murlog Alternatives

murlog is described as 'Single user ActivityPub server' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to murlog for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Web-based, Android, iPhone and iPad apps. The best murlog alternative is Mastodon, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like murlog are Pixelfed, Bluesky, X and diaspora*.

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  1. Mastodon icon
     628 likes

    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.

    146 Mastodon alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron
     
  2. Pixelfed icon
     289 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.

    139 Pixelfed alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron
     
  3. Bluesky icon
     124 likes

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

    86 Bluesky alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  4. X icon
     1109 likes

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

    98 X alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Apple TV
     
  5. 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
     
  6. 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'.

    121 Friendica alternatives

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    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Docker
     
  7. Misskey icon
     34 likes

    A forever evolving, sophisticated microblogging platform.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. nostr icon
     23 likes

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

    55 nostr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • 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

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Movim icon
     56 likes

    Decentralized social and blog platform based on XMPP, enabling self-hosting, cross-network chat, video calls, and group collaboration. Users control and migrate their data, communicate across various networks, and access services from any node while preserving privacy and open-source principles.

    Cost / License

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. GoToSocial icon
     14 likes

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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
    • YunoHost
     
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