Open Source Online Social Networks

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  1. Mastodon icon
     566 likes

    Federated and open-source social network with no ads, 500-character limit, custom emojis, and content warnings, emphasizing privacy and personal interaction.

    • Social Network
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron
    • Android Tablet
    Screenshot of the Mastodon web interface
    130 alternatives
    4.3
    Very Good73 reviews
  2. Pixelfed icon
     265 likes

    Pixelfed is an image sharing platform with focus on Privacy, Safety and Security, an ethical alternative to centralized platforms like Instagram.

    • Social Network
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron
    Pixelfed screenshot 1
    130 alternatives
    4.4
    Very Good24 reviews
  3. Lemmy icon
     183 likes

    Lemmy is similar to sites like Reddit, Lobste.rs, or Hacker News: you subscribe to forums you're interested in, post links and discussions, then vote, and comment on them. Behind the scenes, it is very different; anyone can easily run a server, and all these servers are...

    Lemmy screenshot 1
    75 alternatives
    4.1
    Very Good23 reviews
  4. Bluesky icon
     96 likes

    An open social network that gives creators independence from platforms, developers the freedom to build, and users a choice in their experience.

    Bluesky screenshot 1
    72 alternatives
    3.8
    Good17 reviews
  5. Nitter icon
     85 likes

    Nitter is a free and open-source front-end mirror of Twitter, which allows you to consult Twitter, with a focus on privacy.

    Nitter screenshot 1
    11 alternatives
    4.8
    Excellent13 reviews
  6. Share, discover, and create short videos across the social web. An open-source alternative that puts creators and communities first, built on federated technology for true ownership and privacy.

    Loops by Pixelfed screenshot 1
    51 alternatives
  7. BookWyrm icon
     43 likes

    BookWyrm is a social network for tracking your reading, talking about books, writing reviews, and discovering what to read next. Federation allows BookWyrm users to join small, trusted communities that can connect with one another, and with other ActivityPub services like...

    BookWyrm screenshot 1
    33 alternatives
  8. Minds icon
     328 likes

    A free, open-source platform enabling decentralized and centralized social networking. Supporting free speech, monetization, and the sharing of various media.

    • Social Network
    • FreemiumOpen Source
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Minds screenshot 1
    127 alternatives
    2.8
    Poor13 reviews
  9. Friendica icon
     141 likes

    Friendica is a distributed social network application. Which allow users to connect with others via their own Friendica server, but may also fully integrate contacts from other platforms including Twitter, diaspora*, Pump.io and StatusNet into their 'newsfeed'.

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    118 alternatives
  10. Pleroma icon
     67 likes

    Pleroma is a free, federated social networking server built on open protocols. It is compatible with GNU Social, Mastodon, and many other ActivityPub and OStatus implementations.

    Pleroma screenshot 1
    55 alternatives
  11. Gab icon
     256 likes

    Gab Social is an open source and fully decentralized social network powered by the Gab Platform. It is the new social network of Gab.com. This change was made to further Gab's commitment to its users trust and privacy online.

    Gab screenshot 1
    119 alternatives
    3.3
    Fair42 reviews
  12. Hubzilla icon
     87 likes

    Hubzilla is a powerful platform for creating interconnected based websites featuring a decentralised identity, communications, and permissions framework built using common webserver technology. Hubzilla is very suitable for communities (of any size).

    Channel
    72 alternatives
  13. PieFed icon
     11 likes

    PieFed is a link aggregator, a forum, a hub of social interaction and information, built for the fediverse. the focus is on individual control, safety, and decentralised power.

    PieFed screenshot 1
    15 alternatives
  14. Mbin icon
     12 likes

    Mbin: a federated content aggregator, voting, discussion and microblogging platform (By the community, for the community).

    Mbin screenshot 1
    38 alternatives
  15. inventaire.io icon
     34 likes

    Inventaire is a book sharing webapp, inviting everyone to make the inventory of their books, define what they want to do with it (giving, sharing, selling), as well as who should be able to see it (shared publicly, or only visible to your friends and groups).

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    34 alternatives
  16. SaidIt.net icon
     45 likes

    Uncensored free speech alternative to the extreme Reddit and Voat forums, democratically civilized by Graham's Debate Pyramid, no illegal transactions nor porn. Truth-seeking anti-corruption news are among the popular themes. Android app, iOS soon.

    SaidIt.net screenshot 1
    132 alternatives
    4.2
    Very Good10 reviews
  17. Steemit icon
     104 likes

    A non-censored social platform where users are incentivized to contribute and curate content. The users decide what is valuable by voting, and content regarded valuable is rewarded with money.

    Steemit screenshot 1
    116 alternatives
  18. Sharkey icon
     7 likes

    Sharkey is a Misskey fork following upstream changes when possible, with added features. Like any other ActivityPub software Sharkey can interface with the thousands of servers that form the fediverse, an interconnected social network, working in tandem with software such as...

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    14 alternatives
  19. Akkoma icon
     9 likes

    This is a fork of Pleroma, which is a microblogging server software that can federate (= exchange messages with) other servers that support ActivityPub. What that means is that you can host a server for yourself or your friends and stay in control of your online identity, but...

    Akkoma screenshot 1
    50 alternatives
  20. Duolicious icon
     6 likes

    Duolicious offers a distinctive approach to finding your perfect match, featuring a question bank of over 2000 thoughtful and unique questions that delve into your personality. Unlike other platforms, you don't need to answer all questions to start seeing your best matches...

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    55 alternatives
  21. HumHub icon
     68 likes

    HumHub is a free social network software and framework built to give you the tools to make teamwork easy and successful.

    • Social Network
    • FreemiumOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    HumHub screenshot 1
    89 alternatives
  22. Movim icon
     51 likes

    Our philosophy is that your data are yours and you must always be in control. Movim achieves this through a complete decentralisation of users' data and accounts.

    Website
    65 alternatives