Tokumei
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Tokumei, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Tokumei's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Tokumei | Free | Free/libre, open-source software under the ISC License |
The facts
Each one read from Tokumei's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Anonymity
- Tokumei describes its strong anonymity as a way to support privacy and honest discussion.checked 12 Oct 2026
- API
- Its API uses simple text files and HTTP GET and POST requests to read posts and submit posts or replies.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Attachments
- The API supports optional image attachments on new posts.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Contact
- The site lists [email protected] as its contact email.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Self-hosters can customize their site and have access to the complete source code.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Hosting
- You can create a public site where anyone can post anonymously or a private site intended for a personal blog.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Hosting privacy
- The hosting guide says a Tor hidden service protects the host's anonymity and helps prevent censorship, while being harder to access than a clearnet site.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- Tokumei is free/libre open-source software released under the ISC License.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Open source
- Tokumei is free/libre open-source software released under the ISC License.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Post length
- The homepage describes Tokumei posts as 300-character thoughts.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Posts
- The platform is for sharing thoughts of up to 300 characters.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Tokumei is an anonymous microblogging platform that is easy to self-host and administer.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Releases
- Official releases are PGP-signed tarballs that can be downloaded, verified, and deployed on a server.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Release verification
- The official releases page says each release is a PGP-signed tarball that can be downloaded, verified, and deployed on a server.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- Users can host a public site where anyone can post anonymously or a private site suited to a personal blog.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Site operators
- Tokumei says indexed public sites are run by third parties and that it does not run or recommend an official Tokumei site.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The releases page says official releases come with extended support from Tokumei developers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Theme customization
- custom codechecked 22 Sep 2026
- Third-party sites
- Public Tokumei sites are run by third parties; Tokumei says it does not run or recommend an official site and is not responsible for their hosted content.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- Makers
- The site names Kyle Farwell and Keefer Rourke.checked 12 Oct 2026
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