GoToSocial is described as 'ActivityPub social network server, written in Golang' and is a Social Network in the social & communications category. There are more than 25 alternatives to GoToSocial for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Android, iPhone and iPad apps. The best GoToSocial alternative is Mastodon, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GoToSocial are Pixelfed, Bluesky, X and diaspora*.
Decentralized social and blog platform based on XMPP, enabling self-hosting, cross-network chat, video calls, and group collaboration. Users control and migrate their data, communicate across various networks, and access services from any node while preserving privacy and open-source principles.
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...
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FYI is the recommendation app for people who trust friends over algorithms. Share your taste, discover new favorites, and build lists of everything you love. From films and music to restaurants and books.
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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).
Iceshrimp is a derivative of Misskey that has been offering practical solutions, enhancements, and improvements since 2023. It is designed to address user needs directly, focusing on delivering straightforward fixes and features that users find valuable.
Super-minimalist, works without cookies or JavaScript, and even more lightweight than GTS (at the cost of some capabilities and any polish). So if you want to run on a really low-powered server, or tack something onto an existing one, Snac will do the job without breaking a sweat.
Hackers' Pub is an ActivityPub-enabled social network for hackers. You can think of it as a federated version of DEV Community with a Mastodon-like timeline.
Not really an alternative. GoToSocial provides the back-end, and Enafore can provide the front end, whether you host a copy yourself or use an existing one.
Hollo is a federated single-user microblogging software powered by Fedify. Although it is for single-user, it is designed to be federated through ActivityPub, which means that you can follow and be followed by other users from other instances, even from other software that...
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Depends: do you want to trust your own hardware (or a cloud host), or do you want to trust the company that allowed users to promote and encourage genocide in Myanmar because it led to more engagement and thus more ad revenue?