Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Android
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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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Alternatives list
Open source social platform that is self-hosted allowing users to download and install the software on their hosting provider and run their social platform.
Hollo is a federated single-user microblogging software powered by Fedify. Although it is for single-user, it is designed to be federated through ActivityPub, which means that you can follow and be followed by other users from other instances, even from other software that...
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Stegodon is an SSH-first federated blogging platform. Users connect via SSH to create notes in a terminal interface. Notes federate to the Fediverse via ActivityPub and are available through RSS feeds and a web interface.
Quacker is a more private and clean way to browse Twitter/X. This also includes feed viewing, subscription grouping, offline tweet saving and more!.
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A free calm microblogging website. Share what's on your mind without the noise of social media. Veeblog brings the freedom of traditional blogging to microblogging - a clean space to write, share, and connect on your terms. No follows, no likes, just your thoughts.
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Microblogging social media where security is priority. All accounts are verified, thus the number of fake account is drastically reduced. This improve overall security of platform.
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