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Fed up with your current newsletter provider? Buttondown offers free migration from any other platform, regardless of your list’s size or complexity — and we’ve never sent a push notification in our history. Join us here: buttondown.com
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Buttondown is the last email platform you'll migrate to. We're focused on your success, not on bleeding you dry.
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We've added two new ways to style your newsletter's web presence: Arbus and Lovelace.
Head to your archive settings to try them out!
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Two new archive themes
Introducing Arbus and Lovelace, two new ways to style your newsletter's web presence.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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Great news for Markdown die-hards–you can now use custom buttons in Markdown mode!
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Custom buttons now work in Markdown mode
A simpler format for custom buttons that works everywhere.
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January 11, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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You asked: Does attaching files to your newsletter hurt deliverability? 🤔
Our Nerd gives a detailed and nuanced answer on the topic.
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Ask a Nerd: Does attaching files to your newsletter hurt deliverability?
Email service providers hate them, they’re awkward on mobile, and download links are better in virtually every way.
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January 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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We've added support for two more privacy-friendly analytics tools: Seline and Tinylytics!
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Seline and Tinylytics support
Two new privacy-friendly analytics integrations for your archives.
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January 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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We've shipped a lot of cool features in December!🎄 ❄️

- Scroll sync editor
- Placeholder text warning alert
- Bluesky follower count tracking
- Directly reply to subscriber conversations
- Disposables.app
+ more!

Which is your favorite(s)?
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Buttondown's engineers, writers, and biggest fans write about the whole thing: engineering challenges, useful tips and tricks, new features, and more.
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December 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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A rare beast indeed. @buttondown.com is a company whose values are pointed, sincere, and fully integrated with its business model.

Founder and CEO, @jmduke.com kindly took time to discuss its values and style with me.

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Their values are stronger than yours
Our users can smell mealy-mouthed-ness from a mile away.Justin Duke, Founder & CEO of Buttondown I was so impressed Read this About page and weep because...
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January 8, 2026 at 8:51 AM
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Changed your mind? You can now unban subscribers directly from your subscribers page.
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Unban subscribers
You can now unban subscribers directly from the UI.
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January 7, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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You can now add an announcement bar to the top of your archive pages — a simple, eye-catching banner for sharing breaking news, special offers, or anything else you want readers to see first.
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Announcement bars for your archives
Add a prominent message at the top of your archive pages.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Turn by turn directions, for email.
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Bang paths, source routing, and how email trips were planned
Turn by turn directions, for email
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January 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Public postmortem: archive downtime
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Public postmortem: archive downtime
Our public postmortem for Incident #0023.
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January 4, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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We built and released a tiny little project: disposables.app, a free tool for easily checking whether or not an email address domain is disposable or otherwise problematic.
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Disposables.app
An open-source database of disposable email domains
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December 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Who's behind Buttondown, and what are the company's principles and values? Glad you asked–we made a whole page about it.
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About
The principles and values that guide our decision-making
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January 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Happy New Year from the Buttondown team🥂 💌 💙

We're excited to keep improving the platform, making it as easy as possible for you to create and scale your newsletter.

What features would you like to see from us this year?
January 1, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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We've shipped a lot of cool features in December!🎄 ❄️

- Scroll sync editor
- Placeholder text warning alert
- Bluesky follower count tracking
- Directly reply to subscriber conversations
- Disposables.app
+ more!

Which is your favorite(s)?
buttondown.com/blog?categor...
Buttondown Blog
Buttondown's engineers, writers, and biggest fans write about the whole thing: engineering challenges, useful tips and tricks, new features, and more.
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December 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Looking back on 2025, and looking forward to 2026.
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2025
Looking back on 2025, and looking forward to 2026
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December 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Hey everyone, the Buttondown team is mostly offline for the winter holidays so that we can celebrate with our families. We'll be away Dec. 24th-Jan. 5th.

Have a wonderful holiday week, and see you in the new year!💙
December 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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The surprise is that we don't!
December 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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The surprise is that we don't!
December 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Learn how we utilize Gen AI at Buttondown–it may surprise you.
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How Buttondown uses your content to power generative AI
Nope nope nope.
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December 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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@heykellyjensen.bsky.social uses her newsletter as a space to discuss important national and local library issues, book censorship, mental health, and writing.
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How Kelly Jensen uses Buttondown
Kelly uses her newsletter as a space to discuss important national and local library issues, book censorship, mental health, and writing.
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December 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Jeffery uses his newsletter to share tips, tricks, and explore areas within PowerShell that are often overlooked, yet super useful to consider.
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Jeffery Hicks goes behind-the-scenes in his newsletter
Jeffery uses his newsletter to share tips, tricks, and explore areas within PowerShell that are often overlooked, yet super useful to consider.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Looking back on 2025, and looking forward to 2026.
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2025
Looking back on 2025, and looking forward to 2026
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December 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Merry Christmas! 🎅 🎄 🎁
December 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Our Nerd answers the question: Can you improve email deliverability with a personal domain? 🤔
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Ask a Nerd: Can you improve email deliverability with a personal domain?
Learn why it’s often better to route your newsletter through your domain, how to set that up, and methods for monitoring a domain’s deliverability.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Hey everyone, the Buttondown team is mostly offline for the winter holidays so that we can celebrate with our families. We'll be away Dec. 24th-Jan. 5th.

Have a wonderful holiday week, and see you in the new year!💙
December 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM