Dotclear

Take control over your blog with open-source publishing software

About Dotclear

Dotclear is a free, open-source web publishing application for running blogs. It gives authors a complete administration interface for writing posts, managing media, comments and multiple blogs or users, with themes and plugins to extend its behavior. Written in PHP and released under the GPL, Dotclear has been maintained by a community of volunteers for over two decades. It suits bloggers and small publishers who want full ownership of their site and content.

Dotclear website preview

Live preview of dotclear.org via the WordPress mShots service — it can take a few seconds to generate on a first visit.

Dotclear: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Completely free to use — this directory lists no paid plan for it.
Covers blogging, cms, publishing, php — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

Free tools can change their model or shut down — avoid locking critical work into it without an export path.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 2092 tools in the Productivity & Notes category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

Dotclear pricing

Pricing model	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Free access	Yes — fully free
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	dotclear.org

Dotclear key facts

Category: Productivity & Notes
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: blogging, cms, publishing, php
Official site: dotclear.org

Dotclear FAQ

How much does Dotclear cost?

Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (dotclear.org).

What is Dotclear used for?

Take control over your blog with open-source publishing software Its focus areas in the Productivity & Notes category: blogging, cms, publishing, php.

Where can I try Dotclear?

On its official site, dotclear.org — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

Dotclear vs alternatives

	Dotclear	Antville	Automad	Bolt CMS
Pricing	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas	blogging, cms, publishing, php	blogging, self hosted, open source, publishing	cms, flat file, website builder, php	cms, php, symfony, headless
Official site	dotclear.org	antville.org	automad.org	boltcms.io
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Productivity & Notes category

Notes, tasks, and project tools that keep you organized and focused. The Productivity & Notes category on Tools Hub currently lists 2092 tools. Alongside Dotclear, it includes Haven, Mataroa, Alf.io, Easy!Appointments.

FreeProductivity & Notesbloggingcmspublishingphp

Alternatives to Dotclear

Tools in the same Productivity & Notes category that share focus areas with Dotclear — worth comparing before you commit:

Productivity & Notes

Antville

Open-source blog hosting software for thousands of blogs

Freebloggingself-hostedopen-sourcepublishing

Productivity & Notes

Automad

A next-level flat-file CMS and page builder

Freecmsflat-filewebsite-builderphp

Productivity & Notes

Bolt CMS

A Symfony-based CMS that is simple and straightforward

Freecmsphpsymfonyheadless

Productivity & Notes

Drupal

The open source CMS for digital innovation

Freecmsphpwebsitesopen-source

Productivity & Notes

HuMo-gen

Genealogy software for publishing family history online

Freegenealogyfamily-treepublishingphp

Productivity & Notes

Neos CMS

Open source content application framework with inline editing

Freecmsphpinline-editingopen-source

More in Productivity & Notes

Comparing tools in the Productivity & Notes category? These related listings are worth a look: Haven — A private blogging platform with a built-in RSS reader; Mataroa — A minimal blogging platform with Markdown, no tracking and easy export; Alf.io — The open-source ticket reservation system for events.