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Independent technology for modern publishing.

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Ghost is a powerful app for professional publishers to create, share, and grow a business around their content. It comes with modern tools to build a website, publish content, send newsletters & offer paid subscriptions to members.

[Try Ghost completely free for 14 days →](https://account.ghost.org/signup/)

Easy site design

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Complete control over _your_ website and branding.

Launch a custom website and tweak the design settings to perfectly match your brand and style.

Go even further with hundreds of custom themes in our marketplace, or build your own completely custom design from scratch.

Your unique brand sits front and center, while Ghost runs things in the background.

[Explore Ghost themes →](/themes/)

Advanced creator tools

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Publish by web & email newsletter.

An editor built from the ground-up for professionals. Calm by design, with advanced workflows by default. No more suffering through clumsy toolbars or drag & oops. Immerse yourself in the story with an interface that's invisible until you need it, and powerful when you do.

### Rich media & dynamic cards.

Modern publishing requires more than just words. Expand your story with image galleries, gifs, video, audio, products, info boxes, accordion toggles, downloadable files, bookmarks, and so much more.

### Newsletters built-in.

Deliver posts by email newsletter to your audience, so they'll be in the loop whenever something new goes live. Segment your audience and send multiple different newsletters based on preference.

Grow your audiences

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Transform those clicks into contacts.

Until now, building an indie publication with memberships and subscriptions has been difficult and complicated.

Ghost makes it easy, with native signup forms that turn anonymous views into logged-in members.

Allow people to sign up for free, or purchase a paid subscription to support your work across monthly and yearly premium tiers.

Hello, new friends.

Run your business

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Manage your memberships.

See who's signing up, who's paying, and what they're reading, so you can get a better understanding of your core audience.

### Native analytics.

Understand what's working. Detailed engagement analytics for your audience so you can understand what content is getting the most attention, and who your biggest fans are.

### Offers & promotions.

Entice new subscribers with offers and promotions to grow your business. Run a 30% discount for your first 100 subscribers, an 80%-off Black Friday sale, or a special promotion for a live event.

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    GeckoBoard

    [](/integrations/discourse/)

    Discourse

    [](/integrations/imgur/)

    Imgur

*   [](/integrations/mailchimp/)

    MailChimp

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    Pinterest

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    HelpScout

    [](/integrations/buffer/)

    Buffer

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    Unsplash

    [](/integrations/airtable/)

    AirTable

    [](/integrations/vimeo/)

    Vimeo

*   [](/integrations/discord/)

    Discord

    [](/integrations/spotify/)

    Spotify

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    Ulysses

    [](/integrations/activecampaign/)

    ActiveCampaign

*   [](/integrations/twitter/)

    Twitter

*   [](/integrations/zapier/)

    Zapier

*   [](/integrations/stripe/)

    Stripe

*   [](/integrations/slack/)

    Slack

*   [](/integrations/instagram/)

    Instagram

*   [](/integrations/facebook/)

    Facebook

*   [](/integrations/ia-writer/)

    iA Writer

    [](/integrations/youtube/)

    YouTube

*   [](/integrations/feedly/)

    Feedly

    [](/integrations/analytics/)

    Google Analytics

*   [](/integrations/github/)

    GitHub

    [](/integrations/netlify/)

    Netlify

    [](/integrations/lets-encrypt/)

    Let's Encrypt

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    Plausible

    [](/integrations/chartmogul/)

    ChartMogul

    [](/integrations/cove-comments/)

    Cove

    [](/integrations/udesly/)

    Udesly

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    Giphy

    [](/integrations/intercom/)

    Intercom

    [](/integrations/tally/)

    Tally

Integrations

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Works with everything.

Social, referral programs, push notifications, social sharing, payment gateways, A/B testing, desktop editors, mobile apps, comments, recommendations. **Yes.**

[Explore the integrations library →](/integrations/)

### $25,000,000+

Revenue earned each year by publications running on Ghost, with 0% payment fees.

Publishers

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A newsletter is just the start

Build your own independent media business

[Learn more →](/publishers "Learn more about Ghost for Publishers")

### 404 Media

Technology 123K members

### Tangle

Politics $281K MRR

### Platformer

Technology 197K members

### The Lever

Politics 149K members

Creators

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Escape the algorithm

Your audience, brand, and revenue – owned entirely by you

[Learn more →](/creators "Learn more about Ghost for Creators")

### Gone With The Wynns

Travel 27K members

### Creator Science

Business $39K MRR

### DESK Magazine

Design 29K members

### Jeff Su

Productivity 15K members

Businesses

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Content marketing you can measure

Turn clicks into contacts with native lead gen & analytics

[Learn more →](/business "Learn more about Ghost for Businesses")

### YCombinator

Business

### Kickstarter

Business

### Buffer

Business

### Unsplash

Culture

Built to last

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A product you can depend on.  

Ghost is open source, independent, and funded 100% by its users.

No investors. No bullshit.

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Launch your site

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Today, it's your turn.

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Product

*   [Creator platform](/)

*   [Theme marketplace](/marketplace/)

*   [Integrations](/integrations/)

*   [Experts](/experts/)

*   [Ghost for news](/news/)

Developers

*   [How to install Ghost](/docs/install/)

*   [Core concepts](/docs/)

*   [Ghost hosting](/pricing/)

*   [API documentation](/docs/content-api/)

*   [Security overview](/docs/security/)

*   [Source code](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost)

Resources

*   [Ghost tutorials](/tutorials/)

*   [Resources](/resources/)

*   [Node.js CMS guide](https://nodecms.guide)

*   [Open Subscription Platforms](https://opensubscriptionplatforms.com)

Comparisons

*   [Ghost vs Substack](/vs/substack/)

*   [Ghost vs WordPress](/vs/wordpress/)

*   [Ghost vs Medium](/vs/medium/)

*   [Ghost vs Memberful](/vs/memberful/)

*   [Ghost vs Patreon](/vs/patreon/)

*   [Ghost alternatives →](/alternatives/)

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