We believe in less.

Barebone was created by people tired of overdesigned, feature-bloated tools. We set out to build the simplest possible way to put content online.

Team at work

Our story

In 2024, two designers left their agency jobs with a single conviction: the web had become too noisy. Every website builder wanted to add more — more templates, more widgets, more options. The result? Sites that all looked the same and took forever to load.

Barebone takes the opposite approach. We started with a blank page and only added what was absolutely necessary. A clean editor. Beautiful typography. Fast hosting. That's it.

Today, over 12,000 creators use Barebone to publish writing, portfolios, and personal sites that feel genuinely theirs. No cookie-cutter templates. No feature creep. Just content, presented beautifully.

Principles

Simplicity over features

Every feature we don't build is a feature you don't have to learn.

Speed over decoration

A fast site is a better experience than a pretty one. We optimize for both.

Content over chrome

Your words and images are the point. Everything else should be invisible.

Ownership over platforms

Your content is yours. Export anytime. No lock-in. No tricks.

Team

Mika Holm
Mika Holm
Co-founder, Design
Jess Tanaka
Jess Tanaka
Co-founder, Engineering

Join us.

We're a small team and we like it that way. But we're always open to exceptional people.

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