Self-Hosted Apps tagged with 'Social Networks'

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  1. Mastodon icon
     643 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
    • Cloudron
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    Screenshot of the Mastodon web interface
    Social networking, back in your hands
    You're in control. You decide who you see in your home feed. No surprises.
    +6
    Build an audience. Connect with diverse folks across thousands of servers.
    152 alternatives
    4.3
    Very Good72 ratings
  2. Pixelfed icon
     295 likes

    Federated image sharing platform prioritizing privacy, safety, and user control, ad-free operation, no algorithms, open-source, and supports self-hosting.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron
    • CA flagCanada
    Pixelfed screenshot 1
    Pixelfed screenshot 1
    Pixelfed screenshot 2
    +7
    Pixelfed screenshot 3
    144 alternatives
    4.4
    Very Good17 ratings
  3. Lemmy icon
     219 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...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Global
    Lemmy screenshot 1
    Lemmy screenshot 1
    88 alternatives
    4.0
    Very Good25 ratings
  4. Bluesky icon
     131 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2022

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
    • OpenAPK
    • Cloudron
    • iPad
    • US flagUnited States
    Bluesky screenshot 1
    Bluesky screenshot 1
    Bluesky screenshot 2
    +1
    Bluesky screenshot 3
    93 alternatives
    3.5
  5. BookWyrm icon
     48 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • US flagUnited States
    Main instance page
    Book entry
    BookWyrm screenshot 2
    +1
    BookWyrm screenshot 3
    72 alternatives
  6. Friendica icon
     144 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'.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Docker
    • AU flagAustralia
    Timeline of the user meeting forum. Duepunto Zero theme.
    User status page
    Profile page of the UX Watchdogs forum. Vier theme.
    +3
    Public events of the Berliner Luft forum. Vier theme.
    124 alternatives
  7. Pleroma icon
     74 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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Pleroma screenshot 1
    Pleroma screenshot 1
    Pleroma screenshot 2
    64 alternatives
  8. ActivityPub icon
     17 likes

    ActivityPub is a decentralized social networking protocol based on the ActivityStreams 2.0 data format. ActivityPub is an official W3C recommended standard published by the W3C Social Web Working Group.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
    3 alternatives
  9. Hubzilla icon
     90 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).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • US flagUnited States
    Hubzilla 11.0
    Channel
    Photos album
    +16
    Post
    76 alternatives
  10. nostr icon
     23 likes

    The simplest open protocol that is able to create a censorship-resistant global "social" network once and for all.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2022

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    57 alternatives
  11. Movim icon
     58 likes

    Decentralized social platform built on XMPP, supporting self-hosting, cross-network communication, group chat, video calls, blog publishing, and user data ownership.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
    Website (new)
    Community
    Media
    +6
    Story
    117 alternatives
  12. Open-source client merges Mastodon, Misskey, Bluesky, X, and RSS feeds into a unified timeline. Crosspost, track local history, and browse on all major platforms.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Docker
    • JP flagJapan
    Home Page
    Manage home page tabs
    Flare Social Network Client screenshot 2
    +7
    RSS feed
    10 alternatives
  13. GNU social icon
     98 likes

    GNU social is a continuation of the StatusNet project. It is social communication software for both public and private communications. It is widely supported and has a large userbase.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • US flagUnited States
    Screenshot of a GNU social website with Swedish localization.
Source Wikipedia / FSF
    GNU social screenshot 1
    91 alternatives
  14. inventaire.io icon
     35 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).

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
    inventaire.io screenshot 1
    inventaire.io screenshot 1
    inventaire.io screenshot 2
    +2
    inventaire.io screenshot 3
    52 alternatives
  15. Wafrn icon
     15 likes

    Wafrn is a social network inspired by tumblr, that also can connect with other wafrn instances, or with mastodon, pleroma, firefish and other platforms that use activitypub.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • UNIX Web Browser
    • F-Droid
    Wafrn screenshot 1
    A post with tags of two wafrn users
    A screenshot of a post from an external user in mastodon probably
    16 alternatives
  16. Sharkey icon
     10 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...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Sharkey screenshot 1
    31 alternatives
  17. Akkoma icon
     11 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Akkoma screenshot 1
    61 alternatives
  18. HumHub icon
     69 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    HumHub screenshot 1
    HumHub screenshot 1
    HumHub screenshot 2
    +6
    HumHub screenshot 3
    89 alternatives
  19. BuddyPress icon
     59 likes

    Social networking in a box. Build a social network for your company, school, sports team or niche community all based on the power and flexibility of WordPress. Install BuddyPress directly through your WordPress dashboard plugins page, or download it manually from the WordPress.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
    • US flagUnited States
    BuddyPress screenshot 1
    BuddyPress screenshot 1
    BuddyPress screenshot 2
    81 alternatives
  20. ZeroMe icon
     44 likes

    Social network for the distributed P2P network ZeroNet.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • gevent
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • JavaScript
    • ZeroNet
    ZeroMe screenshot 1
    65 alternatives
  21. Socialhome icon
     7 likes

    Decentralized social network on the fediverse. Usable for both #microblogging and full length #blog posts. Editing both content and replies is supported.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Social profile
    Hashtags feed
    37 alternatives