Misskey Alternatives

Misskey is described as 'A forever evolving, sophisticated microblogging platform' and is a Social Network in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Misskey for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Android, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Misskey alternative is Mastodon, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Misskey are Bluesky, X, diaspora* and Facebook.

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  1. Sharkey icon
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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. GoToSocial icon
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    GoToSocial is an ActivityPub social network server, written in Golang.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
    • YunoHost
     
    • GoToSocial is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Misskey.

    • GoToSocial is Free and Open SourceMisskey is also Free and Open Source
  3. Known icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Soapbox.pub icon
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    Soapbox is customizable open-source software that puts the power of social media in the hands of the people. Feature-rich and hyper-focused on providing a user experience to rival Big Tech, Soapbox is already home to some of the biggest alternative social platforms on the...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Identi.ca icon
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    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.

    94 Identi.ca alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Iceshrimp icon
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    Iceshrimp is a derivative of Misskey that has been offering practical solutions, enhancements, and improvements since 2023. It is designed to address user needs directly, focusing on delivering straightforward fixes and features that users find valuable.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. snac icon
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    A simple, minimalistic ActivityPub server written in portable C.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Trust Café icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Enafore icon
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    Maintained fork of Pinafore. A somewhat unstable fediverse client with better support for Akkoma, glitch-soc, and Iceshrimp instances.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. D.Buzz icon
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    D.Buzz is a decentralised censorship resistant social media app.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Qou icon
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    Unique social media experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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