Pixelfed

Pixelfed
Developer(s)Daniel Supernault[1]
Initial releaseDecember 25, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-12-25)
Stable release
0.12.4[2] Edit this on Wikidata / 9 November 2024
Repository
Written inPHP
PlatformWeb
Available in44 languages[3]
LicenseAGPLv3+
Websitepixelfed.org Edit this at Wikidata

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.

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  2. ^ "Release 0.12.4". 9 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Pixelfed Translations in Crowdin". Retrieved January 5, 2022.[permanent dead link‍]
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  5. ^ Schulman, Ross (2023-02-02). "The Breadth of the Fediverse". Electronic Frontier Foundation. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  6. ^ Klaus Unterberger (September 7, 2021). The Public Service Media and Public Service Internet Manifesto (Ebook). University of Westminster Press. ISBN 9781914386299. 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.
  7. ^ "PixelFed: A potential open-source alternative to Instagram". FOSSLinux. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  8. ^ "Need a Twitter Alternative? Try Mastodon or One of These Other Social Media Networks". PCMAG. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  9. ^ Kwet (2019-12-20). "Can Twitter Ever Be Decentralized?". Slate.
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  11. ^ Bhavani, Divya Kala (2019-11-26). "Mastodon announces Pixelfed, an open-source alternative to Instagram". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  12. ^ "PixelFed: a rede social open source que é uma alternativa ao Instagram". Pplware (in European Portuguese). 2020-07-26. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  13. ^ Anthony (2019-07-01). "My thoughts on Mastodon and Pixelfed, open source social networks". Diverse Tech Geek. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  14. ^ Pot (2023-08-12). "How to Move Your Instagram Feed to Pixelfed, the Photo App That Doesn't Track Your Every Move". Wired. Retrieved 2024-04-02.