Open Source Bloggers in Java

Apache Roller is a Java-based multi-user and group blog server for sites of any size. It provides Velocity-driven templates, comment moderation, Lucene search, MetaWeblog API support, RSS/Atom feeds, and deployment on Tomcat with MySQL. The project is developed at the Apache Software Foundation.

Pebble is a lightweight Java EE blogging application for JSP/Servlet containers that stores entries as XML files and requires no database. It provides browser-based administration, multi-blog support, comments, RSS/Atom, and plugin APIs. The project is also available on GitHub with stable release 2.

Blog is a Java-based web journaling framework that organizes content into topic threads and entries instead of a single chronological stream. It is designed for multi-topic publishing scenarios where categorized navigation is required, such as knowledge bases, FAQs, or press archives. The project targets servlet-container deployments and provides API-style...

Blogunity is a Java-based community blogging platform for hosting multi-user and multi-blog installations on J2EE-compatible servers. It provides topic-oriented publishing with web-based administration, wiki-style article editing, theming, and configurable per-user blog spaces. The project targets classic servlet deployments with support for multiple relat...

Blojsom is a lightweight, multi-user Java blogging package inspired by blosxom. It provides pluggable flavors, templating, and plugins for blog presentation and can serve multiple blogs from a single deployment. The project targets servlet containers and emphasizes simplicity while allowing flexible back-end storage and theming.

DLOG4J is a JSP/Servlet-based personal portal and multi-user blog platform with WAP support and multi-database back ends. It provides WYSIWYG editing, RSS/Atom aggregation, in-site messaging, mail notifications, and public or private blog categories. The project targets JDBC 2.

JSP Blog is a weblog application implemented in pure JSP for Apache Tomcat with MySQL. It provides a minimal, open-source alternative to PHP-based blogs for Java servlet environments.

Thingamablog is a cross-platform Java blogging application that generates static HTML for publishing via FTP or SFTP. It requires no database or server-side scripting and supports multiple blogs, templates, RSS/Atom, categories, and an integrated feed reader. Last updated on SourceForge in 2013.

MapleBlog is an MVC weblog application built on Apache Struts 1. 1 with Hibernate as the persistence layer and Apache Tiles plus JSP for the view. It provides a simple Java-based blog stack for servlet containers.

SnipSnap is a Java-based weblog and wiki hybrid (bliki) that runs as a standalone application without a separate database. It combines wiki editing and linking with blog-style posts, attachments, search, and notifications.

Sprout is a Java-based HTTP and SQL application framework that doubles as a simple blogger. It uses a node-graph storage model for dynamic object hierarchies and supports conventional tables. The distribution includes basic user handling plus demo content for articles, comments, and files.