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...

    73 Lemmy alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    Lemmy screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Minimalistic
    4.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Federation
    3.  Community-based
    4.  Fediverse
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Threaded Conversations
    7.  Mobile friendly
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Dark Mode
    10. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    11.  Multiple Account support
    12.  Support for MarkDown

    Lemmy VS Telescope

     

    • 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 Decentralized, Lightweight, Privacy focused and MinimalisticTelescope is not according to our users
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    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.

    203 Reddit alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Tor
    Reddit screenshot 1

    Top Reddit Features

    1.  Community-based
    2.  Built-in Commenting System
    3.  Q&A
    4.  Voting
    5.  MEMES
    6.  Moderation
    7.  Social feed
    8.  Share content
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Support for MarkDown
    11. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
    12.  Two-factor Authentication

    Reddit VS Telescope

     

    • 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

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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.

    139 SaidIt.net alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    SaidIt.net screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Community-based
    2.  In-App Voting
    3.  Mobile friendly
    4.  Server Moderation
    5.  Independent
    6.  No Censorship

    SaidIt.net VS Telescope

     
  5. Aether icon

    Aether

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Aether screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last update is from July 2021.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Free Speech

    Features

    1.  P2P Network
    2.  Distributed
    3.  Decentralized
    4.  Peer-To-Peer
    5.  Self Destructing Messages
    6.  Mod election
    7.  Community-based

    Aether VS Telescope

     

    • 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 focused and DecentralizedTelescope is not according to our users
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    Lobsters

     31 likes
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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Ruby on Rails
    Lobsters screenshot 1

    Lobsters Features

    1.  Tagging

    Lobsters VS Telescope

     
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    Tildes

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Online
    Tildes screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Community-based
    4.  Voting
    5.  Invite Only
    6.  Topic tags

    Tildes VS Telescope

     
  9. Raddle icon

    Raddle

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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.

    99 Raddle alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Raddle screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Clean design

    Features

    1.  Mobile friendly
    2.  Community-based
    3.  Threaded Conversations
    4.  Voting
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Ad-free

    Raddle VS Telescope

     
  10. Folkd icon

    Folkd

     9 likes
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    folkd.com - Social Bookmarking - Save your bookmarks and links online and search what your friends like.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Folkd VS Telescope

     
  11. Lemmur icon

    Lemmur

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    A mobile client for Lemmy - a federated reddit alternative

    24 Lemmur alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    Lemmur screenshot 1
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    Discontinued

    On 2023-02-04, the project was archived on GitHub and a developer updated the README file to notify users the project is no longer being maintained.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Multiple Account support
    3.  Community-based
    4.  Fediverse

    Lemmur VS Telescope

     
  12. demcra icon

    demcra

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    The democratic reddit alternative.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    demcra screenshot 1

    demcra Features

    1.  Non profit
    2.  Aggregator
    3.  Image Sharing

    demcra VS Telescope

     
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    Poal.co

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    A free speech based link and comment aggregation platform.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    Poal.co VS Telescope

     
  14. Thymble icon

    Thymble

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby on Rails
    Thymble screenshot 1

    Thymble Features

    1.  Aggregator
    2.  Voting

    Thymble VS Telescope

     
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