Fediverse
Fediverse
A hand-kept directory of the fediverse, leaning Spanish and Catalan — the corners the English-language lists keep missing.
Every row carries a note, because a list of bare URLs helps nobody. If something here is wrong or dead, tell me and I’ll fix it.
Nothing matches that.
Software that federates
20 linksThe actual programs. Each one federates over ActivityPub — different front door, same street.
- ElkStart hereelk.zoneMastodon web client built in Nuxt and Vue. Open source, with frontend issues open.
- FedifyStart herefedify.devTypeScript framework for building your own ActivityPub server. The way to federate your own project.
- FunkwhaleStart herefunkwhale.audioYour own music and podcast library, federated. Built for archives and labels, not playlists.
- BookWyrmjoinbookwyrm.comReading, reviews, and shelves. A Goodreads alternative without Amazon behind it.
- Catodoncatodon.rocksA Firefish fork, and also the instance where it is built. It breaks sometimes, and they say so.
- diaspora*diasporafoundation.orgThe project that posed all this back in 2010. Its own network — it doesn't speak ActivityPub.
- Friendicafriendi.caVeteran federated social network, with the most classic-wall-like conversation.
- Jitsi Meetmeet.jit.siVideo calls with no account or install, and self-hostable if you need it.
- Karrotkarrot.worldTool for mutual aid groups: shifts, pickups, and neighbourhood coordination.
- Lemmyjoin-lemmy.orgLink aggregator with communities and voting. The gap Reddit left.
- Libera Chatlibera.chatThe IRC network where much free software lives. Federation before the word existed.
- Libera Chat (web)web.libera.chatLibera's web client, to join a channel without installing anything.
- Matrixmatrix.orgFederated, encrypted messaging. Not ActivityPub, but the other half of the libre ecosystem.
- Mobilizonmobilizon.orgFederated events and groups. An alternative to Facebook events and Meetup.
- Odyseeodysee.comDecentralised video over LBRY. Not fediverse or ActivityPub — here as a neighbour, not a member.
- Owncastowncast.onlineSelf-hosted live streaming. Your own Twitch, one binary and done.
- PeerTubejoinpeertube.orgFederated video with P2P delivery. A YouTube alternative that doesn't bill you for all the bandwidth.
- Pixelfedpixelfed.orgFederated photo sharing. An Instagram alternative — chronological, no ads.
- Podversepodverse.fmOpen source podcast app with cross-device sync and shareable clips.
- WriteFreelywritefreely.orgMinimalist blogging that federates. Publish long text, get followed from Mastodon.