Telescope AlternativesSocial Networks and other similar apps like Telescope

Telescope is described as 'Open-source app that lets you easily set up your own online community. You can use it to create your own discussion board, social news site (like Hacker News or ' and is a Social Network in the social & communications category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Telescope for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, Windows, Self-Hosted and Linux apps. The best Telescope alternative is Lemmy, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Telescope are Reddit, SaidIt.net, Aether and Lobsters.

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  1. Lemmy icon

    Lemmy

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    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...

    75 Lemmy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Lemmy is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & Self-Hosted alternative to Telescope.

    • Lemmy is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Telescope.

    • Lemmy is Free and Open SourceTelescope is also Free and Open Source
    • Lemmy is Lightweight, Privacy focused and MinimalisticTelescope is not according to our users
  2. Reddit icon

    Reddit

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    An extensive platform for user-shared content and discussions, organized into niche 'subreddits' across numerous interests like news and video games, with a dynamic voting system influencing what appears on the front page.

    196 Reddit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Tor
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    • Reddit is the most popular Windows, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Telescope.

    • Reddit is Freemium and ProprietaryTelescope is Free and Open Source
  4. SaidIt.net icon

    SaidIt.net

     45 likes
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    Uncensored free speech alternative to the extreme Reddit and Voat forums, democratically civilized by Graham's Debate Pyramid, no illegal transactions nor porn. Truth-seeking anti-corruption news are among the popular themes. Android app, iOS soon.

    132 SaidIt.net alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  5. Aether icon

    Aether

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Aether is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Telescope.

    • Aether is Free and Open SourceTelescope is also Free and Open Source
    • Aether is Privacy focusedTelescope is not according to our users
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    Lobsters

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    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
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  7. Tildes icon

    Tildes

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    A non-profit community site driven by its users' interests.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. Raddle icon

    Raddle

     22 likes
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    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.

    91 Raddle alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  10. Lemmur icon

    Lemmur

     7 likes
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    A mobile client for Lemmy - a federated reddit alternative

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
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  11. Poal.co icon

    Poal.co

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    A free speech based link and comment aggregation platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. demcra icon

    demcra

     7 likes
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    The democratic reddit alternative.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  13. Thymble icon

    Thymble

     4 likes
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    Thimble is an open-source, community-based news platform built with Ruby on Rails. Much like Reddit or Hacker News, users are identified by pseudonyms and all content posted is generated by user.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby on Rails
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  14. Old Pluto icon

    Old Pluto

     7 likes
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    Old Pluto is a news search engine. Rather than offering you recommendations of what to read like other websites, Old Pluto aims to give you tools to find what you think is important for yourself.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
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