Reddit Alternatives for Linux

Reddit is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Aether, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Reddit and nine of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Reddit are Scuttlebutt.nz, ZeroTalk, Ecency and Something For Reddit.

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  1. Aether icon
     30 likes

    Open source, self-governing communities with auditable moderation and mod elections.

    124 Aether alternatives

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  2. 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)

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    • Discontinued

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    • Patchwork
     
  3. 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

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    • Discontinued

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • JSON
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  4. Ecency icon
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    Ecency is a Decentralized, opensource, rewarding, communities, non-censored social platform where users are incentivized to contribute and curate content. The users decide what is valuable by voting and content is rewarded with cryptocurrencies.

    12 Ecency alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • iPhone
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  5. PushdUp icon
     3 likes

    A user curated news aggregator site that focuses on high quality articles.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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    • Online
    • Android
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    • Android Tablet
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  6. Now&Me icon
     2 likes

    Now&Me improves people’s mental health and works towards eradicating loneliness from their lives through a moderated peer support framework supplemented by informative content and preventive sources.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Online
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  7. AllAnswered icon
     8 likes

    AllAnswered provides an all-in-one knowledge management system including an advanced Wiki and Questions & Answers (Q&As) with built-in workflow and knowledge life-cycle management to keep your knowledge base up-to-date.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Online
    • Android
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    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
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    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8.  6 likes

    Coordino allows you to create a question and answer system for you and your users to enjoy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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