Alternatives to Pixelfed
Federated photo sharing platform with no ads or algorithm. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Pixelfed
Federated photo sharing platform with no ads or algorithm.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Pixelfed.
Vernissage
A federated, ad-free photo-sharing platform for photographers that connects with Mastodon and Pixelfed.
Vernissage is an Apache-2.0 photo platform aimed at photographers, with Exif metadata and HDR display, federating with Pixelfed and Mastodon but lacking official mobile apps.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Mastodon
Federated microblogging server with no algorithmic feed.
Loops
A federated, open-source short-form video platform that connects to Mastodon and other ActivityPub servers.
Fedilab
A multi-account Android client for Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, Pixelfed and PeerTube.
Whalebird
A single-column desktop client for Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica and other fediverse accounts.
PeerTube
Federated video platform that shares bandwidth peer to peer.
Misskey
Feature-rich fediverse server with reactions, drive storage and theming.
