PI.FYI AlternativesMicroblogs & Social Networks like PI.FYI

PI.FYI is described as 'Do you miss the old Internet?' and is a Microblog in the social & communications category. There are more than 10 alternatives to PI.FYI for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Android, iPhone and Android Tablet apps. The best PI.FYI alternative is Mastodon, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PI.FYI 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.

    146 Mastodon alternatives

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  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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  3. Bluesky icon
     123 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

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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  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.

    101 X alternatives

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    • Freemium
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  5. diaspora* icon
     450 likes

    Diaspora is a federated social networking service, designed to be a more privacy-aware alternative to Facebook . Share what you want, with whom you want.

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    • BSD
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    • Ruby
     
  6. Tumblr icon
     468 likes

    Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. It's where your interests connect you with your people.

    123 Tumblr alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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  7. Minds icon
     330 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.

    132 Minds alternatives

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    • Freemium
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  8. 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'.

    124 Friendica alternatives

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    • BSD
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  9. 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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  10. Hubzilla icon
     89 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).

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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

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

    56 nostr alternatives

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    • Free
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    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. Misskey icon
     34 likes

    A forever evolving, sophisticated microblogging platform.

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