Thymble AlternativesSocial News and other similar apps like Thymble

Thymble is described as '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' and is a Social News in the news & books category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Thymble for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, Self-Hosted, iPhone and Windows apps. The best Thymble alternative is Lemmy, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Thymble 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 Thymble.

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

    • Lemmy is Free and Open SourceThymble is also Free and Open Source
    • Lemmy is Lightweight, Privacy focused and MinimalisticThymble 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 Thymble.

    • Reddit is Freemium and ProprietaryThymble 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.

    132 SaidIt.net alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

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

    Aether

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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 Thymble.

    • Aether is Free and Open SourceThymble is also Free and Open Source
    • Aether is Privacy focusedThymble 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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    Tildes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
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    HiddenLayer

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    HiddenLayer.app is a discussion and information platform consisting of layers. Layers personify concepts, ideas, and data as independently run communities. Powered by a UI and infrastructure capable of organizing and analyzing millions of posts.

    119 HiddenLayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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    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.

    91 Raddle alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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    Hubski

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    Hubski is a community for sharing thoughtful information and conversation. Here you can find interesting stories, ideas and events, and share what interests you with others.

    46 Hubski alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    Poal.co

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    A free speech based link and comment aggregation platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Brutalinks

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    Link aggregator inspired by Reddit using ActivityPub federation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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