Scribbles

Spec sheet

What it does

Scribbles is a hosted blogging platform focused on distraction-free writing, publishing, themes and custom domains.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Purpose

Scribbles is a blogging platform with a distraction-free editor and minimal themes.Read 7 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Intended users

The site presents Scribbles for personal bloggers, photographers, families, makers, and project teams.Read 7 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Free plan

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · scribbles.page

Paid from

9Read 22 Sep 2026 · scribbles.page

API

Scribbles exposes a JSON API v1 with bearer-key authentication and REST endpoints for posts, blogs, categories and attachments.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Security

The privacy policy states TLS/SSL in transit, encryption at rest for API keys and selected secrets, and Cloudflare DDoS protection.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Privacy

Blogs can be protected with a passcode, and posts can be set to auto-archive after a chosen time.Read 7 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Support

The site directs users to email support for unclear documentation or missing capabilities.Read 7 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Maker

Vincent Ritter identifies himself as Scribbles’ maker and a self-taught developer living in Poland.Read 15 Oct 2026 · vincentritter.com

Analytics

Built-in analytics can show views and kudos, and owners can connect Tinylytics, Plausible or Cloudflare analytics.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Analytics integrations

Blog owners can use Scribbles Analytics or bring analytics tools including Tinylytics, Plausible, and Cloudflare Web Analytics.Read 7 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

API status

The API and endpoints are in early preview and may change.Read 7 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Blog analytics

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · scribbles.page

Blog design

Users can adjust blog settings without code and customize the accent colour, logo, and menu.Read 7 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Company headquarters

The same record lists 1 Scotts Road, #24-10, Shaw Centre, Singapore 228208 as the registered office.Read 15 Oct 2026 · companies.sg

Company incorporation

A Singapore company directory records RITTER PTE. LTD. as incorporated on 23 November 2016 and currently live.Read 15 Oct 2026 · companies.sg

Custom domain

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · scribbles.page

Custom themes development

Custom themes are versioned ZIP packages using Liquid templates, CSS and assets with browser preview before activation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Data handling

The privacy policy says Scribbles does not sell personal data and that server logs are permanently deleted after 7 days.Read 7 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Data practices

Scribbles says it does not sell personal data and uses Stripe for new payments, Sentry for error monitoring and seven-day filtered server-log retention.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Documentation status

The API and theme documentation are explicitly marked early preview and may change.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Domains

Custom domains include free SSL.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Editor

The web editor provides live preview, rich formatting and drag-and-drop image insertion.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Ephemeral posts

Posts can be configured to auto-archive after a chosen time.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Feeds and export

The platform provides feeds, sitemaps, import/export and backups.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Free allowance

The terms describe a limited free allowance of up to 25 posts per blog without a paid subscription.Read 7 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Images

Scribbles serves responsive image sizes and strips image metadata for privacy.Read 7 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Independent adoption

Ning Kantida described committing to Scribbles for several separate blogs and recommended subscribing to its feeds.Read 15 Oct 2026 · blog.ningnarrative.com

Legal provider

The terms identify Ritter PTE LTD as the provider of Scribbles.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Limit: customization

An independent review reported that the 2024 version lacked custom layouts, CSS and JavaScript controls.Read 15 Oct 2026 · ohmypizza.com

Limit: feed length

The same user reported that Scribbles feeds expose only the latest 15 posts, requiring the JSON API for complete monthly digests.Read 15 Oct 2026 · meta.numericcitizen.me

Limit: image-heavy publishing

Lee Perry said inserting many images felt tedious and considered the service unsuited to interactive iframe-heavy projects.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Limit: missing editor features

That review listed Markdown, image alt text, custom CSS, font choices, search and an external-posting API as desired additions at the time.Read 15 Oct 2026 · ohmypizza.com

Limit: newsletters

A 2026 user found the Buttondown integration only rendered a subscription form and did not send newsletters without an external automation workflow.Read 15 Oct 2026 · meta.numericcitizen.me

Media handling

Uploaded images are served in responsive sizes and metadata is stripped for privacy.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Micropub

A Micropub endpoint supports IndieWeb publishing, updates, deletion, queries and media uploads.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Multiple blogs

One account can run up to five blogs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Notable news

The maker’s changelog lists custom themes as released on 1 July 2026.Read 15 Oct 2026 · vincentritter.com

Post scheduling

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · scribbles.page

Praise: ease of use

Oh My Pizza found the interface clean, elegant and quick for writing and publishing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · ohmypizza.com

Praise: media workflow

The same reviewer valued being able to upload and delete media and found Tinylytics integration easy.Read 15 Oct 2026 · discourse.32bit.cafe

Praise: minimal design

A 32-Bit Cafe reviewer praised Scribbles’ simple writing UI and polished beta experience.Read 15 Oct 2026 · discourse.32bit.cafe

Praise: RSS and reactions

Lee Perry reported seamless photo posting and RSS-first publishing with Tinylytics reactions or kudos.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Privacy controls

Blogs can be passcode protected and posts can have discoverability and indexing controls.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Publishing integrations

Scribbles offers a JSON API and Micropub support for IndieWeb clients, plus webhooks for automation.Read 7 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Refunds

Initial payments have a 30-day no-questions-asked refund policy.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Registration status

In a 2025 update, the maker temporarily closed new registrations because of spam sign-ups and said the service had just under 400 non-default blogs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Self-hosting plan

A November 2024 announcement promised lifetime members a future self-hosted version with source access, but gave no delivery date and said it would carry a usage license.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Theme safety

Theme templates receive sanitized post HTML and do not expose passcodes, API keys or analytics tokens.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Themes

The service includes minimal themes, no-code blog settings, accent colours, logos, menus and optional custom themes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Webhooks

The API documentation lists outbound webhook events for deploy hooks, static-site rebuilds and automation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Writing tools

The editor includes live preview, rich formatting, and drag-and-drop image uploads.Read 7 Oct 2026 · scribbles.page

Plans and prices

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