FolderPress vs Blot

FolderPress and Blot start from the same idea: your folder is your blog. Drop files in, they’re published. No CMS, no admin panel, no build step.

Both tools respect your files and your workflow. The differences are in how far each takes that core idea.

#How They Compare

#Where FolderPress Goes Further

Faster publishing. FolderPress syncs the moment Dropbox detects a file change — your update goes live in seconds. Blot checks for changes on a polling interval, so updates can take minutes. The difference matters when you spot a typo and want it fixed now.

Built-in newsletter. FolderPress includes subscriber management and email delivery. Readers subscribe on your site; new posts go out as emails. No third-party service to set up. With Blot, you’d need a separate tool — Buttondown, Mailchimp, or similar — and manage it yourself.

Automatic redirects. Rename a file and FolderPress creates a 301 redirect from the old URL to the new one. No broken links, no manual redirect rules. Blot requires you to handle redirects yourself.

Auto-generated OG images. Share a link and FolderPress generates a social sharing image automatically. No design work, no manual uploads.

#Where Blot Wins

Blot has real strengths FolderPress doesn’t match:

• Multiple sync sources. Blot works with Dropbox, Git, and Google Drive. If you don’t use Dropbox — or want to publish from a Git repo — Blot supports that. FolderPress is Dropbox only.
• Open source and self-hostable. Blot’s code is public. You can inspect it, fork it, run your own instance. If owning the infrastructure matters as much as owning the content, Blot lets you do both.

#The Shared Philosophy

Both tools believe the same thing: the file is the blog post. No dashboard, no database, no build step. The disagreements are small — they’re about what happens after that core idea.

FolderPress goes deeper on the publishing experience: speed, newsletter, redirects, OG images. Blot goes wider on input flexibility: more sync sources, more file formats, customizable themes.

#The Choice

If you use Dropbox and want the most complete file-based publishing experience out of the box, FolderPress is the better fit. If you want Git or Google Drive sync, theme customization, or the ability to self-host, Blot is the right choice.

Either way, you’re choosing well. Both tools get out of the way so you can write.