Privacy focused Reddit Alternatives

The best alternative to Reddit is Lemmy, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Reddit and many of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Reddit are Minds, PieFed, Nora: SNS browser and Infinity for Reddit+.

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  1. Lemmy icon
     219 likes

    Lemmy is similar to sites like Reddit, Lobste.rs, or Hacker News: you subscribe to forums you're interested in, post links and discussions, then vote, and comment on them. Behind the scenes, it is very different; anyone can easily run a server, and all these servers are...

    88 Lemmy alternatives

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    • Since 2019

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. Minds icon
     331 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.

    134 Minds alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Since 2015

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • US flagUnited States
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  3. PieFed icon
     20 likes

    PieFed is a link aggregator, a forum, a hub of social interaction and information, built for the fediverse. the focus is on individual control, safety, and decentralised power.

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    • Since 2024

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  4. Nora is a free, open-source Android app that brings together Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Threads, X (Twitter), Bluesky, TikTok, LinkedIn, Tumblr, and VK into a single, clean interface – without a single ad.

    47 Nora: SNS browser alternatives

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    • Since 2025

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Ubuntu
    • Flatpak
    • OpenAPK
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  5. A Reddit client on Android written in Java. It does not have any ads and it features a clean UI and smooth browsing experience.

    39 Infinity for Reddit+ alternatives

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    • Since 2019

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Obtainium
    • OpenAPK
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  6. Mbin icon
     16 likes

    Mbin: a federated content aggregator, voting, discussion and microblogging platform (By the community, for the community).

    52 Mbin alternatives

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    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. Stealth icon
     23 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.

    25 Stealth alternatives

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    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
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  8. Aether icon
     31 likes

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

    129 Aether alternatives

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    • Since 2015

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
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  9. Raddle icon
     24 likes

    Unsatisfied with the few link sharing communities that were available and their proprietary, untransparent and non-secure nature, ziq made the original raddle.me (then known as raddit.me) with Wordpress, but it had a lot of limitations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Online
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