Fediverse projects
Fediverse projects are the different software parts of the Fediverse. Many of them are replacements for more well known social media platforms.
What is Mastodon?
Main article: What is Mastodon?
Mastodon is a microblogging platform like Twitter.
Microblogging means you have a blog with short (micro) posts. Usually you'll have a 500 characters limit for your posts.
What is Pixelfed?
Main article: What is Pixelfed?
Pixelfed is a photoblogging platform like Instagram.
You can only create posts with images, but of course you can add text.
What is PeerTube?
Main article: What is PeerTube?
PeerTube is a videoblogging Platform like Youtube or Vimeo.
You can upload and share videos with people all over the Fediverse.
What is Friendica?
Main article: What is Friendica?
Friendica is a Social Network like Facebook.
Post text, pictures & videos only for the eyes of your family or friends or share them with the Fediverse.
What is Lemmy?
Main article: What is Lemmy?
Lemmy is a link aggregator like Reddit.
You can post links, images and text posts that people can vote and comment on.
What is WriteFreely?
Main article: What is WriteFreely?
WriteFreely is a (macro-)blogging Platform like Blogger.
You can create beautiful blogs, diaries and books.
Table of Fediverse replacements for traditional social media platforms
| Traditional social media | Fediverse replacement | |
|---|---|---|
| Microblogging | Mastodon, Ecko, Pleroma, GNU Social, Misskey | |
| Social network | Friendica, Diaspora | |
| Events & groups | Mobilizon | |
| Photoblogging | Pixelfed | |
| Videohosting | Youtube | PeerTube |
| Blogging | Blogger | WriteFreely, Plume, (Wordpress) |
| Book cataloguing | Goodreads | Bookwyrm |
| Audiohosting | Spotify, Bandcamp, Soundcloud, ... | Funkwhale |
| Link aggregation | Lemmy |