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Yarn.socialPleroma
Free

The site describes the ecosystem and its components as free and open source.

 Free

Free and open source under the AGPL. Hosting is separate.

Web, Self-hosted, Command line Web, Self-hosted
  • Feeds are plain text files that users can host
  • Offers web, desktop, and terminal clients
  • Runs comfortably on hardware far smaller than Mastodon needs
  • Mastodon-compatible API, so existing apps work
  • Posting requires choosing and configuring a backend
  • Smaller contributor base and slower release cadence
  • Moderation tooling is less developed than Mastodon's
Downloadable app, Web application, Self-hosted Self-hosted, Web application
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 8, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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