Echo JS AlternativesSocial News and other similar apps like Echo JS

Echo JS is described as 'Community-driven news site entirely focused on JavaScript development, HTML5, and front-end news' and is a Social News in the news & books category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Echo JS, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, iPad and Self-Hosted apps. The best Echo JS alternative is Lemmy, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Echo JS are Reddit, Hacker News, SaidIt.net and Aether.

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Echo JS is a community-driven news site entirely focused on JavaScript development, HTML5, and front-end news.

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  1. Lemmy icon

    Lemmy

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    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...

    73 Lemmy alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    Lemmy screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Minimalistic
    4.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Federation
    3.  Community-based
    4.  Fediverse
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Threaded Conversations
    7.  Mobile friendly
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Dark Mode
    10. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    11.  Multiple Account support
    12.  Support for MarkDown

    Lemmy VS Echo JS

     

    • Lemmy is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & Self-Hosted alternative to Echo JS.

    • Lemmy is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Echo JS.

    • Lemmy is Free and Open SourceEcho JS is also Free and Open Source
    • Lemmy is Decentralized, Lightweight, Privacy focused and MinimalisticEcho JS is not according to our users
  2. Reddit icon

    Reddit

     586 likes
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    An extensive platform for user-shared content and discussions, organized into niche 'subreddits' across numerous interests like news and video games, with a dynamic voting system influencing what appears on the front page.

    201 Reddit alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Tor
    Reddit screenshot 1

    Top Reddit Features

    1.  Community-based
    2.  Built-in Commenting System
    3.  Q&A
    4.  Voting
    5.  MEMES
    6.  Moderation
    7.  Social feed
    8.  Share content
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Support for MarkDown
    11. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
    12.  Two-factor Authentication

    Reddit VS Echo JS

     

    • Reddit is the most popular Windows, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Echo JS.

    • Reddit is Freemium and ProprietaryEcho JS is Free and Open Source
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    Hacker News

     130 likes
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    Hacker News is a social news website that caters to programmers and entrepreneurs, delivering content related to computer science and entrepreneurship.

    69 Hacker News alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    Hacker News screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Comment section

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  5. SaidIt.net icon

    SaidIt.net

     43 likes
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    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.

    139 SaidIt.net alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    SaidIt.net screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Community-based
    2.  In-App Voting
    3.  Mobile friendly
    4.  Server Moderation
    5.  Independent
    6.  No Censorship

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  6. Aether icon

    Aether

     29 likes
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    Open source, self-governing communities with auditable moderation and mod elections.

    134 Aether alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Aether screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last update is from July 2021.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Free Speech

    Features

    1.  P2P Network
    2.  Distributed
    3.  Decentralized
    4.  Peer-To-Peer
    5.  Self Destructing Messages
    6.  Mod election
    7.  Community-based

    Aether VS Echo JS

     

    • Aether is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Echo JS.

    • Aether is Free and Open SourceEcho JS is also Free and Open Source
    • Aether is Privacy focused and DecentralizedEcho JS is not according to our users
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    Lobsters

     31 likes
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    Lobsters is a technology-focused link-aggregation site. The site is driven by Ruby on Rails with the source code being freely available for those seeking to create a site similar to Reddit or Hackernews.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Ruby on Rails
    Lobsters screenshot 1

    Lobsters Features

    1.  Tagging

    Lobsters VS Echo JS

     
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    Tildes

     16 likes
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    A non-profit community site driven by its users' interests.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Online
    Tildes screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Community-based
    4.  Voting
    5.  Invite Only
    6.  Topic tags

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    Slashdot

     39 likes
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    News for nerds, stuff that matters. Slashdot (aka /.) is a technology-related news and discussion site with a focus on Linux, free and open source software and information freedom and privacy issues. The software it runs on, called Slashcode, is open source.

    46 Slashdot alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Slashdot Features

    1.  In-App Voting

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  11. Raddle icon

    Raddle

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    Unsatisfied with the few link sharing communities that were available and their proprietary, untransparent and non-secure nature, ziq made the original raddle.me (then known as raddit.me) with Wordpress, but it had a lot of limitations.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Raddle screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Clean design

    Features

    1.  Mobile friendly
    2.  Community-based
    3.  Threaded Conversations
    4.  Voting
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Ad-free

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  12. Folkd icon

    Folkd

     9 likes
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    folkd.com - Social Bookmarking - Save your bookmarks and links online and search what your friends like.

    128 Folkd alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

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    demcra

     7 likes
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    The democratic reddit alternative.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    demcra screenshot 1

    demcra Features

    1.  Non profit
    2.  Aggregator
    3.  Image Sharing

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  14. Brutalinks icon

    Brutalinks

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    Link aggregator inspired by Reddit using ActivityPub federation.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Brutalinks screenshot 1

    Brutalinks Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    3.  Fediverse
    4.  Federated

    Brutalinks VS Echo JS

     
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