textlog
A quiet, text-only microblogging platform that strips away engagement tricks and JavaScript.
- Category
- SaaS & Productivity
- Launched
- August 7, 2026
- Stage
- Unknown
- Pricing
- freemium
- Founder
- stagas
- Website
- textlog.cc
In an era where social platforms are engineered to maximize engagement, textlog makes a radical bet: that a 280 character limit, a JavaScript free interface, and an open source ethos can create a genuinely quieter space for thought. The platform, which launched with a simple "Show HN" post, is not trying to compete with Twitter or Mastodon on features. Instead, it strips away everything that makes social media noisy—likes, algorithms, infinite scroll—and asks users to focus on words. The result is a microblog that feels more like a shared notebook than a broadcast medium.
Discovered via
- Hacker News Show HN · · Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS