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Nonograph

Self-hosted platform for publishing text anonymously. Write, get a link, share it. No accounts, no tracking, no edits after posting.

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Nonograph is a bare-bones anonymous publishing platform for anyone who wants their words to exist online without being tied to an identity. You write, you get a shareable link, and that's it. No account creation, no profile, no analytics trail following readers around.

It's built around a few hard constraints that shape the whole experience:

  • No accounts, nothing to sign up for, nothing to log into
  • No tracking or analytics, neither writers nor readers are monitored
  • No edits or deletions, once published, a post is permanent
  • Plaintext storage, posts are stored as markup, not locked into proprietary formats
  • 256,000 character limit, plenty of room for essays, notes, or long-form writing

Formatting works through Markdown directly, or via a / menu for those who prefer a guided approach. Appending .md to any post URL reveals the raw source, which keeps things transparent and portable.

The permanence-by-design approach makes it a different choice from platforms like Posthaven, where posts can be managed and updated. Nonograph treats publishing as a one-way door. That constraint is the point: it removes the temptation to self-censor after the fact, and it means there's no moderation surface tied to your identity.

Because it's self-hostable and lightweight, running your own instance is straightforward. The codebase is intentionally simple, which keeps long-term maintenance low. No investors, no monetization, no ads mean the project has no financial pressure to change what it is.

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