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Own the URL.

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How it works

01

Type markdown.

Headings, lists, links. The way writing was always supposed to be. Split-pane editor: markdown on the left, the finished page on the right.

02

Claim a URL.

A random slug is pre-filled. Edit it, then publish. No sign-up. The page is yours the moment you hit save.

03

Share, edit, keep.

Come back anytime with your email. You'll get a six-digit code. Private or public. Yours forever.

Origin

I miss when the web was pages. You could make something, view source, tinker. My kids don't know that web. Jottit is my attempt to bring some of it back.

I met Aaron Swartz through Y Combinator's first batch in 2005. We built Infogami together, a tool for making websites easy. The original Jottit came out of that work in 2007. A simple way for anyone to put a page on the web.

After Aaron's death in 2013, the original Jottit eventually went offline. In 2026 I rebuilt it from scratch. Same idea, same name. Write something, and it lives at a URL that belongs to you. No platform between you and what you make.

Simon Carstensen
Copenhagen, 2026

Open source (AGPL). Funded by Paul Graham. Built in memory of Aaron Swartz.

Portable

Your writing belongs to you. Whatever you make on Jottit, you can take with you whenever you want.

Export.
Download every page you've written as a zip of markdown files, anytime. Or append .md to any page URL to read the raw source, like jottit.org/your-page.md.
Your own subdomain.
Pages can live at yourname.jottit.org if you want your own space.
Open source.
Jottit is AGPL-licensed. Fork it, run your own, or just read how it works.
Tools.
There's a REST API, an MCP endpoint for AI agents, and a command-line tool. Use them if they're useful to you.

Questions

Do I need an account?

No. Create a page right away. When you want to keep editing from another device or attach a name to it, enter your email. You'll get a six-digit code. No passwords.

Can I use my own domain?

Not yet. Your pages live at jottit.org, or at your own subdomain (yourname.jottit.org). Custom domains aren't supported in v1.

What happens to my pages if Jottit shuts down?

Jottit is open source under AGPL. You can self-host or fork. Your pages are plain markdown. Download them anytime and move them anywhere.

Will you add ads, tracking, or AI writing?

No. No analytics, no algorithmic feeds, no likes, no paywalls, no engagement metrics, no AI writing assistance, no SEO gimmicks. Saying no is how we keep it honest.

Who runs this?

Simon Carstensen in Copenhagen. Jottit was co-created with Aaron Swartz in 2007 and rebuilt from scratch in 2026. Funded by Paul Graham.

Can my Jottit URL sign me in elsewhere?

Yes. Your profile URL works as an IndieAuth identity. Use it to sign in to other indieweb sites that support the protocol.

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