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The best Mastodon Client alternative to Mastodon is Phanpy, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Mastodon and eight of them are Mastodon Clients so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mastodon Client alternatives to Mastodon are Elk.zone, Brutaldon, Enafore and Takesama.

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  1. Phanpy icon

    Phanpy

     25 likes

    A minimalistic opinionated Mastodon web client.

    50 Phanpy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • MY flagMalaysia
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  2. Elk.zone icon

    Elk.zone

     20 likes

    A nimble Mastodon web client.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU
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  5. Enafore icon

    Enafore

     4 likes

    Maintained fork of Pinafore. A somewhat unstable fediverse client with better support for Akkoma, glitch-soc, and Iceshrimp instances.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. Takesama icon

    Takesama

     2 likes

    A modern Mastodon and Misskey client.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU
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  8. Gomphotherium icon

    Gomphotherium

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    Mastodon client, offering a CLI as well as a TUI with a usage similar to rainbowstream for Twitter. It is intended to be used at 80 characters width maximum, but ideally inside tmux as a sidebar-style program.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  9. Zocial icon

    Zocial

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    Zocial is a fork of Enafore, itself born from the legendary Pinafore. Where Enafore focuses on broad compatibility, Zocial goes further — polishing rough edges, adding quality-of-life features, and tuning the experience for servers running GoToSocial, Akkoma, glitch-soc...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • YunoHost
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
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  10. muxsocial icon

    muxsocial

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    An open source social media tool that aggregates posts from the top tier open source social media networks: Hashiverse, nostr, Mastodon, and Bluesky.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
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