Open Source X Alternatives

The best open source alternative to X is Mastodon. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to X and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to X are Gab, Bluesky, diaspora* and Minds.

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  1. Nerimity icon
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    Open-source chat platform providing community-focused group messaging, video calls, profile customization with animated avatars, custom emojis, tags, post creation, discovery of communities, and full source code access on GitHub. Entirely donation-funded.

    42 Nerimity alternatives

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    • Online
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  2. Akkoma icon
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    This is a fork of Pleroma, which is a microblogging server software that can federate (= exchange messages with) other servers that support ActivityPub. What that means is that you can host a server for yourself or your friends and stay in control of your online identity, but...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. Movim icon
     56 likes

    Decentralized social and blog platform based on XMPP, enabling self-hosting, cross-network chat, video calls, and group collaboration. Users control and migrate their data, communicate across various networks, and access services from any node while preserving privacy and open-source principles.

    103 Movim alternatives

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    • Online
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  4. Soapbox.pub icon
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    Soapbox is customizable open-source software that puts the power of social media in the hands of the people. Feature-rich and hyper-focused on providing a user experience to rival Big Tech, Soapbox is already home to some of the biggest alternative social platforms on the...

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Bastyon icon
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    Bastyon is a revolutionary anti-censorship decentralized publishing and social platform voted to freedom of speech. Based on the blockchain technology, it runs on a set of computers around the world, not controlled by any single entity.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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  6. Socialhome icon
     7 likes

    Decentralized social network on the fediverse. Usable for both #microblogging and full length #blog posts. Editing both content and replies is supported.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. piko icon
     3 likes

    Open Source Patches for Twitter (now X) and Instagram, patchable through CLI and Morphe Manager.

    8 piko alternatives

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    • Android
     
  8. Truth Social icon
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    Truth Social is America's "Big Tent" social media platform that encourages an open, free, and honest global conversation without discriminating against political ideology.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  9. Takahe icon
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    While it’s always nice to have more Fediverse software, we have some specific features and goals that we think makes Takahe a great choice of server software:

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    • Online
     
  10. MOSSLET icon
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    MOSSLET is a privacy-first social network where you can connect with friends and family, or simply yourself, the way it should be — simple and meaningful. No ads, no algorithms, just your people.

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