Lemmy AlternativesLemmy Clients & Social News like Lemmy

Lemmy is described as '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' and is a very popular Lemmy Client in the news & books category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Lemmy for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, F-Droid and Self-Hosted apps. The best Lemmy alternative is Reddit, which is free. Other great apps like Lemmy are Hacker News, PieFed, Digg and Mbin.

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  1. Reddit icon
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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.

    203 Reddit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Tor
     
  2. Hacker News icon
     136 likes

    Hacker News is a social news website that caters to programmers and entrepreneurs, delivering content related to computer science and entrepreneurship.

    67 Hacker News alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

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    • Online
     
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  3. PieFed icon
     16 likes

    PieFed is a link aggregator, a forum, a hub of social interaction and information, built for the fediverse. the focus is on individual control, safety, and decentralised power.

    16 PieFed alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  4. Digg icon
     76 likes

    Platform for discovering, following, and engaging in topic-specific communities through content submission, voting, transparent moderation, anti-spam verification, web or mobile access, integrations, favorite pinning, and an optional AI-created podcast featuring trending stories.

    29 Digg alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  5. Thunder is an open-source cross-platform Lemmy client for iOS and Android built with Flutter. It lets you browse community posts (and subscriptions if logged in), search for communities from the current instance (and subscribe), see a specific post and its associated comments...

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • AltStore
    • F-Droid
     
  6. Jerboa is an app for Lemmy, a federated reddit alternative. Jerboa is made by Lemmy's developers, and is free, open-source software, meaning no advertising, monetizing, or venture capital, ever.

    22 Jerboa for Lemmy alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
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  7. Voyager (formerly known as wefwef) is an Apollo-like open source web client for Lemmy. It's a mobile-first app, but works great on desktop devices, too. Please feel free to try it out, but be aware you will likely encounter bugs and missing functionality.

    23 Voyager for Lemmy alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
    • Apple Watch
     
  8. Aether icon
     31 likes

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

    125 Aether alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Steemit icon
     106 likes

    A non-censored social platform where users are incentivized to contribute and curate content. The users decide what is valuable by voting, and content regarded valuable is rewarded with money.

    109 Steemit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Eternity icon
     12 likes

    A client for Lemmy, specifically designed for Android and written in Java. This project is a fork of the Infinity for Reddit project, and it is currently in the early stages of development. As such, expect many unfinished features and potential bugs!

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  11. Raccoon for Lemmy is a client for the federated aggregation and discussion platform Lemmy. The project is powered by Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) and Compose Multiplatform (CMP).

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • GitHub
     
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