Open source social-network projects
Every project in the registry tagged social-network, ranked by real GitHub adoption.
Decentralized social networking in your control
Ad-free photo sharing with privacy and federation
A lightweight Facebook library supporting the Graph, Marketing, and Atlas APIs, realtime updates, test users, and OAuth.
Social server with an ActivityStreams API
:on: :bookmark: Create your own social share buttons. No jquery. Just vanilla JS
Ech0 – An open-source, self-hosted lightweight publishing platform for personal idea sharing.
Movim - Decentralized social platform
Nostr client for Android
Self-hostable private blogging
A platform for anime addicts.
Mini social network that I made as my first web app project.
A free and open-source community discussion platform.
Federated short videos without corporate control
Community-driven platform built for transparency
🎉 Social can be used for work, or to connect to the fediverse!
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Frequently asked questions
How many open source social-network projects are there?
This registry tracks 15 projects tagged social-network, with 74,942 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is Mastodon at 50,465 stars.
Are these social-network projects free to use?
Yes — 15 of the 15 carry an explicit open-source licence across 3 distinct licences, so there is no licence fee. Where a project also sells a hosted or enterprise version, the self-hosted path remains free.
Which social-network project should I choose?
The list above is ranked by GitHub stars, but stars measure attention rather than fit. Check three things on each card: the licence (permissive versus copyleft), the language it is written in, and the last-push date — a high-star project that has not been pushed in a year is a liability.
Are these social-network projects still maintained?
13 of the 15 were pushed in the last 90 days, and every card shows its exact last-push date so you can see the rest. Sort your shortlist by that date before committing to a migration.