Your journal.
Your pen pals.
Your space.
A social journaling platform. The richness of LiveJournal, the creativity of early MySpace, rebuilt for the open social web with no algorithm and no ads.
What makes Inkwell different
Everything you need to write, connect, and express
Your Journal
A rich text editor with moods, music, stamps, inks, cover images, and distraction-free writing mode. Import from WordPress, Medium, or Substack.
Your Space
Eight unique themes, custom colors, fonts, layouts, background images, music players, and custom HTML/CSS. Make your profile truly yours.
Writer, dreamer, collector of moments.
Inkwell Classic
Your Pen Pals
Follow writers on Inkwell — and across the fediverse. Your journal connects to Mastodon, Ghost, and the open social web via ActivityPub.
Your Rules
No ads. No algorithm. No tracking. Per-entry privacy controls, friend filters, and complete data portability. You own your words.
Fresh from the community
See what people are writing
“We believe the internet was at its best when it felt like a place people genuinely lived. Long-form writing. Personal pages. The sense that you were getting to know someone.”
Read our mission →Pricing
Choose your ink
Inkwell is free to use. No trial, no expiry, no time limit. Plus ($5/mo) adds custom domains, writer subscriptions, cross-posting, and more.
Free
$0
- Unlimited public entries
- 8 profile themes & privacy controls
- Bookmarks, categories & cover images
- Series & collections (up to 5)
- Version history (25 per entry)
- Data import (WordPress, Medium, Substack & more)
- Explore writing from across the fediverse and open web
- Email newsletter (500 subscribers, 2 sends/mo)
- 100 MB image storage & up to 10 drafts
- Read-only API access & RSS feed
Inkwell Plus
$5/mo
- Everything in Free, plus:
- Unlimited drafts, series & version history
- 1 GB image storage
- Full newsletter (unlimited subscribers, 8 sends/mo, scheduling)
- Custom colors, fonts, layouts, backgrounds & music
- Custom HTML, CSS & domain (your-site.com)
- Premium avatar frames & animations
- Cross-post to Mastodon & Post by Email
- Read + write API access (300 req/15 min)
- Plus badge on your profile
Upgrade to Plus anytime from your settings
Community sustained
Keep the ink flowing
Not everyone needs Plus — and that's okay. Ink Donors are the quiet patrons who keep Inkwell ad-free, algorithm-free, and open for everyone. No features unlocked. Just an ink-blue badge, and the knowledge that you helped keep the presses running.
Prefer a one-time contribution? You can also make a single donation of $3, $5, or $10 from your billing settings.
Every drop of ink helps. Cancel anytime.
Open by design
Built in the open
Connected by default
Inkwell connects to the fediverse, the network of platforms including Mastodon. Follow writers anywhere. Your journal goes where you go.
Community roadmap
Every feature is proposed, discussed, and prioritized by the people who use Inkwell. See what's next.
Your data stays yours
No ads. No tracking. No algorithm. Sustained by our community, not by selling your attention. Privacy policy.
Open source (AGPL-3.0) · Built with Elixir and React · Connected via ActivityPub · View source on GitHub →