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wefwef
Discontinued Voyager — a mobile-first Lemmy web client (formerly wefwef) [Moved to: https://github.com/aeharding/voyager]
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RedReader
A SaidIt fork of RedReader, an unofficial open source Reddit client for Android (by libertysoft3)
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memmy
An Apollo inspired open-source iOS and Android client for Lemmy built with React-Native. Find us on the App Store and Google Play!
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Hence, a higher number means a better Lemmy alternative or higher similarity.
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- Any social platforms not focused on algorithms?
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Reddit CEO Says Paywalls Are Coming Soon
Lemmy is an open source, federated forum system with lots of sites and users:
https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy
https://lemmyverse.net/
It does not have as many users as Reddit, but a Reddit paywall might drive more users to Lemmy sites or other alternatives.
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Blueskyfeedbot: Post RSS Feeds to Bluesky via GitHub Actions
There already is a Reddit-like application that uses ActivityPub. It's called Lemmy (https://join-lemmy.org/).
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Dive Into The Reddit API: Full Guide and Controversy
Lemmy: A decentralized, open source platform that mirrors many of Reddit's features
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Reddit policy changes make sitewide protests nearly impossible
https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy
Lemmy is one such alternative. I follow a few instances.
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Radicle 1.0 – A Local-First, P2P Alternative to GitHub
Surprised no one mentioned ForgeFed [0]:
> ForgeFed is a federation protocol for software forges and code collaboration tools for the software development lifecycle and ecosystem. This includes repository hosting websites, issue trackers, code review applications, and more. ForgeFed provides a common substrate for people to create interoperable code collaboration websites and applications.
It's based on ActivityPub [1], the same protocol that powers Mastodon [2], Lemmy [3], and Pixelfed [4].
[0] https://forgefed.org/
[1] https://activitypub.rocks/
[2] https://joinmastodon.org/
[3] https://join-lemmy.org/
[4] https://pixelfed.org/
- Show HN: Hacker News but for state of the art research
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Reddit must share IP addresses of piracy-discussing users, film studios say
Lemmy is like Reddit and here because it has threaded comment discussions.
It's also federated, so you can pick a server you like and have discussions with users from various servers together.
https://join-lemmy.org/
Some Reddit apps switched to supporting Lemmy instead when they were kicked off the API.
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Decentralized Hacker News
Seems functionally similar to Lemmy: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy
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A note from our sponsor - SaaSHub
www.saashub.com | 16 Jun 2026
Stats
Basic Lemmy repo stats
1611
14,441
9.6
6 days ago
LemmyNet/lemmy is an open source project licensed under GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 which is an OSI approved license.
Lemmy is marked as "self-hosted". This means that it can be used as a standalone application on its own.
The primary programming language of Lemmy is Rust.
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