Brutalinks AlternativesSocial News and other similar apps like Brutalinks

Brutalinks is described as 'Link aggregator inspired by Reddit using ActivityPub federation' and is a Social News in the news & books category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Brutalinks for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, Windows, Self-Hosted and Ruby on Rails apps. The best Brutalinks alternative is Reddit, which is free. Other great apps like Brutalinks are Hacker News, SaidIt.net, Aether and Lobsters.

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  1. Reddit icon
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    An extensive platform for user-shared content and discussions, organized into niche 'subreddits' across numerous interests like news and video games, with a dynamic voting system influencing what appears on the front page.

    195 Reddit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Tor
     
  2. Hacker News icon
     132 likes

    Hacker News is a social news website that caters to programmers and entrepreneurs, delivering content related to computer science and entrepreneurship.

    65 Hacker News alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. SaidIt.net icon
     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 type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  4. Aether icon
     30 likes

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

    125 Aether alternatives

    Cost / License

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Lobsters icon
     31 likes

    Lobsters is a technology-focused link-aggregation site. The site is driven by Ruby on Rails with the source code being freely available for those seeking to create a site similar to Reddit or Hackernews.

    39 Lobsters alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Ruby on Rails
     
  6. Tildes icon
     16 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. HiddenLayer icon
     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
     
  8. Raddle icon
     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
     
  9. Phuks icon
     22 likes

    An alternative to Reddit and Voat. It has the original Voat culture of open expression. Most users on the site are interested in web development but mostly only chat about that in IRC.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Hubski icon
     17 likes

    Hubski is a community for sharing thoughtful information and conversation. Here you can find interesting stories, ideas and events, and share what interests you with others.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Poal.co icon
     8 likes

    A free speech based link and comment aggregation platform.

    25 Poal.co alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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