Misskey

Misskey
Original author(s)syuilo
Initial release2014; 10 years ago (2014)
Stable release
2024.9.0[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 29 September 2024
Repository
Written inTypeScript
Operating systemCross-platform
Available in28 languages
TypeMicroblogging
LicenseGNU Affero General Public License 3.0
Websitemisskey-hub.net Edit this at Wikidata

Misskey (Japanese: ミスキー, romanized: Misuki) is a free and open-source social networking service.[2][3] Created in 2014 by Japanese software engineer Eiji "syuilo" Shinoda,[4] Misskey was originally developed as bulletin board software. A microblogging feature similar to Twitter was added to the platform, which eventually became the main format of the service. The name Misskey comes from the lyrics of Brain Diver, a song by the Japanese band May'n.[5]

While many Misskey users reside on the official instance at misskey.io, the open nature of the software allows anyone to self-host their own node (or 'instance') of Misskey.[6] Misskey uses the ActivityPub protocol for federation, allowing users to interact with each other between nodes. This includes nodes running other software which support the protocol, such as Mastodon, making Misskey a member of the Fediverse.[7]

  1. ^ https://github.com/misskey-dev/misskey/releases/tag/2024.9.0. Retrieved 29 September 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Japan's Twitter-like Misskey to form company in bid for survival". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  3. ^ "次世代Twitterと話題「Misskey」使い方 インスタンス？ 分散型SNS？ その基本を解説". KAI-YOU.net | POP is Here . (in Japanese). 2023-07-02. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  4. ^ "Twitterにさよなら　SNSの自治求めMisskeyに移民 - 日本経済新聞". web.archive.org. 2023-07-16. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  5. ^ "About Misskey". Misskey Hub. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  6. ^ Rutland, David (2023-07-19). "How to Install Misskey on Raspberry Pi". MakeUseOf. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  7. ^ 株式会社インプレス (2022-11-28). "[みんなのケータイ]次のTwitterはMastdonかMisskeyか!? Fediverse（フェディバース）な世界へ飛び込んでみる". ケータイ Watch (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-22.