Headcycle AlternativesSocial News and other similar apps like Headcycle

Headcycle is described as 'A link aggregation site focusing on user submitted content with a voting system, private messaging, and curated subject groups - both public and private - called headcycles' and is a Social News in the social & communications category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Headcycle, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, iPad and Self-Hosted apps. The best Headcycle alternative is Lemmy, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Headcycle are Reddit, SaidIt.net, Aether and Tildes.

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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...

    75 Lemmy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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

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

    • Lemmy is Free and Open SourceHeadcycle is Free and Proprietary
    • Lemmy is Lightweight, Privacy focused and MinimalisticHeadcycle is not according to our users
  2. Reddit icon

    Reddit

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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.

    196 Reddit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Tor
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    • Reddit is the most popular Windows, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Headcycle.

    • Reddit is Freemium and ProprietaryHeadcycle is Free and Proprietary
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    SaidIt.net

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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.

    132 SaidIt.net alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  5. Aether icon

    Aether

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Aether is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Headcycle.

    • Aether is Free and Open SourceHeadcycle is Free and Proprietary
    • Aether is Privacy focusedHeadcycle is not according to our users
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    Tildes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. Digg icon

    Digg

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    Digg delivers the most interesting and talked-about stories on the Web right now.

    75 Digg alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  9. 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.

    91 Raddle alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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  10. Phuks icon

    Phuks

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    An alternative to Reddit and Voat. It has the original Voat culture of open expression. Most users on the site are interested in web development but mostly only chat about that in IRC.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. Brutalinks icon

    Brutalinks

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    Link aggregator inspired by Reddit using ActivityPub federation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  12. Den.social icon

    Den.social

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    den.social is a decentralized reddit-like community, where people can post inside "Lairs" akin to subreddits, and govern each lairs via votes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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  14. Voten icon

    Voten

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    We are a small team of developers risen from the world of open-source. We believe in an open and modern Internet. Voten's mission is to give people the power to share their content with not just their friends but the world and interact in real-time.

    42 Voten alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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