a decent(ralised) secure gossip platform sea-slang for gossip - a scuttlebutt is basically a watercooler on a ship.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Patchwork

Identi.ca is described as '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' and is a popular Social Network in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Identi.ca, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Self-Hosted and iPad apps. The best Identi.ca alternative is Mastodon, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Identi.ca are Pixelfed, Bluesky, diaspora* and Tumblr.
a decent(ralised) secure gossip platform sea-slang for gossip - a scuttlebutt is basically a watercooler on a ship.

Known is a simple platform for publishing words, pictures, podcasts and more to a site that you control. Choose to share it on social networks like Twitter and Facebook, or extend it to integrate with the software you already use.




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Maintained fork of Pinafore. A somewhat unstable fediverse client with better support for Akkoma, glitch-soc, and Iceshrimp instances.

[Pillowfort is currently in closed beta with over 40,000 users. Everyone who donates $5 or more will get a registration key (or keys) to create an account on the site]

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.



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Used to be called Sgrouples, now its MeWe offered by the company Sgrouples Inc. On its homepage their motto is "The World's Private Communication Network" and "Join the privacy revolution".

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