Free Mac blogging app

The simplest way to create, publish, and own a blog without paying for hosting.

Thooval turns your writing into a blog you control. Create posts on your Mac, publish your own website in one click, and keep every draft and published post yours.

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Free and open source Works locally on your Mac No hosting bill
Create on your Mac

Write and organize every post in one focused desktop app.

Own what you publish

Your posts and website live in accounts and files you control.

Thooval Mac blogging app showing a developer blog post in the visual editor
Publishing live...

One click takes your post from draft to live on your blog.

Create without a CMS

Start writing instead of setting up another website platform.

Publish your own website

Turn finished posts into a live blog with one click.

Skip the hosting bill

Use free GitHub Pages hosting instead of paying a platform every month.

How it works

No platform to rent. No workflow to babysit.

Write in a clean Mac app, keep every post organized on your computer, then click Publish. Thooval handles the route to your own live website.

The usual blog stack

  1. 1. Choose and pay for a platform.
  2. 2. Write inside its browser dashboard.
  3. 3. Adapt your work to its workflow.
  4. 4. Keep paying to keep the blog online.
  5. 5. Depend on the platform for your archive.

With Thooval

  • 1. Open Thooval and write.
  • 2. Keep your posts organized locally.
  • 3. Click Publish to update your site.
  • 4. Share a blog that is yours.
What you get

Everything you need to make your blog yours.

Create and organize your writing locally, then publish it through a hosting layer you do not have to pay for.

Write without distractions

A visual editor keeps the focus on your words, so you can move from a blank page to a finished post without wrestling with a CMS.

Manage posts and drafts

Create new posts, save drafts automatically, and decide exactly what appears on your live blog.

Publish your own website

Connect your account once, then publish a finished blog to your own GitHub Pages website in one click.

Own every post

Your work stays in portable files on your Mac, while the published blog lives in a repository you control.

Start here

A real blog, without platform baggage.

Thooval is for anyone who wants a focused writing app and a simple way to put that writing on a website they own.

I already use another editor

Compare a writing-only workflow with one that can publish the finished post too.

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I want to learn before I start

Browse practical guides for starting, growing, and owning your developer blog.

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Best fit

Built for people with something to share

  • 01
    Developers sharing what they learn

    Turn solutions, lessons, and hard-won experience into useful posts without managing a separate website stack.

  • 02
    Indie hackers building in public

    Share progress, decisions, and launches without adding a subscription to your stack.

  • 03
    Writers who want an independent home

    Publish essays, updates, and tutorials from one dependable place that you control.

Common questions

Everything you need to know before you make your blog yours.

Do I need to pay for hosting?

No. Thooval publishes to GitHub Pages, which hosts public websites for free. A custom domain is optional. See how publishing works.

Do I need to use the Terminal?

No. After you connect your GitHub account, writing, managing posts, and publishing all happen inside Thooval.

Who owns my posts and website?

You do. Your drafts stay on your Mac, and the published website lives in a GitHub repository under your account.

Is Thooval really free and open source?

Yes. There is no subscription or license key. You can download the app and inspect the source on GitHub.