Decentralized Instagram alternative Pixelfed debuts iOS and Android apps; its Android app is the top Social app on Google Play in some markets, including the US
I am unsure if being based on ActivityPub (the same as Mastodon) will help or hurt it. @vikingsvssamurai : Pixelfed: the rebel Instagram we've been waiting for—no ads, no Meta meddling, just pure, chronological photo vibes. Its new apps are blowing up, topping charts, and making waves in the fediverse. Wanna ditch the algorithm? Time to join. 🌌📸 — 👉 techcrunch.com/2025/01/14/d... Joshua J. Friedman / @joshuajfriedman.com : I've seen a few people — including @gregpak.net — announce that they have Pixelfed accounts. The profile page looks just like Instagram's, though I haven't explored its features. I do kinda hope someone makes an AT Proto-based competitor (Pixelfed is ActivityPub)! [embedded post] Mike McCue / @mmccue : I've been using #Pixelfed for the past couple of years to share my favorite photos. I highly recommend it. You can follow me over there at @mmccue@pixelfed.social — Pixelfed is based on ActivityPub and works great with Flipboard and Surf too. [image] @brainr0tten : Between Bluesky, Red Note, and Pixelfed, people are really telling big tech corporations to fuck all the way off 😌 Mastodon: BicycleBen / @BicycleBen@mas.to : Big news behind the scenes for Mastodon, which I think is surely a positive development for open social media: https://arstechnica.com/... Thure / @thure@hci.social : The other thing about Fedi vs Bluesky is Fedi can ship different apps: https://techcrunch.com/... @jasonpettus@mastodon.social : Congrats to @dansup for getting an official Pixelfed mobile app up and running this week. I've been using it for several years now (and am a monthly paying subscriber) and have been very happy there, an app that essentially works just like Mastodon but where you can post 10 photos instead of 4, and have a higher text limit. … Forums: r/technology : Decentralized Instagram alternative Pixelfed launches mobile apps r/degoogle : Mastodon's founder cedes control, refuses to become next Musk or Zuckerberg r/UpliftingNews : Mastodon's founder cedes control, refuses to become next Musk or Zuckerberg BeauHD / Slashdot : Pixelfed, Instagram's Decentralized Competitor, Is Now On iOS and Android