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. Lainchan icon
     14 likes

    Lainchan is a great imageboard package, actively building on it and adding a lot of features and other improvements. This imageboard's topic focused to anime, manga, politic, and technology.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. Hackertab.dev icon
     2 likes

    Hackertab.dev, a handy extension to help developers stay up-to-date with the latest tech happenings. It’s fully customizable, for frontend, backend, full-stack, mobile, data scientists… bref, for all developers.

    14 Hackertab.dev alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Opera
    • Firefox
     
  3. demcra icon
     7 likes

    The democratic reddit alternative.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
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    • demcra is Free and Open SourceReddit is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Voten icon
     1 like

    We are a small team of developers risen from the world of open-source. We believe in an open and modern Internet. Voten's mission is to give people the power to share their content with not just their friends but the world and interact in real-time.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. rDrama icon
     2 likes

    rdrama.net caters to drama in all forms such as: Real life, videos, photos, gossip, rumors, news sites, Reddit, and Beyond™. There isn't drama we won't touch, and we want it all!.

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Read the Room icon
     2 likes

    Open source, privacy-first anonymous polling that reveals how your community thinks vs. the world. Compare responses by geography or age.

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
     
  7. daily.dev icon
     3 likes

    daily.dev is a community of developers getting together around discovering and exploring dev news. Join the movement to empower better software together.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  8. eddrit icon
     3 likes

    A lightweight alternative frontend for Reddit.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. teddit icon
     8 likes

    A free and open source alternative Reddit front-end focused on privacy. Inspired by the Nitter project.

    19 teddit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Weco icon
     6 likes

    Weco is an early stage open source discussion and link sharing platform experimenting with a cooperatively owned company structure and several unique features designed to help communities share and organise information more effectively.

    11 Weco alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. ZeroTalk icon
     13 likes

    Forum(s) built with JavaScript ( with CoffeeScript ) and alternativeto.net/software/json for the database distributed by the network .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • JSON
    • JavaScript
    • ZeroNet
     
  12. Enjoy reddit on iOS

    Beam is a reddit client that's built to browse. It lets you enjoy all of reddit's content in a unique and beautiful package.

    Cost / License

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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