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Leaflet
by Leaflet
What Leaflet is
Leaflet is a publishing tool for blogs, newsletters, and community writing. Writers and communities can create collaborative documents and social publications on the web or through self-hosting. Its editor supports rich text, images, subpages, links, embeds, headers, highlights, foldable lists, and checklists. Anyone with an edit link can add to or change a Leaflet. Custom themes, advanced theme customization, and custom domains control presentation, while blog analytics provide publication data. Publications use AT Protocol, enabling discovery, comments, and subscriptions across the open social graph. Leaflet sends updates by email, Bluesky, and the Atmosphere. Posts can quote Bluesky content, mention accounts, and embed Bluesky posts with replies and likes. The Free plan costs nothing and includes unlimited publications and posts, navigation pages, comments, quoting, sharing, and Atmosphere subscriptions. Pro costs $12 a month, billed monthly, and includes 1,000 email subscribers; each additional 1,000 costs $5/mo.
Who it suits
Leaflet suits writers and communities building collaborative publications, newsletters, or blogs. It also fits publishers wanting custom domains, social discovery, and self-hosting options.
What it does well
- Supports rich text, media, embeds, and checklists
- Custom themes and domains are available
- Free plan includes unlimited publications and posts
- AT Protocol supports comments and subscriptions
- Web and self-hosted platforms supported
What to know first
- Pro limits included email subscribers to 1,000
- Additional 1,000 subscribers cost $5/mo
- Collaborative editing requires an edit link
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Fast text editing · Custom themes and domains · Publication pages and navigation · Unlimited publications and posts · Atmosphere subscriptions · Comments, quoting, and sharing | Free |
| Pro | $120/year · Everything in Free · Analytics · 1k email subscribers · $5/mo for every additional 1k · Post scheduling · Group publications with unlimited contributors · Memberships and more marked “Coming soon!” | $120 a year |
As leaflet.pub lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Leaflet combines collaborative publishing tools with AT Protocol-based social features. Its free plan covers core publication work, while Pro adds a defined email-subscriber allowance.
Facts from Leaflet's own pages
- Audience
- The Leaflet Manual describes it as a tool for writers and communities to create collaborative documents and social publications. · about.leaflet.pub, 11 Oct 2026
- Blog analytics
- Yes · lab.leaflet.pub, 22 Sept 2026
- Bluesky features
- Leaflet posts can be quoted on Bluesky, mention Bluesky accounts, and embed Bluesky posts with conversation replies and likes. · about.leaflet.pub, 11 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- People with an edit link can add to or change a Leaflet. · about.leaflet.pub, 11 Oct 2026
- Custom domain
- Yes · lab.leaflet.pub, 22 Sept 2026
- Customisation
- Leaflet offers custom themes and custom domains. · leaflet.pub, 11 Oct 2026
- Editing
- Leaflets support rich text, images, subpages, links, embeds, headers, highlights, foldable lists, and checklists. · about.leaflet.pub, 11 Oct 2026
- Email subscribers
- The Pro plan includes 1,000 email subscribers and charges $5/mo for each additional 1,000. · leaflet.pub, 11 Oct 2026
- Export and self-hosting
- Leaflet says users will be able to download Leaflets as JSON with attachments for import into a self-hosted version if the hosted app shuts down. · about.leaflet.pub, 11 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · lab.leaflet.pub, 22 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Brooklyn, New York, United States · leaflet.pub, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Leaflet says it sends updates via email, Bluesky, and the Atmosphere. · leaflet.pub, 11 Oct 2026
- Legal operator
- Leaflet’s terms say the platform is run by Learning Futures, Inc. · leaflet.pub, 11 Oct 2026
- Longevity
- If the hosted app shuts down, Leaflet says it will give at least six months’ notice before switching to read-only and host read-only documents for at least twelve months. · about.leaflet.pub, 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Leaflet describes itself as a publishing tool for blogs, newsletters, and other community writing. · leaflet.pub, 11 Oct 2026
- Social publishing
- Publications are built on AT Protocol and support discovery, comments, and subscriptions across the open social graph. · about.leaflet.pub, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Leaflet directs users with questions to [email protected]. · about.leaflet.pub, 11 Oct 2026
- Theme customization
- advanced · lab.leaflet.pub, 22 Sept 2026
Where Leaflet stands on Freedom251
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