Social & community
Start a forum or join the fediverse with your own social network, where no algorithm decides what people see. 40 apps.
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- Mastodon
Federated microblogging server.
- Discourse
Advanced forum / community solution based on Ruby and JS.
- Flarum
Delightfully simple forums. Flarum is the next-generation forum software that makes online discussion fun again.
- Answer
Knowledge-based community software. You can use it to quickly build your Q&A community for product technical support, customer support, user communication, and more.
- NodeBB
Forum software built for the modern web.
- Lemmy
Link aggregator for the fediverse (alternative to Reddit).
- diaspora*
Distributed social networking server.
- Misskey
Decentralized app-like microblogging server/SNS for the Fediverse, using the ActivityPub protocol like GNU social and Mastodon.
- PixelFed
Ethical photo sharing platform, powered by ActivityPub federation (alternative to Instagram).
- HumHub
Flexible kit for private social networks.
- remark42
Lightweight and simple comment engine, which doesn't spy on users. It can be embedded into blogs, articles or any other place where readers add comments.
- Isso
Lightweight commenting server written in Python and Javascript. It aims to be a drop-in replacement for Disqus.
- Redlib
An alternative private front-end to Reddit, with its origins in Libreddit.
- Misago
Fully featured modern forum application that is fast, scalable and responsive.
- Loomio
Collaborative decision-making tool that makes it easy for anyone to participate in decisions which affect them.
- Artalk
Comment system built in Golang, providing a lightweight and highly customizable solution for adding comments to your website.
- phpBB
Flat-forum bulletin board software solution that can be used to stay in touch with a group of people or can power your entire website.
- Movim
Modern, federated social network based on XMPP, with a fully featured group-chat, subscriptions and microblogging.
- Coral
A better commenting experience from Vox Media.
- Talkyard
Create a community, where your users can suggest ideas and get questions answered. And have friendly open-ended discussions and chat (Slack/StackOverflow/Discourse/Reddit/Disqus hybrid).
- Friendica
Social Communication Server.
- Elgg
Powerful open source social networking engine.
- OSSN
Social networking software that allows you to make a social networking website and helps your members build social relationships, with people who share similar professional or personal interests.
- MyBB
Free, extensible forum software package.
- Scoold
Stack Overflow in a JAR. An enterprise-ready Q&A platform with full-text search, SAML, LDAP integration and social login support.
- Simple Machines Forum
Free, professional grade software package that allows you to set up your own online community within minutes.
- Enigma 1/2 BBS
Enigma 1/2 is a modern, multi-platform BBS engine with unlimited "callers" and legacy DOS door game support.
- qpixel
Q&A-based community knowledge-sharing software.
- Socialhome
Federated and decentralized profile builder and social network engine.
- Hatsu
Bridge that interacts with Fediverse on behalf of your static site.
- BuddyPress
Powerful plugin that takes your WordPress.org powered site beyond the blog with social-network features like user profiles, activity streams, user groups, and more.
- Habitat
A Platform for Local Communities.
- Akkoma
Federated microblogging server with Mastodon, GNU social, and ActivityPub compatibility.
- AsmBB
Fast, SQLite-powered forum engine written in ASM.
- GoToSocial
ActivityPub federated social network server implementing the Mastodon client API.
- Hubzilla
Decentralized identity, privacy, publishing, sharing, cloud storage, and communications/social platform.
- Iceshrimp.NET
Federated microblogging server that communicates over ActivityPub.
- PieFed
A link aggregator / reddit clone for the fediverse (alternative to Reddit).
- Pleroma
Federated microblogging server, Mastodon, GNU social, & ActivityPub compatible.
- yarn.social
Self-Hosted, Twitter™-like Decentralised micro-logging platform. No ads, no tracking, your content, your data.