4chan AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Social Networks

The best Social Network alternative to 4chan is SaidIt.net, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to 4chan and many of them are Social Networks so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Social Network alternatives to 4chan are Lainchan, Aether, Tildes and Nonio.

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  1. SaidIt.net icon

    SaidIt.net

     45 likes

    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.

    130 SaidIt.net alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    Comments about SaidIt.net as an Alternative to 4chan
    kitsuneae
    Negative
    0

    Requires an account to post. It also is a clone of Reddit, which is closer to a forum site than an image board.

    Guest
    Negative
    1

    Needs account to post. Reddit clone.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • SaidIt.net is the most popular Web-based & Android alternative to 4chan.

    • SaidIt.net is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to 4chan.

    • SaidIt.net is Free and Open Source4chan is Free and Proprietary
    • SaidIt.net is Lightweight4chan is not according to our users
  2. Lainchan icon

    Lainchan

     14 likes

    Lainchan is a great imageboard package, actively building on it and adding a lot of features and other improvements. This imageboard's topic focused to anime, manga, politic, and technology.

    26 Lainchan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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  4. Aether icon

    Aether

     30 likes

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

    Cost / License

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about Aether as an Alternative to 4chan
    spame
    Negative
    0

    More like reddit rather than 4chan

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    • Aether is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to 4chan.

    • Aether is Free and Open Source4chan is Free and Proprietary
    • Aether is Privacy focused4chan is not according to our users
  5. Tildes icon

    Tildes

     16 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Comments about Tildes as an Alternative to 4chan
    kitsuneae
    Negative
    0

    It's not an image board, it's a forum site. It requires an account and is invite only. 4chan does not require accounts or invites.

    spame
    Negative
    0

    More like reddit rather than 4chan

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    • Tildes is Free and Open Source4chan is Free and Proprietary
    • Tildes is Lightweight4chan is not according to our users
  6. Nonio icon

    Nonio

     2 likes

    Nonio is a Reddit-like platform that gives directly back to content creators. Nonio takes a small portion of subscription costs to run the service and anything over that is split evenly between everything users upvote that month.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. [RAMBLE] icon

    [RAMBLE]

     10 likes

    A reddit-like site focused on privacy and free speech that is available through various anonymity networks such as TOR, I2P, LokiNet and Yggdrasil as well as the clearnet.

    28 [RAMBLE] alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. HiddenLayer icon

    HiddenLayer

     7 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  10. 8chan.moe icon

    8chan.moe

     2 likes

    8chan.moe's goal is to recreate the feeling of freedom and camaraderie that once blessed imageboard users in the year 2014. Many users have lost their Internet homes to the current cultural shifts in the electronic landscape, and we want to give the best of them a place...

    10 8chan.moe alternatives

    Cost / License

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    • Online
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  11. Chonkler icon

    Chonkler

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    The Strategic Meme Reserve", makes it easy to find the perfect meme for any situation when spreading our message and onboarding to CHONK, the first proof-of-meme consensus network, where participants create and tip creators with $CHONK - shaping the network and turning meme...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  12. Mainchan icon

    Mainchan

     4 likes

    Mainchan is a content aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website. Registered members submit content to the site such as links, text posts, images, videos, and polls, which are then voted up or down by other members.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Comments about Mainchan as an Alternative to 4chan
    kitsuneae
    Negative
    0

    Has an accounts, voting, and flair system like Reddit but features images like 4chan. Overall, it's mostly Reddit-like, which is why I can't recommend it as a 4Chan alternative.

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    • Mainchan is Free and Proprietary4chan is also Free and Proprietary
  13. Raddle icon

    Raddle

     22 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
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    Comments about Raddle as an Alternative to 4chan
    Guest
    Negative
    15

    Not anonymous. You need an account to post. Is more like Reddit than 4chan.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Raddle is Free and Open Source4chan is Free and Proprietary
    • Raddle is Lightweight and Privacy focused4chan is not according to our users
  14. Discuit icon

    Discuit

     6 likes

    Discuit is a centralised content aggregation and discussion platform. Users submit links to content or text posts, alongside a title, to various communities. Users of those communities then vote those link up or down by other members.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Desktop Home Page (Dark Mode)
     
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