Lemmy Alternatives

Lemmy is described as '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' and is a very popular Lemmy Client in the news & books category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Lemmy for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, F-Droid and Linux apps. The best Lemmy alternative is Reddit, which is free. Other great apps like Lemmy are Hacker News, PieFed, Mbin and Digg.

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Lemmy alternatives are mainly Social Networks, but if you're looking for Social Newss or Lemmy Clients you can filter on that. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Lemmy.
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  1. Poal.co icon
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    A free speech based link and comment aggregation platform.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. Upgoat icon
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    Upgoat.net is a website where you can find and share the latest news, memes, videos and more. Unlike other platforms, upgoat.net respects your freedom of speech and lets you post what you want. Join the upgoat community today and see what's upgoat!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. Anancus icon
     1 like

    Anancus is an open-source, federated or self-hosted link aggregator built on Go, NodeJS and PostgreSQL.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Blorp icon
     2 likes

    A web, Android, and iOS client for the federated, activity pub based, Lemmy social media platform.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • F-Droid
     
  5. Arctic For Lemmy is a free and native iOS client for Lemmy. In the spirit of the Fediverse, Arctic is completely free and private. No data of any kind will be collected from your device, and no pesky advertisements, Ever.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  6. demcra icon
     7 likes

    The democratic reddit alternative.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7.  5 likes

    I think all censorship should be deplored. My position is that bits are not a bug.

    — Aaron Swartz (1986 - 2013).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. Headcycle icon
     5 likes

    A link aggregation site focusing on user submitted content with a voting system, private messaging, and curated subject groups - both public and private - called headcycles.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. A Reddit-inspired platform for gamers with a karma system, offering post trends and comment popularity. Discuss games, memes, and news while enjoying upvotes, downvotes, user subscriptions, and free speech. Customize feeds and explore trending topics with user-generated content.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Plebbit icon
     1 like

    Plebbit is a decentralised, peer-to-peer Social Media platform platform similar to reddit. its peer to peer design is meant to improve performance and make the platform more resistant to censorship. It features one client similar to reddit and another similar to 4chan.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Upvoto icon
     3 likes

    A link aggregator that respects your freedom of speech, opinion and expression. No advertising or analytics code or trackers. No special priority to any particular communities, groups or individuals. No building of reputation is necessary to start your first first community.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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