Open Source Alternatives to Medium

Ghost

Professional publishing platform

★ 55,544 Updated: Oct 2026 Status: Active

WriteFreely

A clean, minimalist publishing platform for writers.

★ 5,273 Updated: Oct 2026 Status: Active

WordPress

Free CMS to create beautiful website and blog

★ 3,486 Updated: Oct 2026 Status: Active

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Anchor

Super-simple lightweight blog system

★ 3,289 Updated: May 2020 Status: Archived

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Bludit

Simple flat-file CMS for blogs and sites

★ 1,469 Updated: Oct 2026 Status: Active

HTMLy

Databaseless flat-file blogging platform in PHP

★ 1,364 Updated: Jan 2026 Status: Slowing

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Leafpub

Blogging platform with true inline editing

★ 639 Updated: Feb 2023 Status: Inactive

Sigle

A decentralized writing platform for Web3 creators.

★ 488 Updated: Oct 2026 Status: Active

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Movable Type

Publishing platform for blogs, sites and communities

★ 434 Updated: Oct 2026 Status: Active

Serendipity

Extensible PHP weblog engine with a plugin ecosystem

★ 228 Updated: Sep 2026 Status: Active

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Nibbleblog

Small, fast blog engine that needs no SQL database

★ 227 Updated: May 2020 Status: Archived

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FlatPress

Flat-file blog that stores posts as plain text

★ 216 Updated: Oct 2026 Status: Active

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b2evolution

Multi-blog CMS with built-in user and workflow tools

★ 179 Updated: Dec 2022 Status: Inactive

Dotclear

User-friendly open-source publishing tool from France

★ 46 Updated: Oct 2026 Status: Active