Reddit is a hosted network of topic communities driven by votes and moderated by volunteers, with API pricing and policy changes that upset third-party users. Open link aggregators and forums let communities own their content, rules and moderation tools, and privacy front-ends let you browse without an account.
6 open-source alternatives to Reddit you can host yourself, ranked by GitHub stars and updated daily.
| # | App | Category | Stars | Language | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
discourse/discourse
|
Social Networks & Forums | 48,074 | Ruby | today |
| 2 |
LemmyNet/lemmy
|
Social Networks & Forums | 14,676 | Rust | 1d |
| 3 |
libreddit/libreddit
|
Privacy Frontends | 5,199 | Rust | 1y |
| 4 |
ernestwisniewski/kbin
|
Social Networks & Forums | 807 | PHP | 2y |
| 5 |
burhan-syed/troddit
archived
|
Privacy Frontends | 623 | TypeScript | 1y |
| 6 |
jcs/lobsters
|
Social Networks & Forums | 31 | Ruby | 5mo |