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Pluma
by Pluma
What Pluma is
Pluma is a web-based blogging platform for publishing articles with a block editor. Posts can use paragraphs, headers, code, images, and tables, with syntax highlighting for more than 190 languages and LaTeX math rendering. Articles are stored as Markdown and can be exported as Markdown files. Published pages are server-rendered HTML and include RSS and Atom feeds. Blogs are hosted at username.pluma.ink, support custom domains, and offer basic theme customization and blog analytics. Pluma says blog pages use no third-party tracking scripts and show no ads on any plan. Its newsletter feature lets Pro and Max users email subscribers when they publish, but it is not designed for segmentation or email automation. The Free plan costs nothing and allows 20 articles. Pro costs $5 a month with unlimited articles, 90 days of analytics history, and 500 newsletter sends monthly. Max costs $20 a month with 365 days of analytics history and 5,000 newsletter subscribers.
Who it suits
Pluma suits writers of technical and long-form blog content who want block editing, Markdown export, and hosted publishing. It is less suited to people needing broader CMS structures or a dedicated newsletter platform.
What it does well
- Syntax highlighting for over 190 languages
- LaTeX math rendering
- Markdown export available anytime
- RSS and Atom feeds
- No ads on any plan
What to know first
- Free plan allows 20 articles
- No built-in memberships
- No pages, menus, or site hierarchies
- Newsletter lacks segmentation and automation
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 20 articles · subdomain · RSS feeds · Markdown export · block editor | Free |
| Max | Everything in Pro · 365-day analytics · up to 5,000 newsletter subscribers | $20 a month |
| Pro | Unlimited articles · analytics · newsletter · custom domain · SEO controls · comments | $5 a month |
As pluma.ink lists them, read 8 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Pluma focuses on article publishing with technical writing support, feeds, exports, and a simple hosted setup. Its article-centered scope and limited newsletter tooling should be weighed against the plan allowances.
Facts from Pluma's own pages
- Block editor
- Articles are built from separate blocks such as paragraphs, headers, code, images, and tables. · pluma.ink, 8 Oct 2026
- Blog analytics
- Yes · pluma.ink, 22 Sept 2026
- Built-in memberships
- No · pluma.ink, 22 Sept 2026
- Content export
- Articles are stored as Markdown, and users can export them as Markdown files at any time. · pluma.ink, 8 Oct 2026
- Custom domain
- Yes · pluma.ink, 22 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 2025 · pluma.ink, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · pluma.ink, 22 Sept 2026
- Limit
- Pluma says it is for publishing blog articles and does not provide CMS features such as pages, menus, sidebars, or site hierarchies. · pluma.ink, 8 Oct 2026
- Newsletter scope
- Pluma says its newsletter feature lets Pro and Max users email subscribers when they publish, but it is not designed as a dedicated newsletter platform for segmentation and email automation. · pluma.ink, 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Pluma says it uses no third-party tracking scripts on blog pages and does not show ads on any plan. · pluma.ink, 8 Oct 2026
- Publishing
- Reader-facing pages are server-rendered HTML, and blogs have RSS and Atom feeds. · pluma.ink, 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy lists HTTPS with HSTS, PBKDF2 password hashing with a unique salt, CSRF protection, endpoint rate limiting, and account lockout after five failed login attempts. · pluma.ink, 8 Oct 2026
- Paid from
- 5 · pluma.ink, 22 Sept 2026
- Support
- Pluma lists [email protected] as its contact for questions and bug reports. · pluma.ink, 8 Oct 2026
- Technical writing
- Pluma supports syntax-highlighted code in over 190 languages and LaTeX math rendering. · pluma.ink, 8 Oct 2026
- Theme customization
- basic · pluma.ink, 22 Sept 2026
- Third-party services
- The privacy policy names Stripe for payment processing, Brevo for transactional emails and newsletters, and IP-API for country lookup in analytics. · pluma.ink, 8 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Pluma is a blogging platform with a block editor and a blog hosted at username.pluma.ink. · pluma.ink, 8 Oct 2026
- Who it is for
- Pluma describes itself as a blogging platform for people who want to write without the noise, including writers of technical and long-form content. · pluma.ink, 8 Oct 2026
Where Pluma stands on Freedom251
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