Planet
Build and host decentralized blogs and websites on your Mac
The Lens
By Erik Loyd, SaaS CEO and former COO/CFO of an AWS Premier Partner.
Updated Apr 2026
Planet lets you publish a blog directly from your Mac to IPFS with no server, no hosting provider, and no middleman. Write in markdown, hit publish, and your content is distributed peer-to-peer. Link it to an ENS (.eth) domain and readers can find you without DNS.
The app bundles its own IPFS node, so there is nothing else to install. SwiftUI native, markdown editor with live preview, media attachments, RSS reader built in, and template customization. For the Web3-curious who want to own their content infrastructure, this is the most polished desktop experience available.
Solo bloggers who already have an ENS name: download and go. The .eth.limo gateway means readers do not need IPFS to view your site through a regular browser.
The catch: macOS only. No Windows, no Linux, no mobile. Your content availability depends on IPFS pinning. If your Mac is off and nobody else has pinned your posts, they may go dark temporarily. The decentralized web audience is still small, so you are trading reach for sovereignty.
Free vs Self-Hosted vs Paid
fully freeFree Tier
Fully free under MIT. Native macOS app, no subscriptions.
Self-Hosted
Not applicable in the traditional sense. Content is hosted on IPFS, managed by the app. No server costs.
Paid
None. Optional ENS domain costs gas fees on Ethereum.
Completely free. Optional ENS domain costs a one-time gas fee.
What to do by team size
- Solo
- free
- Small team
- free
- Larger team
- free
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License: MIT License
Use freely, including commercial. Just keep the license.
Commercial use: ✓ Yes
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