Lobsters AlternativesTech & Social News like Lobsters

Lobsters is described as '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' and is a Social News in the news & books category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Lobsters for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Android, iPhone and Android Tablet apps. The best Lobsters alternative is Lemmy, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Lobsters are Reddit, Hacker News, PieFed and Digg.

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  1. Lemmy icon

    Lemmy

     186 likes

    Lemmy 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...

    74 Lemmy alternatives

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    Similar topics, similar user interface.

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    • Lemmy is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & Self-Hosted alternative to Lobsters.

    • Lemmy is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Lobsters.

    • Lemmy is Free and Open SourceLobsters is also Free and Open Source
    • Lemmy is Lightweight, Privacy focused and MinimalisticLobsters is not according to our users
  2. Reddit icon

    Reddit

     595 likes

    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

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    • iPad
    • Tor
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    • Reddit is the most popular Windows, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Lobsters.

    • Reddit is Freemium and ProprietaryLobsters is Free and Open Source
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    Hacker News

     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

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    Similar topics, similar user interface.

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    • Hacker News is Free and ProprietaryLobsters is Free and Open Source
    • Hacker News is LightweightLobsters is not according to our users
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    PieFed

     13 likes

    PieFed is a link aggregator, a forum, a hub of social interaction and information, built for the fediverse. the focus is on individual control, safety, and decentralised power.

    15 PieFed alternatives

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  6. Digg icon

    Digg

     71 likes

    Platform for discovering, following, and engaging in topic-specific communities through content submission, voting, transparent moderation, anti-spam verification, web or mobile access, integrations, favorite pinning, and an optional AI-created podcast featuring trending stories.

    28 Digg alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  9. Shaarli icon

    Shaarli

     81 likes

    Do you want to share the links you discover? Shaarli is a minimalist delicious clone that you can install on your own server. It is designed to be personal (single-user), fast and handy.

    38 Shaarli alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Online
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    • Cloudron
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    • Shaarli is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Lobsters.

    • Shaarli is Free and Open SourceLobsters is also Free and Open Source
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    Pinry

     31 likes

    Pinry is a private, self-hosted, Pinterest inspired by Wookmark and built on top of Django.

    18 Pinry alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    Pinry is an open-source alternative to Pinterest, written in Python with the Django Framework
     
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    SemanticScuttle

     48 likes

    SemanticScuttle is a self-hosted and web-based social bookmarking tool experimenting with new features like structured tags and collaborative descriptions of tags. Originally a fork of .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Online
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    • Firefox
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    Slashdot

     39 likes

    News for nerds, stuff that matters. Slashdot (aka /.) is a technology-related news and discussion site with a focus on Linux, free and open source software and information freedom and privacy issues. The software it runs on, called Slashcode, is open source.

    43 Slashdot alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    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.

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    • Free
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    • Online
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    PasteDeck

     12 likes

    PasteDeck is a home for all of your favorite websites, links, images, videos, articles and so much more! All of your bookmarks in one place, organized the way you want them, accessible from any location, any time and from any device!

    77 PasteDeck alternatives

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
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    • Online
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