Audience
Users interested in a decentralized and federated photo sharing app
About Pixelfed
Explore + Share beautiful photos and videos. A fresh take on photo sharing. Get inspired with beautiful photos captured by people around the world. Ad-free and privacy friendly. Open source and decentralized. Chronological feeds. Share multiple photos to create an album post. Express yourself with threaded comments. Engage in private conversations with DMs. Apply that perfect filter to your photos. Show your appreciation by giving that post a like. Share an ephemeral moment that disappears after 24 hours. The future is federated. Imagine being able to follow Twitter accounts from your Instagram account. We use the decentralized ActivityPub protocol so you can comment, follow, and interact with remote Pixelfed, Mastodon and Akkoma posts and profiles from your Pixelfed account as if you were both on the same website.
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Pricing
Starting Price:
Free
Free Version:
Free Version available.
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Company Information
Pixelfed
Founded: 2018
pixelfed.org
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