This is very much a WIP project, but the idea is that it will allow you to create and embed one (or more) guestbooks into your site!

The platform mostly works and should be fairly stable. Even though it's missing some polish, you can already sign in, create a guestbook, and share it with others!

If you decide to give this a try, I'd really appreciate it if you could report any issues you find. 😊

Note that this platform is very much a development project. I created it because I wanted a guestbook on my blog and thought it would be fun. However, it may be unreliable and prone to breaking from time to time. I'll do my best to keep it working, but if you need something more serious, you might want to consider some of the other great guestbook services out there.

This service is free. I don't plan on introducing any paid plans in the foreseeable future, and if I do, all current users will remain free forever (or at least as long as the platform exists).

If you find Guestbooks useful and want to support its ongoing development (and perhaps fuel my caffeine addiction), you can buy me a coffee via my Ko-fi page. Your support helps make Guestbooks self-sustaining and encourages me to continue working on it. Thanks so much for your kindness! 🤗

If for some reason you don't like Guestbooks, here are some indie-web-friendly alternatives you can consider:

• Atabook - it's not open source, but otherwise seems to be well supported and free (as of 2025-08-01).

• HTML Comment Box - looks really nice, with powerful customization. It offers the ability to answer comments in a thread like manner, as well as like and flag them. Seem to be free (as of 2025-08-22). Not open source, with a paid tier if you want extra customization.