MetaFilter AlternativesBlog Publishing Tools and other similar apps like MetaFilter

MetaFilter is described as 'Weblog that anyone can contribute a link or comment to. A typical weblog is one person posting their thoughts on the unique things they find on the web. This website exists to break down the barriers between people, to extend a weblog beyond just one person, and to foster' and is a Blog Publishing tool in the news & books category. There are more than 25 alternatives to MetaFilter, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Android, Self-Hosted, Windows and iPhone apps. The best MetaFilter alternative is Reddit, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to MetaFilter are Medium, Hacker News, Mbin and SaidIt.net.

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  1. Reddit icon

    Reddit

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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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Tor
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    • Reddit is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & iPhone alternative to MetaFilter.

    • Reddit is the most popular free alternative to MetaFilter.

    • Reddit is Freemium and ProprietaryMetaFilter is Paid and Proprietary
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    Medium

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    Medium is a new place on the Internet where people share ideas and stories that are longer than 140 characters and not just for friends. It’s designed for little stories that make your day better and manifestos that change the world.

    135 Medium alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Hacker News

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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Mbin

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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    • Mbin is the most popular Open Source alternative to MetaFilter.

    • Mbin is Free and Open SourceMetaFilter is Paid and Proprietary
    • Mbin is Privacy focusedMetaFilter is not according to our users
  6. 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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  7. Aether icon

    Aether

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Aether is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to MetaFilter.

    • Aether is Free and Open SourceMetaFilter is Paid and Proprietary
    • Aether is Privacy focusedMetaFilter is not according to our users
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    4chan

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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Tildes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
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    Scribe.rip

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    An alternative frontend to Medium.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Scribe.rip is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to MetaFilter.

    • Scribe.rip is Free and Open SourceMetaFilter is Paid and Proprietary
    • Scribe.rip is Privacy focused and LightweightMetaFilter is not according to our users
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    HiddenLayer

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    HiddenLayer.app is a discussion and information platform consisting of layers. Layers personify concepts, ideas, and data as independently run communities. Powered by a UI and infrastructure capable of organizing and analyzing millions of posts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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    Raddle

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    Unsatisfied with the few link sharing communities that were available and their proprietary, untransparent and non-secure nature, ziq made the original raddle.me (then known as raddit.me) with Wordpress, but it had a lot of limitations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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    Nonio

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    Nonio is a Reddit-like platform that gives directly back to content creators. Nonio takes a small portion of subscription costs to run the service and anything over that is split evenly between everything users upvote that month.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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