Mainchan AlternativesSocial Networks & Social News like Mainchan

Mainchan is described as 'Content aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website. Registered members submit content to the site such as links, text posts, images, videos, and polls, which are then voted up or down by other members' and is a Social Network in the news & books category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Mainchan, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Android Tablet and iPad apps. The best Mainchan alternative is Lemmy, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Mainchan are Reddit, Quora, Infinity for Reddit+ and Hacker News.

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  1. Lemmy icon

    Lemmy

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    Lemmy 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...

    74 Lemmy alternatives

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    • Online
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    • Lemmy is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & Self-Hosted alternative to Mainchan.

    • Lemmy is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Mainchan.

    • Lemmy is Free and Open SourceMainchan is Free and Proprietary
    • Lemmy is Lightweight, Privacy focused and MinimalisticMainchan is not according to our users
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    Reddit

     595 likes
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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.

    196 Reddit alternatives

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
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    • Online
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    • Tor
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    • Reddit is the most popular Windows, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Mainchan.

    • Reddit is Freemium and ProprietaryMainchan is Free and Proprietary
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    Quora

     256 likes
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    People come to Quora to ask questions about any subject, read high quality knowledge that's personalized and relevant to them, and share their own knowledge with others. Quora is a place to share knowledge and better understand the world.

    83 Quora alternatives

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
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    Hacker News

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

    66 Hacker News alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  9. SaidIt.net icon

    SaidIt.net

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    Uncensored free speech alternative to the extreme Reddit and Voat forums, democratically civilized by Graham's Debate Pyramid, no illegal transactions nor porn. Truth-seeking anti-corruption news are among the popular themes. Android app, iOS soon.

    132 SaidIt.net alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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    • F-Droid
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  11. Steemit icon

    Steemit

     104 likes
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    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.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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  12. 4chan icon

    4chan

     61 likes
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    4chan is a simple image-based bulletin board where anyone can post comments and share images. There are boards dedicated to a variety of topics, from Japanese animation and culture to videogames, music, and photography.

    56 4chan alternatives

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    • Online
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    Geddit

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    Geddit is an open-source, Reddit client for Android without using their API.

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    • Discontinued

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    • Android
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