What are Fediverse projects?/en

Fediverse projects are the different software parts of the Fediverse. Many of them are replacements for better-known social media platforms.

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  Logos of some Fediverse projects

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  Diagram showing history of the Fediverse and its software and protocols

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  The Fediverse illustrated as a tree with branches representing usage

What is Mastodon?

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Mastodon is a microblogging service like Twitter.
Microblogging means you have a blog with short (micro) posts which can include pictures and video. Usually there's a 500-character limit for posts on Mastodon.

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What is Pleroma?

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Pleroma is another microblogging service like Twitter and Mastodon.
Contrary to Mastodon though it usually has a character limit of 5000 as well as some other differences.

Pleroma also has forks. See e.g.: Template:Internal Link

What is Misskey?

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Misskey is another microblogging service like Twitter, Mastodon and Pleroma.
It has a different design and different limits than Mastodon and Pleroma.

Misskey also has forks. See e.g. Template:Internal Link

What is Pixelfed?

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Pixelfed is a photoblogging service like Instagram.
Your posts must include at least one image, but of course you can add captions, tags, and location data.

What is PeerTube?

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PeerTube is a video sharing service like Youtube or Vimeo.
You can upload videos for others to watch on the website. People can subscribe from all over the Fediverse.

What is Hubzilla ?

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Hubzilla is a modular webserver-based operating system which includes technologies for publishing, social media, file sharing, photo sharing, chat and more, including the ability to develop custom modules.

What is Friendica?

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Friendica is a social network like Facebook.
Post text, pictures and videos for the eyes of only your family or friends; or share them with the Fediverse.

What is Lemmy?

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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?

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WriteFreely is a (macro-)blogging service like Wordpress or Blogger.
You can create beautiful blogs, diaries and books.

What is Funkwhale?

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Funkwhale is an audio sharing service like e.g. Spotify or Bandcamp.
You can listen to artists, albums, playlists, podcasts and radio shows and upload your own audio.

What is Mobilizon?

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Mobilizon is an event planner similar to Facebook events.
You can create events and add locations, dates, pictures and so on.

What is BookWyrm?

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BookWyrm is a book cataloguing service like Goodreads.
You can track your reading habits, review and rate books and more.

What is Owncast?

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Owncast is a video streaming service similar to Twitch.
You can e.g. stream live video and chat with your viewers.

What is Kbin?

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Kbin is a modular, decentralized content aggregator and microblogging platform running on the Fediverse network.

Table of Fediverse replacements for traditional social media platforms

	Traditional social media	Fediverse replacement	Upcoming Fediverse replacement
Microblogging	Twitter	Template:Internal Link, Template:Internal Link, Template:Internal Link, Template:Internal Link, Template:Internal Link, Template:Internal Link, Template:Internal Link, Template:Internal Link	Template:Internal Link
Social network	Facebook	Template:Internal Link, Template:Internal Link, Template:Internal Link, Template:Internal Link
Events & groups	Facebook	Template:Internal Link, Template:Internal Link
Photoblogging	Instagram	Template:Internal Link
Videohosting- & Streaming	Youtube, Twitch, TikTok	Template:Internal Link, Template:Internal Link	Template:Internal Link
Blogging	Blogger	Template:Internal Link, Template:Internal Link, (Wordpress)
Book cataloguing	Goodreads	Template:Internal Link
Audiohosting	Spotify, Bandcamp, Soundcloud, ...	Template:Internal Link, Template:Internal Link, Template:Internal Link
Link aggregation	reddit, Pinterest	Template:Internal Link, Template:Internal Link, Template:Internal Link	Template:Internal Link
Multi purpose		Template:Internal Link

External Links

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Delightful Fediverse apps - an almost complete list of Fediverse software.

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