I will review and approve it.
Apr 2026 · text.blogosphere.app · its alternatives →
- 2MA
2023 · modest.app · its alternatives →
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Free, no-nonsense, super-fast blogging
2020 · bearblog.dev · its alternatives →
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- 5WM
Minimalist, federated, self-hosted blogging platform.
2018 · writefreely.org · its alternatives →
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Create a blog with only Google Docs
2018 · youdontneedwp.com · its alternatives →
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Craft the perfect update for every social platform in one go
2017 · buffer.com · its alternatives →
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Inspired by the "Ask HN: Share your personal site" last week, I finally came around and built a thing I wanted for a long time: a simple website to randomly explore all the awesome personal blogs without having to subscribe to them all. So this is what I built over the weekend. You click a button and indieblog.page will redirect you to a random page from a personal page... I'm happy to answer any questions you might have.
2022 · indieblog.page · its alternatives →
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Posts by Read.cv▲181A casual micro-blogging community for builders
2024 · posts.cv · its alternatives →
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Extremely simple note-taking and blogging without any sign up required. Create your own online notebook in seconds.
2023 · notepin.co · its alternatives →
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- 13SS
2013 · daeken.com · its alternatives →
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- 15IB
2020 · plaintweet.com · its alternatives →
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Journalistic▲176A free micro journaling app with minimalistic design
2020 · journalisticapp.com · its alternatives →
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Penify▲168Blog platform to create your own blog effortless.
2024 · penifyapp.com · its alternatives →
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- 19MA
Something basic to showcase. Write posts with AI basically. The idea is that you just enter a title and description and then hit "Write with AI" and it'll co-author the post with you and then you post it. Maybe it exists elsewhere but I don't really use X or other platforms anymore.
2016 · blog.micro.mu · its alternatives →
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Blankary▲81Minimalist publishing tool, write & publish with one click
2022 · blankary.com · its alternatives →
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WordMark▲78A lightweight blog publishing editor for Markdown writers
2016 · wordmarkapp.com · its alternatives →
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