GNU social Alternatives

GNU social has been discontinued. Similar apps include Mastodon, which is free and open source. Other options are Bluesky, X, diaspora* and Facebook. There's no shortage of Social Networks like GNU social, with more than 50 alternatives for the web, self-hosting, Android, iPhone and iPad.

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  1. Micro.blog icon
     9 likes

    Social network for indie blogs.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Good alternative?
     
  2. opensource-socialnetwork also know as OSSN is a social networking software written in PHP. It allows you to make a social networking website, helps your members build social relationships with people who share similar professional or personal interests.

    63 Open Source Social Network ( OSSN ) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • Windows
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
  3. Identi.ca icon
     56 likes

    identi.ca is a free personal web server that implements a distributed social networking service. It is based on pump.io, a free software which make up the distributed social network.

    90 Identi.ca alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
  4. Manyverse icon
     18 likes

    Manyverse is a social network app using the SSB protocol (Secure Scuttlebutt) where you can write posts and share with friends nearby or over the internet. It's different from mainstream social networks because your data is yours, it lives on your phone, not in the cloud.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  5. ZeroMe icon
     44 likes

    Social network for the distributed P2P network ZeroNet.

    65 ZeroMe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • gevent
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • JavaScript
    • ZeroNet
    Good alternative?
     
  6.  11 likes

    A stream server that does most of what people really want from a social network.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
    Good alternative?
     
  7. Scuttlebutt.nz icon
     12 likes

    a decent(ralised) secure gossip platform sea-slang for gossip - a scuttlebutt is basically a watercooler on a ship.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Patchwork
    Good alternative?
     
  8. Takahe icon
     2 likes

    While it’s always nice to have more Fediverse software, we have some specific features and goals that we think makes Takahe a great choice of server software:

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
  9. D.Buzz icon
     5 likes

    D.Buzz is a decentralised censorship resistant social media app.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
  10. HyperTexting icon
     4 likes

    HyperTexting is your timeline minus the ads, algorithms, and AI slop. It's like the “for you” feed, but it actually works… for YOU (not the platforms).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    Good alternative?
     
  11. snac icon
     6 likes

    A simple, minimalistic ActivityPub server written in portable C.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Good alternative?
     
  12. The IndieWeb Plugin for WordPress helps you establish your IndieWeb identity by extending the user profile to provide rel-me and h-card fields and optionally adding widgets to display this.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
    Good alternative?
     
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