There are directories of Fediverse projects:

However, they tend to be a little messy and not easily skimmable. I also wanted to focus on Fediverse alternatives to existing services, although I do like the idea of going on beyond what is offered by current social media.

So, inspired by this discussion (and others), I thought a curated list of the main alternatives (with beginner-friendly sites) might be handy (especially with a potential influx of new users):

Reddit/threadiverse:

Twitter:

Social networks (Facebook, Google+):

  • Friendica - works as a hub and publishing platform connected to the Fediverse and beyond (Twitter, Tumblr, etc)
  • diaspora* - Friendica is technically part of diaspora*
  • Socialhome

Instagram:

YouTube:

WhatsApp:

  • Matrix - not as interconnected as the core ActivityPub services but it integrates well with Lemmy to provide secure DMs (just add your Matrix ID into your Lemmy profile)

Media hosting (Flickr, YouTube, SoundCloud, DeviantArt):

  • MediaGoblin - are there public instances you can join?

Blogs:

Activity planning (Facebook events):

Goodreads:

Dropbox/Drive/Collaboration

LinkedIn:

Linktree:

Music:

Podcasts:

Delicious:

Dating apps:

  • Alovoa - not yet part of the Fediverse but it’s planned

Pinterest:

  • Pinetta - still early days there but as people have asked before

Search engine (although not federated themselves they search big chunks of the Fediverse):

And if you need some more background then try the Fediverse New User Orientation.

Illustrations from Wikipedia

  • @WhiskyTangoFoxtrotEnglish
    2•10 months ago

    I didn’t know about OwnCast. I’ll have to look into that.

    • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝OPEnglish
      2•10 months ago

      I’d love to hear your feedback as it looks like an interesting Twitch alternative. I didn’t include it on the list as it doesn’t look to be as straightforward to get streaming on it compared to the set-up of others on the list.

      • @WhiskyTangoFoxtrotEnglish
        2•10 months ago

        I don’t stream myself so I can’t speak for that side of things, but just for watching streams the software seems fine but there’s not much content. Same story as a lot of Fediverse systems.

        Maybe once the Lemmy/kbin threaded Fediverse takes off (which I think has the potential to be the first federated network to eclipse its centralized counterparts) there can be some synergy with these other platforms that can help them get more users.