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Everything below the separator bar is a mirror of the "Find Alternatives for Ourselves Megathread: Third Strike" post by bettervanilla on the r/RedditAlternatives subreddit, found here.

It was last updated on 2023, Aug 6 at or around 1325 EDT. It may or may not get updates going forward, depending on how much free time I have (e.g. don't expect me to update it but I might if I have time). Also, if bettervanilla decides to move his post off of reddit, I plan to update this page to redirect to the new location.

Also found one more really nice list mentioned on the r/linuxmasterrace sub while trying to find where they are migrating to. Thanks to /u/ball_soup for sharing!

https://github.com/maltfield/awesome-lemmy-instances

The awesome-lemmy-instances repo has a comparison of different Lemmy instances in a (non-sortable) table that has some server stats (rough user count, lemmy version, federated or not, blocked instance count, etc) as well as some of the things allowed at those instances (e.g. can new users register, can they downvote, can users post NSFW content, etc)

Last, there's also a downloadable csv file in the awesome-lemmy-instances repo so those that know how to work with spreadsheets, you can probably figure out how to sort that without too much trouble. Hint: in the completely free and open-source LibreOffice Calc program (Windows/Mac/Linux on website), you can select the header/column-name row then from the menus choose Data > AutoFilter. This will add drop-downs for each column that allow filtering or sorting by values in that column. There are also Android/iOS versions on their respective app stores but idk the process for creating sortable columns on those. Same thing can probably be done in Excel / Google Sheets but I don't use those so figure it out yourself

  • zpangwin

Q: Where's everyone going? Got any suggestions? Top recommendations? Where are my communities going to? Etc.

Backup copy of this Reddit thread: u/zpangwin has graciously created a Github Gist that mirrors this megathread. You can view it here: https://gist.github.com/zpangwin/8be46c8314d3288504f13863d9fbae1b

  • Contribute by converting this post into a separate repository, website, etc. that makes community additions, suggestions, and changes easier (like the below resources in this section do).
  • If you're interested in contributing: instead of gatekeeping and censoring certain alternatives, I would suggest thoroughly labeling all alternatives (or using a similar filtering system). This helps most, if not all visitors to know where all the options are, and filter through options based on what they're looking for.

Poll: u/pw_is_12345 created a poll where you can view Reddit alternatives and vote on which ones are the best Reddit alternative.

sub.rehab (alternative community migration directory categorized by original subreddit): https://sub.rehab/

  • Contribute by clicking the submit link button on-site and filling that form out
  • Also contribute by commenting or replying broken, miscategorized, or inaccurate links here: GeorgeSG/sub.rehab#9

Reddit Alternatives (an alternative list including free-speech, tech-oriented, and/or Reddit-like alternatives): https://www.redditalternatives.xyz/

  • Contribute by clicking "Contact" and filling out the form with whatever message you think will help improve the site and/or list.

Reddit Migration (lists curated alternatives and alternative communities to migrate to) https://redditmigration.com/

  • Contribute by emailing any listing requests to the email address on the website

Unofficial Subreddit Migration List (Lemmy, Kbin): https://www.quippd.com/writing/2023/06/15/unofficial-subreddit-migration-list-lemmy-kbin-etc.html

The Hive Index (curated lists of top online communities): https://thehiveindex.com/

A comparative table of the most talked about Reddit alternatives: https://old.reddit.com/r/RedditAlternatives/comments/14cz6qx/a_comparative_table_of_the_most_talkedabout/

Alternatives with official and/or third-party mobile apps (since everyone keeps asking)

It would be a shame if somebody converted this list into a separate website or repository that's open to community edits. Surprised there isn't one I have seen that does just that.

From the App friendly alternatives? thread:

Others

Links to these alternatives exist further down in this thread. Android and iOS apps are available unless otherwise specified.

  • 4chan
  • 8kun
  • Band
  • Bluesky
  • Campfire (Android)
  • Discord
  • Facebook
  • Gab
  • gm.xyz
  • Hive Social
  • Instagram
  • Lobsters (iOS reader app)
  • Lemon8
  • Manyverse
  • Mastodon
  • Matrix
  • Meetup
  • Nostr clients
  • Tidby (iOS)
  • Truth Social
  • Vero

Other ideas

  • Progressive Web Apps (PWA) (for Android)

Alternatives

Aggregator (Reddit-like UI)

Aggregator (Hacker News-like UI and/or lack of downvoting)

Aggregator (Other UI and/or voting mechanism)

Hybrid platforms

(Micro-)Blogging and journaling

Forums

If you are looking for comprehensive and/or categorized lists of forum boards, start here:

Looking for the above list, but for forum software? Check these awesome lists out:

Looking for forum boards by the software they use? Try the below resources (non-comprehensive):

Here's a non-comprehensive list of posts about forums and forum suggestions made in this subreddit:

Here's a non-comprehensive list of forums linked to in this subreddit (and not included in the above list):

Still feel this section of the megathread is inadequate for your needs? You have several options:

  1. Be the change you want to see in the world. Create your own master list, table, or resource of curated and/or categorized forum boards and/or software.
  2. Search this subreddit, others, and communities on other websites entirely for more forum-related posts or forum boards or software related to your interests. You may find other forum posts, boards, and software that aren't listed above, but that meet your needs.
  3. Search the Internet for forum boards or software related to your interests.
  4. Ask others in your communities, niches, forums, etc. about forum boards or software they use and/or know about.
  5. Experiment with other approaches to solve your problem.

Bookmarks

Chat-centric

Debates

Group scheduling and communications

Imageboards

News aggregators, readers, and RSS

Q&A: Question and answer

Scrolling content feeds

StumbleUpon replacements, website directories, and related sites

Usenet

Wiki

Unsure or uncategorized

Alternatives that showed error codes or that I couldn't access via HTTPS

Resources RELATED to an alternative category

How this list is organized

How can you help?

  • List doesn't solve your problem? Tell me why. Explain your problem in the comments or the subreddit so people can solve it.
  • This is a constant work in progress. Please be patient when requesting changes.
  • Provide feedback and suggestions. Let me know how this list can be better for you and others.
  • Use this subreddit's search feature. Do your own research before asking questions that a search may answer.
  • Check the comments, whether here or in any other thread in this subreddit.
  • Share this around.
  • Fork this into whatever you want: Github repo, Gist, pastebin, etc.
  • Do not ask for removals unless a site is dead, the developer or team requests it, or there's concrete evidence of scamming/phishing/malware/etc.

Security resources

The old megathread

You can read up on all the valuable comments and conversations people contributed!

Topics (not comprehensive)

Analysis paralysis? Can't choose? Everything sucks?

Blackout

Decentralization

Federation

Free speech

Forums

(Also, see Standards section below)

Growing pains

Invites

Mobile apps

Nested comments

Politics

Privacy (or lack thereof)

Reddit bans (censorship?)

RSS

Standards and building your own site

(Also, see Forums section above)

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This is a handy Reddit alternatives list
https://dev.to/irishgeoff11/reddit-alternatives-30go

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zpangwin commented Jun 21, 2023 •
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@Irishgeoff11 you may want to double-check your links... and possibly update the list

Your first two options are for sites that closed down quite some time ago. I also have not been able to access notabug.io (number 11 in your list) for quite some time (since at least Jun 12) and suspect that it may be down as well. Might also consider adding a note that number 7 (tildes) is invite-only rather than open to the public.

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