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Micro.blog
by Micro.blog
What Micro.blog is
Micro.blog combines blog hosting with a chronological social timeline and community for publishing short thoughts, essays, photos, podcasts, reading updates, and links. The timeline has no trends, ads, boosts, like counts, or follower counts. Users can schedule posts, publish photos, video, podcasts, custom pages, and themes, and use custom domains. Blog posts can automatically cross-post to Mastodon, Bluesky, and Threads. Theme customization supports custom code, but blog analytics are not offered. Micro.blog provides web, API, macOS, iOS, and Android access, including native companion apps and the Sunlit photo-story app for iOS. Listed APIs include JSON, Micropub, Webmention, IndieAuth, Microsub, and ActivityPub, available to third-party developers at no charge. The service says it has no ads and does not sell user data. A seven-day trial is listed for new users. Paid plans start at $5 a month, with higher tiers adding blogs, newsletters, family contributors, and video tools.
Who it suits
Micro.blog suits people who want hosted personal blogs alongside a quieter chronological community timeline. It fits publishers seeking custom domains, scheduling, cross-posting, and multiple media formats.
What it does well
- Chronological timeline without ads or follower counts
- Supports custom domains and code-based themes
- Automatic cross-posting to three services
- Native apps for macOS, iOS, and Android
- Seven-day trial for new users
What to know first
- Blog analytics are not offered
- Paid plans start at $5 a month
- Visitor logs retain IP and browser data up to two months
- Higher features require separate paid tiers
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Micro.blog | billed monthly · Blog hosting at a custom domain · Automatic cross-posting · Custom themes and full template editing · Private and shared notes | $5 a month |
| Micro.blog Premium | $10/month · Everything plan features · up to 5 blogs · email newsletters · bookmark archiving · highlights in saved web pages · extra single-page websites · Inkwell Reading Recap | $10 a month |
| Micro.blog Family | $15/month · Up to 5 people can contribute to blogs · includes Premium features | $15 a month |
| Micro.blog Studio | $20/month · Video uploads up to 20 minutes · fast video playback · multiple video resolutions · browser podcast recording · video cross-posting · audio leveling and noise reduction · includes Premium and Family features | $20 a month |
| Micro.blog Everything | $5/month · Blog hosting at your domain · automatic cross-posting · private and shared notes · custom themes and full template editing · Inkwell feed reader | $5 a month |
As micro.blog lists them, read 22 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Micro.blog blends personal publishing with a chronological social feed and broad interoperability. Its plans range from a free option and trial to paid tiers with expanded blogs, collaboration, and media tools.
Facts from Micro.blog's own pages
- Apps
- Native companion apps are listed for macOS, iOS, and Android; the Sunlit photo-story app is listed for iOS. · micro.blog, 7 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Micro.blog describes itself as a paid hosting service for personal blogs and says it supports short thoughts, essays, photos, podcasts, reading updates, and links. · micro.blog, 7 Oct 2026
- Blog analytics
- No · micro.blog, 22 Sept 2026
- Cross-posting
- Micro.blog can automatically copy blog posts to services including Mastodon, Bluesky, and Threads. · micro.blog, 7 Oct 2026
- Custom domain
- Yes · micro.blog, 22 Sept 2026
- Data handling
- The privacy policy says hosted blog visitor logs include IP address, browser version, and requested path, and are kept for up to two months. · help.micro.blog, 7 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2017 · micro.blog, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · micro.blog, 22 Sept 2026
- Interoperability
- Micro.blog lists APIs for JSON, Micropub, Webmention, IndieAuth, Microsub, and ActivityPub, and says its APIs are available to third-party developers at no charge. · micro.blog, 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Micro.blog says it has no ads and does not sell user data. · help.micro.blog, 7 Oct 2026
- Product
- Micro.blog combines blog hosting with a social timeline and community for publishing short or long posts. · micro.blog, 7 Oct 2026
- Publishing
- Features include photo, video, and podcast publishing, custom pages and themes, and custom domains. · micro.blog, 7 Oct 2026
- Post scheduling
- Yes · micro.blog, 22 Sept 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says native apps store account tokens in the system keychain and credit card details go directly from the browser to Stripe, where Micro.blog does not see or store the card number. · help.micro.blog, 7 Oct 2026
- Paid from
- 5 · micro.blog, 22 Sept 2026
- Support
- Micro.blog lists help forums and the [email protected] email address for support. · micro.blog, 7 Oct 2026
- Theme customization
- custom code · micro.blog, 22 Sept 2026
- Timeline
- The timeline is chronological and has no trends, ads, boosts, like counts, or follower counts. · micro.blog, 7 Oct 2026
- Trial
- A help forum post from November 2025 says new users receive a 7-day free trial. · help.micro.blog, 7 Oct 2026
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