Alternatives to Interstellar

An open-source app for browsing and posting on Mbin, Lemmy and PieFed fediverse servers. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Interstellar.

  • Voyager

    An open-source client for Lemmy and PieFed on iOS, Android, Linux and the web.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxAndroidiOSWeb

    Voyager adds iOS and web versions alongside Android and Linux, but drops Windows and supports Lemmy and PieFed without Mbin.

  • Thunder

    An open-source cross-platform Lemmy and PieFed client for iOS and Android.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroidiOS

    Thunder is a Lemmy and PieFed client for iOS and Android only, so you lose Mbin support and the Windows and Linux desktop apps.

  • Jerboa

    The official native Android app for Lemmy, the federated link aggregator and discussion platform.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    Jerboa is the official Android app maintained by the Lemmy developers, but it works only with Lemmy instances and has no desktop version.

  • Alexandrite

    A desktop-first alternative web interface for Lemmy that you can use or host yourself.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Alexandrite is a desktop-first web interface that can be self-hosted, but it supports Lemmy only and is not aimed at phones.

  • Eternity

    An Android client for Lemmy, forked from the Infinity for Reddit app.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    Eternity is an Android-only Lemmy client with an Infinity for Reddit style interface, but it has had no commits since August 2024.

  • Mlem

    An open-source native iOS app for reading and taking part in Lemmy communities.

    FreeOpen sourceiOS

    Mlem is a native iOS Lemmy client with an active contributor group, so it moves you to iPhone and drops Mbin and PieFed support.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.