Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux




Aether is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Lyfeloop.
- Aether is Free and Open Source
- Aether is Privacy focused
Lyfeloop is described as 'A new social claiming to protect free-speech, user's private data, no algorithm. There are android Ios apps, browser access' and is a Social Network in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Lyfeloop for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Android, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Lyfeloop alternative is Mastodon, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Lyfeloop are Pixelfed, diaspora*, Minds and Friendica.




Aether is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Lyfeloop.
This is a fork of Pleroma, which is a microblogging server software that can federate (= exchange messages with) other servers that support ActivityPub. What that means is that you can host a server for yourself or your friends and stay in control of your online identity, but...

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.




Manyverse is a social network app using the SSB protocol (Secure Scuttlebutt) where you can write posts and share with friends nearby or over the internet. It's different from mainstream social networks because your data is yours, it lives on your phone, not in the cloud.




Decentralized social network on the fediverse. Usable for both #microblogging and full length #blog posts. Editing both content and replies is supported.

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.



a decent(ralised) secure gossip platform sea-slang for gossip - a scuttlebutt is basically a watercooler on a ship.

identi.ca is a 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.



[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]

A stream server that does most of what people really want from a social network.
Trust Café (formerly WT Social / WikiTribune) is a privacy-focused and ad-free social network that places a special emphasis on evidence-based journalism. The platform survives on the generosity of individual donors to ensure privacy is protected and social space is ad-free.


