Im right now using lemmy/piefed but what other neat projects should i look into as a newcomer to this world?

Im not looking for anything in particular, i just want to expand what i use and see more projects.

  • squirrel@piefed.kobel.fyiEnglish
    16·
    3 months ago

    FediDB lists 67 software projects in the Fediverse. Just scroll through it and try whatever suits you.

    My personal favorites:

    • PieFed (Threadiverse)
    • PeerTube (Videos)
    • Mastodon (Microblogging)
    • Bookwyrm (Books)

    And lately I scrolled a bit through Wafrn, it’s a whole different vibe over there. I don’t understand much, but that’s what I love about it.

  • mrmaplebar@fedia.io
    14·
    3 months ago

    So far, I’ve tried and enjoyed:

    • Mastodon, a twitter-like microblogging platform
    • Peertube, a peer-to-peer youtube-like video posting and streaming platform
    • Pixelfed, an instagram-like image sharing platform
    • Matrix, a federated IRC-style chatroom protocol (not really fediverse/activitypub, but still interesting)
    • Wafrn, a tumblr-like with support for Bluesky’s AT protocol too!
    • Misskey, a unqiue social platform with lots of features, very popular with the Japanese art crowd
    • Mbin, another reddit-like with lots of interesting features and a nice interface.

    And there are still plenty more that I haven’t really tried yet! The fediverse is pretty huge!

    As for recommending specific sites, that’s a bit harder since it’s healthy that not everybody is on the same server. So I would just recommend picking a reasonably popular server with open registration.

    • Infrapink@thebrainbin.org
      3·
      3 months ago

      mbin mentioned!

      Also there’s Sharkey, which is basically Misskey but in English.

      Akkoma is like independent Misskey or something.

      WriteFreely is a blogging platform.

  • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.netEnglish
    7·
    3 months ago

    Lemmyverse.net is a very useful site to find communities that may not have federated to your instance yet (at least 1 user on your instance must be subscribed to it for it to begin federating). Especially useful for smaller instances.