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.

    • Kyle JuddOPEnglish
      0•6 months ago

      You’d like Fediverse apps instead of all the more mainstream apps the world is using.

      I left Facebook and Reddit because other people in my life are the real monsters.

      Mastodon and Lemmy are nicer communities depending on what instance you go to.

    • FundMECFSEnglish
      0•6 months ago

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

  • @QuarterSwede@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0•6 months ago

    Mastodon. Easily better than Twitter in every way, even when it wasn’t full of garbage. Can’t say the same for Lemmy, it’s not bad, and in some ways better but in some ways worse.

  • nate
    0•6 months 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.

  • lizard-socks
    0•6 months ago

    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.

    • @C126@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      0•6 months ago

      The problem with any media heavy content is storage. Fediverse is diy, mom’s basement servers. Who’s going to pay for all the storage?

  • @Cossty@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0•6 months ago

    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.

  • mesaEnglish
    0•6 months ago

    Peertube, Bookwyrm, Lemmy, Mastodon in that order. Theres a ton out there I haven’t tried.

  • @viking@infosec.pubEnglish
    0•6 months ago

    Nextcloud is federated? First time I hear about that.

    For me it’s Lemmy, without a doubt. Never used Twitter, tried mastodon to see what it’s all about, didn’t like it.

    Matrix seems decent, but nobody I know uses it, and finding useful groups is painful, especially on other instances (servers, whatever they call them).

  • Dizzy Devil DuckyEnglish
    0•6 months 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.