Open Source Reddit Alternatives

The best open source alternative to Reddit is Lemmy. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Reddit and loads of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Reddit are SaidIt.net, Steemit, Raddle and Phuks.

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  1. Stealth icon
     21 likes

    Stealth provides features from Reddit, without the need for an account. In fact, the app doesn't even let you log in with a Reddit account.

    17 Stealth alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  2. Lobsters icon
     31 likes

    Lobsters is a technology-focused link-aggregation site. The site is driven by Ruby on Rails with the source code being freely available for those seeking to create a site similar to Reddit or Hackernews.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Ruby on Rails
     
  3. Slide for Reddit is a rock-solid material-designed unofficial browser for Reddit with an easy to use UI and tons of customization. Slide is ad-free, open source, and is packed with many unique features.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
     
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    Slide for Reddit vs Reddit Comments
    niezniszczalny
    Negative
    5

    It's an app to browse Reddit, it's not a service.

    Oscar Sanderson
    Negative
    0

    It is a alternative way to view reddit not an alternative but still cool

    alokin2811
    Positive
    1

    Good alternative app to browse reddit since the official iOS one is hot garbage

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 4 comments
    • Slide for Reddit is Free and Open SourceReddit is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Slide for Reddit is LightweightReddit is not according to our users
  4. WikiSpooks.com icon
     28 likes

    WikiSpooks is a global alternative encyclopedia on politics, spy craft, deep state intelligence, and conspiracies, free of corporate influence, partisan politics, or government propaganda for historians and truth-seekers to read, edit, and share.

    78 WikiSpooks.com alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Geddit icon
     9 likes

    Geddit is an open-source, Reddit client for Android without using their API.

    Cost / License

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  6. [RAMBLE] icon
     10 likes

    A reddit-like site focused on privacy and free speech that is available through various anonymity networks such as TOR, I2P, LokiNet and Yggdrasil as well as the clearnet.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Postmill icon
     3 likes

    Postmill is a free, web-based, social link aggregator with voting and threaded comments. It is built on the Symfony framework. Used to host raddle.me.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Zlib)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Hive Blog icon
     3 likes

    Communities without borders. A social network owned and operated by its users, powered by Hive.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Scuttlebutt.nz icon
     12 likes

    a decent(ralised) secure gossip platform sea-slang for gossip - a scuttlebutt is basically a watercooler on a ship.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Patchwork
     
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