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CherryPick vs Sharkey: catalog facts
CherryPick	Sharkey
Free Free to download and run on your own server.	Free Free to self-host.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Builds on the mature Misskey codebase Extra features and interface changes over upstream	Tracks upstream Misskey while adding features Federates with Mastodon, Akkoma, Pixelfed and more
Smaller project and community than Misskey itself Documentation is mostly in the repository	Hosting an instance requires server administration Smaller project with a small maintainer team
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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