Tumblr Alternatives

Tumblr is described as 'Place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. It's where your interests connect you with your people' and is a very popular Blog Publishing tool in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Tumblr for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Android, iPhone and Linux apps. The best Tumblr alternative is Mastodon, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Tumblr are WordPress, Pixelfed, Minds and Medium.

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  1. Pillowfort icon

    Pillowfort

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    [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]

    106 Pillowfort alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Comments about Pillowfort as an Alternative to Tumblr
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    like tumblr, but with way more privacy settings and content control. also a very nice community!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    thebandkanon
    Positive
    0

    It's been getting frequent updates and improvements and the staff is responsive and makes decision based on user feedback, unlike tumblr's staff.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    very similar to tumblr, but has probably all the features tumblr users ever wanted

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Pillowfort icon
    Pillowfort icon
    • Pillowfort is Free and ProprietaryTumblr is also Free and Proprietary
    • Pillowfort is Privacy focusedTumblr is not according to our users
  2. SaidIt.net icon

    SaidIt.net

     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.

    129 SaidIt.net alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  4. DEV Community icon

    DEV Community

     30 likes

    Where programmers share ideas and help each other grow. It is an online community for sharing and discovering great ideas, having debates, and making friends. Anyone can share articles, questions, discussions, etc. as long as they have the rights to the words they are sharing.

    293 DEV Community alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
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  6. Plume icon

    Plume

     24 likes

    Plume is not a single website, but an entire interconnected, yet independent network of what we call instances. You write content from your own instance, but anyone else on any other Plume instance can enjoy your stories too.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Plume screenshot 1
     
  7. Telegra.ph icon

    Telegra.ph

     45 likes

    Telegra.ph is an anonymous publishing platform by Telegram that lets anyone post stories without having to register an account. Simply visit the site and you'll be presented with a light form for posting.

    31 Telegra.ph alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Telegra.ph screenshot 1
     
  8. Comma icon

    Comma

     12 likes

    Comma is an open source blogging platform with a minimal and beautiful page.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  10. Hive Social icon

    Hive Social

     7 likes

    Share content and connect to people you love on Hive.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Hive Social screenshot 1
     
  11. Wafrn icon

    Wafrn

     11 likes

    Wafrn is a social network inspired by tumblr, that also can connect with other wafrn instances, or with mastodon, pleroma, firefish and other platforms that use activitypub.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • UNIX Web Browser
    • F-Droid
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  12. Social Home icon

    Social Home

     7 likes

    Decentralized social network on the fediverse. Usable for both #microblogging and full length #blog posts. Editing both content and replies is supported.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Social Home screenshot 1
     
  14. WikiSpooks.com icon

    WikiSpooks.com

     28 likes

    WikiSpooks is a global alternative encyclopedia on politics, spy craft, deep state intelligence, and conspiracies, free of corporate influence, partisan politics, or government propaganda for historians and truth-seekers to read, edit, and share.

    78 WikiSpooks.com alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  15. Movim icon

    Movim

     51 likes

    Our philosophy is that your data are yours and you must always be in control. Movim achieves this through a complete decentralisation of users' data and accounts.

    63 Movim alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Website
     
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    Comments about Movim as an Alternative to Tumblr
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    It's a federated self hostable network, you can share others posts on your timeline

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Movim icon
    • Movim is Free and Open SourceTumblr is Free and Proprietary
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