Minds AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Social Networks

The best Social Network alternative to Minds is Mastodon, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Minds and loads of them are Social Networks so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Social Network alternatives to Minds are Pixelfed, Bluesky, X and diaspora*.

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  1. Mastodon icon
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    Decentralized and federated social platform with no ads, focusing on personal interaction, and offering 500 character posts, custom emojis, content warnings, and robust moderation tools.

    136 Mastodon alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
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    • Android Tablet
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    • F-Droid
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  2. Pixelfed icon
     283 likes

    Federated image-sharing platform with privacy, safety, no tracking or ads, algorithm-free chronological timelines, open-source code, comprehensive moderation, supports self-hosting, ActivityPub protocol, hashtag discovery, responsive mobile access, and ethical data control.

    134 Pixelfed alternatives

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  3. Bluesky icon
     111 likes

    An open social network that gives creators independence from platforms, developers the freedom to build, and users a choice in their experience.

    78 Bluesky alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  4. X icon
     1103 likes

    Experience global interaction with public conversations, real-time news updates, live audio Spaces, streaming video, exclusive content monetization, and niche Communities.

    87 X alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
     
  5. Gab icon
     257 likes

    Gab Social is an open source and fully decentralized social network powered by the Gab Platform. It is the new social network of Gab.com. This change was made to further Gab's commitment to its users trust and privacy online.

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Warning

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    • Online
    • Android
     
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  6. Pleroma icon
     70 likes

    Pleroma is a free, federated social networking server built on open protocols. It is compatible with GNU Social, Mastodon, and many other ActivityPub and OStatus implementations.

    60 Pleroma alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Friendica icon
     141 likes

    Friendica is a distributed social network application. Which allow users to connect with others via their own Friendica server, but may also fully integrate contacts from other platforms including Twitter, diaspora*, Pump.io and StatusNet into their 'newsfeed'.

    119 Friendica alternatives

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    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Docker
     
  8. Hubzilla icon
     88 likes

    Hubzilla is a powerful platform for creating interconnected based websites featuring a decentralised identity, communications, and permissions framework built using common webserver technology. Hubzilla is very suitable for communities (of any size).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. GNU social icon
     98 likes

    GNU social is a continuation of the StatusNet project. It is social communication software for both public and private communications. It is widely supported and has a large userbase.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Mbin icon
     14 likes

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

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