Developer(s) | Daniel Supernault[1] |
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Initial release | December 25, 2018 |
Stable release | 0.12.3[2]
/ 1 July 2024 |
Repository | |
Written in | PHP |
Platform | Web |
Available in | 44 languages[3] |
License | AGPLv3+ |
Website | pixelfed |
Pixelfed is a free and open-source image sharing social network service.[4][5] The platform uses a decentralized architecture which is roughly comparable to e-mail providers, meaning user data is not stored on one central server.[6][7] It uses the ActivityPub protocol, allowing users to interact with other social networks within the protocol, such as Mastodon, PeerTube, and Friendica.[8] Pixelfed and other platforms utilizing this protocol are considered to be part of the Fediverse.[9][10]
Much like Mastodon, Pixelfed implements chronological timelines without content manipulation algorithms.[11][12] It also aims to be privacy-focused with no third party analytics or tracking.[13][14] Pixelfed optionally organizes its media by hashtags, geo-tagging and likes based on each server. It also allows audiences to be distinguished in three ways and on a post-by-post basis: followers-only, public, and unlisted. Like several other social platforms, Pixelfed allows accounts to be locked, when followers must be pre-approved by the owner.
Decentralized federated platforms such as Mastodon, Peertube, or Pixelfed. Those are platform run and built by people, completely open and censorship-resistant. You have communities of people sharing common interests and no-one is profiting from it.