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Jottit – Reviving the Original from 2007

Jottit – Reviving the Original from 2007

by simonbc·Mar 10, 2026·1 point·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●●SolidCozyZero to One

Aaron Swartz's original vision revived—write markdown, publish instantly, no signup.

Strengths
  • •No signup required to start writing—just type and publish immediately
  • •Zero JavaScript on public pages means fast, privacy-respecting output
  • •Open source with markdown export so you own your content
Weaknesses
  • •Telegraph, Write.as, and Medium already solve instant publishing
  • •Limited features compared to established blogging platforms
Target Audience

Writers, developers, minimalists

Similar To

Telegraph · Write.as · Medium

Post Description

Aaron Swartz and I built Jottit in 2007, a simple way for anyone to make a page on the web in seconds. You didn't have to create an account. You just typed something, clicked a button, and you got a page on a secret URL. If you wanted to keep it, you claimed it with your email. The original was wiki-style, more of a small site builder. It went offline years ago.

Building Jottit with Aaron was one of the most satisfying creative experiences of my life.

I've now rebuilt it from scratch. It’s basically the same idea, but even simpler. Go to jottit.org, write markdown, and you have a published page. Claim it, pick an address, and you now have a feed of your pages at yourname.jottit.org. There's no signup to start writing. And no js on public pages. You can export your writing when you want.

Jottit is free and open source. It's not a startup, just something I really wanted to exist again.

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