Open Source Misskey AlternativesSocial Networks & Microblogs like Misskey

The best open source alternative to Misskey is Mastodon. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Misskey and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Misskey are Bluesky, diaspora*, Minds and Pleroma.

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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.

    131 Mastodon alternatives

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
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    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron
     
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  2. Bluesky icon
     116 likes

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

    76 Bluesky alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  3. Minds icon
     327 likes

    An open-source platform for decentralized social networking. Users can monetize posts through ads or monthly support, engaging in various features such as Blogs, Videos, and secure private chats. Minds supports free speech and facilitates sharing across networks and exploring global trends.

    126 Minds alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  4. Pleroma icon
     71 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.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Friendica icon
     140 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'.

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    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Docker
     
  6. 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.

    117 Gab alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Warning

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    • Online
    • Android
     
  7. nostr icon
     21 likes

    The simplest open protocol that is able to create a censorship-resistant global "social" network once and for all.

    46 nostr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. 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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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. GoToSocial icon
     13 likes

    GoToSocial is an ActivityPub social network server, written in Golang.

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    • Online
    • Android
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    • Kubernetes
    • YunoHost
     
  10. Sharkey icon
     9 likes

    Sharkey is a Misskey fork following upstream changes when possible, with added features. Like any other ActivityPub software Sharkey can interface with the thousands of servers that form the fediverse, an interconnected social network, working in tandem with software such as...

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Akkoma icon
     10 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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