GNU social is a continuation of the StatusNet project. It is social communication software for both public and private communications. It is widely supported and has a large userbase.
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
United States
Inboxs Alternatives
Inboxs is described as 'Enhances the experience of Twitter Direct Messages — designed for professionals' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Inboxs for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Android, iPhone and Windows apps. The best Inboxs alternative is Mastodon, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Inboxs are Pixelfed, diaspora*, Minds and Pleroma.
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- 90 GNU social alternatives
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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
France
EU
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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...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
Known is a simple platform for publishing words, pictures, podcasts and more to a site that you control. Choose to share it on social networks like Twitter and Facebook, or extend it to integrate with the software you already use.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
- United States
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Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- United States
108 Bastyon alternativesBastyon 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- Global
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- gevent
- Self-Hosted
- Python
- JavaScript
- ZeroNet
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- United States
+5
98 Scuttlebutt.nz alternativesa decent(ralised) secure gossip platform sea-slang for gossip - a scuttlebutt is basically a watercooler on a ship.
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Patchwork
89 Identi.ca alternativesidenti.ca is a free personal web server that implements a distributed social networking service. It is based on pump.io, a free software which make up the distributed social network.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
Canada
112 Pillowfort alternatives[Pillowfort is currently in closed beta with over 40,000 users. Everyone who donates $5 or more will get a registration key (or keys) to create an account on the site]
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
- United States
143 News as Facts alternativesRead the most important global news in minutes presented as quick and unbiased facts. Forever ad-free and privacy respecting.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- Android Tablet
