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The best open source alternative to Lemmy is PieFed. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Lemmy and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Lemmy are Mbin, Jerboa for Lemmy, Steemit and Thunder for Lemmy.

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  1. 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.

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  2. Mbin icon
     14 likes

    Mbin: a federated content aggregator, voting, discussion and microblogging platform (By the community, for the community).

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    • Online
     
  3. 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.

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
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  4. Steemit icon
     107 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.

    107 Steemit alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
  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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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • AltStore
    • F-Droid
     
  6. Voyager 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!

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

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

    125 Aether alternatives

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Tildes icon
     19 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
  9. Photon Client icon
     10 likes

    A better, more intuitive way to use Lemmy, with a cleaner UI, more features, and snappier usage. It is designed for all features to have an appealing and intuitive design, while being fast.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  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!

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  11. Lobsters icon
     32 likes

    Lobsters is a technology-focused link-aggregation site. The site is driven by Ruby on Rails with the source code being freely available for those seeking to create a site similar to Reddit or Hackernews.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Ruby on Rails
     
  12. 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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    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • GitHub
     
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