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Scribe.rip Landing Page

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Scribe.rip

An alternative frontend to Medium.

I stopped clicking on Medium links a looong time ago, I simply can't stand the X-views paywall. It's not worth it. More recently I started using https://scribe.rip/ (via the Redirector browser plugin) when I absolutely want to read a Medium article, though not on Medium. Once ScribeRIP fails to work I'll just stop reading Medium articles again.

#Blogging #CMS #Digital Publishing 34 social mentions
Hashnode Landing Page

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Hashnode

A friendly and inclusive Q&A network for coders

#Web App #Social Media Tools #Software Engineering 120 social mentions
Bear Blog Landing Page

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Bear Blog

Privacy-first, no-nonsense, super-fast blogging. No trackers, no JavaScript, no stylesheets. Just your words.

Https://bearblog.dev seems like a good alternative for simple, clean, good looking blogs. Prioritizes quick loading and efficient web design.

#Blogging #CMS #Blogging Platform 51 social mentions
Write.as Landing Page

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Write.as

Publish a thought in seconds

I recommend https://write.as if you just want a clean, minimalist blog platform with photo hosting and minimal effort. Automatic RSS, mail, even ActivityPub. Write in Markdown and no ads. Or self-host this software as F/OSS with WriteFreely. You can add interaction (blog post comments) via e.g. Commento if you dislike Disqus as you should...

#Blogging #CMS #Blogging Platform 54 social mentions
Bypass Paywalls Landing Page

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Bypass Paywalls

Bypass Paywalls is a web browser extension to help bypass paywalls for selected sites.

#Bookmark Manager #Bookmarks #Surveys 459 social mentions