All decentralized tools
Every tool in the directory. Filter by category or search by the service it replaces.
Disroot
Volunteer-run platform of online services built on free software and the principles of privacy, federation and decentralization, including XMPP, email, cloud and forums.
Mastodon
Free, open-source microblogging server that anyone can run; servers interoperate over ActivityPub so accounts on different instances can follow each other. The project site explains the network and helps new users pick a server.
PeerTube
Free software for running a video platform, developed by Framasoft. Instances federate with each other and use peer-to-peer streaming to share bandwidth, and the network hosts hundreds of thousands of videos.
IPFS
Content-addressed peer-to-peer protocol and software stack for storing and retrieving files by hash rather than by server location, used as the base layer for many decentralized apps.
Storj
Distributed cloud object storage that splits and spreads encrypted file pieces across independent nodes, offered as an S3-compatible service at lower cost than mainstream clouds.
Misskey
Decentralized social networking server from Japan with a highly customizable interface and reactions. The official hub documents how to run a server and lists public instances.
Human Passport
Identity verification and Sybil-resistance protocol, formerly Gitcoin Passport, where users collect stamps that prove they are a unique person without revealing personal data.
Matrix
Open protocol and reference implementations for secure decentralized communication, where independent homeservers federate and users keep accounts on the server they choose.
XMPP
The Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol: an open standard for instant messaging, presence, group chat, calls and routing, maintained by the XMPP Standards Foundation.
Hubzilla
Fediverse server built around nomadic identity, where a channel can be cloned across hubs. Bundles wikis, webpages, file storage and calendars alongside social posting.
Lemmy
Federated link-aggregator and discussion platform in the style of Reddit. Communities live on independent servers that talk to each other and to the wider fediverse.
Filecoin
Decentralized storage network where independent providers take paid deals to store data and prove they still hold it, with global redundancy and no single operator.
nostrcheck-server
Self-hostable Nostr server combining a relay, NIP-96 and Blossom file hosting, Nostr addresses, Lightning redirects, Nostr Wallet Connect and web-of-trust tooling.
SimpleX Chat
Private messenger with no user identifiers at all: connections are made by link or QR code and messages are routed through relay servers that cannot link contacts.
Tahoe-LAFS
Free and open decentralized cloud storage system that encrypts and distributes data across multiple servers so the system survives server failure or compromise.
Pixelfed
Federated photo-sharing platform built on ActivityPub as an alternative to Instagram. Anyone can run a server, and posts reach followers across the fediverse.
0xchat
Secure messaging app on Nostr with end-to-end encrypted direct messages, private groups, calls and Lightning payments, and no phone number or email required.
Bluesky
Social app built on the AT Protocol, where account hosting, feeds and moderation services can come from different providers. The flagship app is open source.
AT Protocol
Open protocol behind Bluesky for portable accounts, self-hosted data servers and third-party feeds and apps, with specifications, SDKs and developer guides.
SpruceID
Company building digital trust infrastructure for governments, covering identity credentials, verification and secure data exchange across existing systems.
Forgejo
Self-hosted lightweight software forge that is easy to install and low maintenance, developed by the Codeberg community with forge federation in progress.
Peergos
Post-quantum end-to-end encrypted storage, sharing and sync where file contents, metadata and sharing relationships stay private from the server operator.
Alby
Open-source Bitcoin Lightning wallets and tools, including the browser extension and self-hostable Alby Hub used for Nostr zaps and Nostr Wallet Connect.
cheqd
Network providing decentralized infrastructure for verifiable credentials, trust registries and payments for trusted data, including AI agent ecosystems.
Nextcloud
Open-source content collaboration platform for self-hosted file sync, sharing, calendars and office documents, with federation between Nextcloud servers.
Stoat
Open-source chat platform for friends and communities, formerly known as Revolt, offering a self-hostable alternative to proprietary community chat apps.
Aleph Cloud
Decentralized cloud platform offering virtual machines, website hosting, GPU workloads, confidential VMs and storage across a distributed node network.
Coolify
Open-source self-hosting platform for deploying applications, databases and hundreds of services on your own servers as an alternative to managed PaaS.
BookWyrm
Decentralized social network for tracking reading, writing reviews and finding new books, with reviews and shelves visible across federated instances.
Mobilizon
Federated tool from Framasoft for publishing events and organizing groups, where independent sites interconnect instead of forming one large platform.
Bittensor
Open network of subnets where contributors produce machine-intelligence commodities such as inference, compute, storage and prediction, and earn TAO.
Mbin
Community-run fork of kbin: a federated content aggregator with voting, threaded discussion and microblogging that federates with Lemmy and Mastodon.
Privado ID
Privacy-focused identity tooling using zero-knowledge proofs so users can prove attributes without handing over underlying data; formerly Polygon ID.
Tangled
Social coding platform on the AT Protocol where repositories are hosted on user-run knots, with stacked pull requests and CI runners called spindles.
nostr.build
Media hosting service for Nostr with free uploads built into many clients and paid plans adding private storage, relay history and a Blossom server.
Arweave
Permanent storage network that charges once for data and pays nodes from an endowment to keep serving it, using a proof-of-access consensus design.
Questions
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Which fediverse server should I join?
Pick one whose rules and moderation you agree with; you can move accounts later on most platforms. Project sites list public servers.