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glitch-socSharkey
Free

Free and open source; you pay only for your own server.

 Free

Free to self-host.

Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Adds formatted posts, local-only posts and threaded mode to Mastodon
  • Installs and updates the same way as Mastodon
  • Tracks upstream Misskey while adding features
  • Federates with Mastodon, Akkoma, Pixelfed and more
  • Experimental features may make it less stable than upstream Mastodon
  • Requires running and maintaining your own server
  • Hosting an instance requires server administration
  • Smaller project with a small maintainer team
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open 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

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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