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I'll go first...

My favorite Fediverse platforms as of 2024

  1. Mastodon - my main social feed platform that first introduced me to the Fediverse in general.

  2. Lemmy - my second main social feed platform that originally substituted Reddit from years ago.

  3. Matrix protocol - communication platform I use to connect with users on the Lemmy instance I'm on

  4. Peertube - would love to get an account going and use it more often but still don't know how but there's FediVideo.

  5. Bookwyrm - Goodreads alternative that I signed up for that could use more work for a genuine reading tracker.

BONUS: my least favorite Fediverse platform lately

WordPress - because I used to run art blogs on there before I heard word about drama about the CEO of the corporation so I basically had to put out my last existing art blog...RIP.

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[–] WamGams@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 hour ago

I am finding I like Mastodon the best. Lemmy has potential, but I think the political extremism and lack of hobbyist culture here currently, mixed with the incredibly confusing on-boarding process beginners have to navigate, along with the name, all contribute to making it DOA.

[–] nate@social.trom.tf 4 points 3 hours ago

@VanHalbgott I like friendica, it works with Lemmy, microblogging platforms, and macroblogging platforms. I'm maybe not online as much as the average user (and often read fediverse content via bridges instead of nativly), so it's a nice consolation of everything. It also supports rich text and higher char limits for more nuanced posts/replies.

[–] mo_lave@reddthat.com 5 points 4 hours ago

I only use Lemmy, so... Lemmy.

[–] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 hours ago

For me it's definitely Lemmy. I don't like the microblogging format and never have. I've always used forums and then reddit.

The fediverse just works so well with Lemmy I think. It's so fun seeing new communities from instances I've never heard of. I think this format is perfect for the fediverse

[–] starbrite@lemmy.zip -1 points 2 hours ago

I actually love Lemmy, my only problem is it's absolutely infested with democrats and communists

I feel like there's still a pretty big gap in the drawing / art space. I want something that works like the furry art sites all work, which means (a) art posts and text posts separated into distinct feeds, and (b) thumbnails in a grid instead of a vertical timeline. I built a web app to do this but unfortunately it's single-user (and basically locked to the Azure cloud). In the meantime, Pixelfed works pretty well for following Mastodon artists.

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 5 points 10 hours ago

Here on Lemmy is my favorite considering that's what I use most on the Fediverse. Second would be the only other one I use: Mastodon.

[–] nullpotential@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 hours ago
[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 3 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Lemmy and peertube and matrix (if it counts)
Mastdon is alr ig

[–] Aksamit@slrpnk.net 18 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Pretty sure Kbin is dead and gone, might want to update your tree.

[–] b00m@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I think fedia.io seems to scratch the itch

[–] Traumkaempfer@lemm.ee 5 points 4 hours ago

I‘m pretty sure fedia.io is running on mbin, a clone of kbin that is still being maintained.

[–] jaxiiruff@lemmy.zip 3 points 10 hours ago

Lemmy & Bluesky until that eventually falls off or Mastodon decides to improve itself

[–] vii@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 hours ago

Is there any write-up about interops between any of them?

[–] clot27@lemm.ee 2 points 10 hours ago

Lemmy and peertube

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 5 points 13 hours ago

Every time I see this I think it needs a Storage and a Conversation branch.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

Lemmy and Catodon and Pixelfed, in that order.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 3 points 12 hours ago
[–] Fitik@fedia.io 5 points 14 hours ago
  1. Mbin
  2. Misskey forks (I use CherryPick, but Sharkey is good too)
  3. PeerTube
  4. PieFed
  5. Mastodon
[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

I wanna check out the fediverse blogging platforms, they seem interesting. Which one would you recommend? I looked at writefreely but it seems that none of the instances let you post as many blogs as you want unless you pay?

Also, is anyone working a fediverse IMDB/letterboxed alternative that uses OMDB dataset? Perhaps a Bookwyrm fork could make it not too hard to start.

[–] bruhsoulz@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 hours ago

Not misskey, it has some crazy glaring issues like note/toot search being missing :/ misskey forks seem to be quite popular tho

[–] bigdickdonkey@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Seems a little old. It should have BlueSky and FChannel

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Bluesky uses ATprotocol not ActivityPub, therefore it’s not considered part of the fediverse.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 3 hours ago

also VC funded corpo trash?

[–] Marzanna@yiffit.net 6 points 19 hours ago

There is Matrix but no XMPP :(

[–] ademir@lemmy.eco.br 5 points 18 hours ago
  1. XMPP
  2. Lemmy
  3. Akkoma
  4. Peertube
[–] Cossty@lemmy.world 10 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I really wanted to like bookwyrm and use it but it's just so bare bones. Instead, I switched from goodreads to StoryGraph like two years ago. I really like some of its features like content warnings, moods, very detailed stats of my reading habits, etc.

[–] mosscap@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 hours ago

I use Bookwyrm specifically because its barebones. It's my favorite platform

[–] hankskyjames777@thebrainbin.org 9 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

A Roblox alternative in the fediverse.

Because I want to get off Roblox.

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 2 points 9 hours ago

Brickplanet exists, but its not a fediverse project.

[–] Blaze@feddit.org 51 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (20 children)

Lemmy, shortly followed by Piefed.

Will probably switch once Piefed gets mobile apps support and comments view

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[–] PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Unfortunately, Lemmy is the only one with content that appeals to me so far (at least to my knowledge, given the near-unsearchable nature of the fediverseso far). The platforms just aren't large enough.

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