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Tinyletter's a good service that lots of people love (for good reason!), but it's missing a lot of features that make it really easy to build a great newsletter — which is why I built Buttondown! Take a look for yourself at what Buttondown offers:
| Feature | Buttondown | Tinyletter |
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| Free for your first thousand subscribers Because it shouldn't take a credit card to get a newsletter off the ground. | ✅ | ✅ |
| Free archives Because sometimes you don't want your newsletters to disappear into the ether. | ✅ | ✅ |
| Embeddable widget Have your own personal site? We'll hook you up with the code. | ✅ | ✅ |
| Email analytics See what emails cause people to click through: watch your impact grow over time! | ✅ | ✅ |
| Markdown support Buttondown also supports HTML and good old fashioned plain text: whatever your preference is! | ✅ | ❌ |
| Drag and drop image uploading Images are uploaded quickly and securely. | ✅ | ❌ |
| Email scheduling Write an email on Thursday and send it out on Friday; queue up an entire month's worth of letters. | ✅ | ❌ |
| Free RSS support I mean, some people really like RSS. | ✅ | ❌ |
| Concierge onboarding Seriously. Email me with anything you need and I'll do it for you, free of charge. | ✅ | ❌ |
| Clean, usable design This isn't just about looks: Buttondown is designed from the bottom up to make it easy to use. | ✅ | ❌ |
| Smart embeds Embed tweets, YouTube videos, and more by just dropping a link. | ✅ | ❌ |
| Autosaving Never worry about a closed tab again. | ✅ | ❌ |
| First-party API Want your newsletter to be programmable? We've got you covered. | ✅ | ❌ |
Have any questions about Buttondown? Email me directly — I'd be more than happy to help.