Illustail Alternatives

Illustail is described as 'Image browser for Tinami, Danbooru, Tumblr, Mastodon, Misskey, Pleroma, Bluesky, Dropbox, and photo album' and is a Mastodon Client in the social & communications category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Illustail for a variety of platforms, including Android, Windows, Android Tablet, Linux and F-Droid apps. The best Illustail alternative is Hitomi Downloader, which is free. Other great apps like Illustail are Gallery-DL, Boorusphere, Dhaaga and Ikachan - Desktop Booru Viewer.

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Image browser for Tinami, Danbooru, Tumblr, Mastodon, Misskey, Pleroma, Bluesky, Dropbox, and photo album.

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Illustail alternatives page was last updated May 19, 2025
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    Hitomi Downloader is Desktop application to download images/videos/music/text from Hitomi.la, YouTube, Instagram and other sites, and more features. Simple image viewer is included.

    56 Hitomi Downloader alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Hitomi Downloader Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Portable
    3.  MP3 Downloader
    4.  SoundCloud Downloader
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Support for 4K
    8.  Works Offline

    Hitomi Downloader VS Illustail

     
    • Hitomi Downloader is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Illustail.

    • Hitomi Downloader is the most popular free alternative to Illustail.

    • Hitomi Downloader is Free and ProprietaryIllustail is also Free and Proprietary
  2. Gallery-DL icon
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    gallery-dl is a command-line program to download image galleries and collections from several image hosting sites (see https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/blob/master/docs/supportedsites.md for full list).

    22 Gallery-DL alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Python
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew
    • Docker
    • Chocolatey

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Command line interface

    Gallery-DL VS Illustail

     
    • Gallery-DL is the most popular Android & Linux alternative to Illustail.

    • Gallery-DL is the most popular Open Source alternative to Illustail.

    • Gallery-DL is Free and Open SourceIllustail is Free and Proprietary
    • Gallery-DL is LightweightIllustail is not according to our users
  3. Boorusphere icon
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    Boorusphere is an open source booru client written in Flutter. It supports a.o. searching, playing videos, has a theme switcher and a drawer menu, and much more.

    10 Boorusphere alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    Discontinued

    The repository has been archived by the owner and development has been officially discontinued.

    Boorusphere Features

    1.  Gallery management

    Boorusphere VS Illustail

     
  4. Dhaaga icon
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    Dhaaga is a third-party app with a focus on browsing, general SNS features and chat based use cases.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

    • Android

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Multiple Account support
    4.  Fediverse
    5.  React Native

    Dhaaga VS Illustail

     
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    Desktop booru viewer / local tagged image viewer.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Ikachan - Desktop Booru Viewer Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Bulk Image Downloader

    Ikachan - Desktop Booru Viewer VS Illustail

     
  6. Imgbrd-Grabber icon
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    Very customizable imageboard/booru browser and mass downloader, with powerful filenaming features.

    18 Imgbrd-Grabber alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Imgbrd-Grabber Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required

    Imgbrd-Grabber VS Illustail

     
    • Imgbrd-Grabber is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Illustail.

    • Imgbrd-Grabber is Free and Open SourceIllustail is Free and Proprietary
  7. Kaiteki icon
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    The comfy SNS client for everything, everywhere.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Flathub
    Discontinued

    Website offline and repo archived.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Fediverse

    Kaiteki VS Illustail

     
    • Kaiteki is the most popular Web-based alternative to Illustail.

    • Kaiteki is Free and Open SourceIllustail is Free and Proprietary
    • Kaiteki is Privacy focusedIllustail is not according to our users
  8. Aria icon
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    Aria is a client app for Misskey, a federated social media platform.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

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

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Multiple Account support
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Decentralized
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Support for @mentions
    7.  Multi Account Switching

    Aria VS Illustail

     
  9. Takesama icon
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    A modern Mastodon and Misskey client.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Multiple Account support
    4.  Support for @mentions
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Fediverse

    Takesama VS Illustail

     
    • Takesama is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Illustail.

    • Takesama is Free and ProprietaryIllustail is also Free and Proprietary
    • Takesama is LightweightIllustail is not according to our users
  10. Boorusama icon
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    Boorusama is a simple, modern and feature-rich unofficial client for Danbooru where you can explore, view and download the best anime images.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Boorusama VS Illustail

     
  11. Milktea icon
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    Milktea is Android native client for Misskey, Mastodon, and Calckey.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Android

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Decentralized
    3.  Fediverse

    Milktea VS Illustail

     
  12. Booru Nav icon
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    an app designed for simple browsing at different anime imageboards.

    10 Booru Nav alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Booru Nav VS Illustail

     
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