Pixelfed

Founded by Daniel Supernault

Learn more about Pixelfed, the free and open-source decentralized photo sharing social media platform

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Cost

Free

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use Pixelfed to share photos and videos on a decentralized social media network that connects with other ActivityPub platforms. It lets you create albums, apply filters, post stories, send direct messages, and interact with users across different federated servers. You can join existing communities or run your own server with custom rules and limits.

What Pixelfed does

Upload and share photos with captions and hashtagsCreate multi-photo albums for related contentApply filters and basic edits to photosPost temporary stories that auto-delete after 24 hoursSend direct messages to followers privatelyFollow and interact with users on other federated platformsSet up and configure your own Pixelfed serverModerate content and manage community rulesConnect with users across different federated platformsRun your own server with custom rulesNo ads or data selling to third partiesCreate photo albums with multiple imagesPost ephemeral stories that disappear after 24 hoursApply filters to your photos before postingControl who can follow you with manual approvalSend private direct messages to other users

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