Tumblr AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Microblogs

The best Microblog alternative to Tumblr is Mastodon, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Tumblr and many of them are Microblogs so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Microblog alternatives to Tumblr are Minds, Pleroma, Misskey and Known.

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  1. Mastodon icon

    Mastodon

     615 likes

    Decentralized and federated social platform with no ads, focusing on personal interaction, and offering 500 character posts, custom emojis, content warnings, and robust moderation tools.

    138 Mastodon alternatives

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    • F-Droid
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  2. Minds icon

    Minds

     328 likes

    An open-source platform for decentralized social networking. Users can monetize posts through ads or monthly support, engaging in various features such as Blogs, Videos, and secure private chats. Minds supports free speech and facilitates sharing across networks and exploring global trends.

    125 Minds alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Android
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    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  4. Pleroma icon

    Pleroma

     72 likes

    Pleroma is a free, federated social networking server built on open protocols. It is compatible with GNU Social, Mastodon, and many other ActivityPub and OStatus implementations.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Minds

    An open-source platform for decentralized social networking. Users can monetize posts through ads or monthly support, engaging in various features such as Blogs, Videos, and secure private chats. Minds supports free speech and fa...

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  7. Known icon

    Known

     83 likes

    Known is a simple platform for publishing words, pictures, podcasts and more to a site that you control. Choose to share it on social networks like Twitter and Facebook, or extend it to integrate with the software you already use.

    126 Known alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  8. Wafrn icon

    Wafrn

     14 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.

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • UNIX Web Browser
    • F-Droid
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  10. Telegra.ph icon

    Telegra.ph

     47 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

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    • Online
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  11. Hive Social icon

    Hive Social

     8 likes

    Share content and connect to people you love on Hive.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  12. Akkoma icon

    Akkoma

     10 likes

    This is a fork of Pleroma, which is a microblogging server software that can federate (= exchange messages with) other servers that support ActivityPub. What that means is that you can host a server for yourself or your friends and stay in control of your online identity, but...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Comma

     12 likes

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

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    • Discontinued

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    • Online
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  14. Socialhome icon

    Socialhome

     7 likes

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

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  15. Identi.ca icon

    Identi.ca

     56 likes

    identi.ca is a free personal web server that implements a distributed social networking service. It is based on pump.io, a free software which make up the distributed social network.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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