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Use Mastodon’s official Android app to access the decentralized social network.
Alternatives
The Best Awesome Mastodon Alternatives in 2026
24 alternatives0 free · 24 open source
Looking for something like Awesome Mastodon? Here are 24 alternatives, ranked by how closely they match it on purpose, features and platforms. Of these, 24 are open source.
About Awesome Mastodongithub.com/hyperupcall/awesome-mastodon
VisitAwesome Mastodon curates projects, tools, and resources related to the Mastodon network.
Top picks at a glance
First suggestionmastodon-androidUse Mastodon’s official Android app to access the…Another optionmastodon-iosUse Mastodon’s official iOS app to access the decentralized…
Quick comparison
| # | Alternative | Pricing | Open source | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mastodon-android | — | Yes | Android |
| 2 | mastodon-ios | — | Yes | iOS |
| 3 | mastodon-archive | — | Yes | — |
| 4 | masto.js | — | Yes | — |
| 5 | FediFetcher | — | Yes | — |
| 6 | madonctl | — | Yes | — |
| 7 | Mastodon.py | — | Yes | — |
| 8 | elk-native | — | Yes | — |
| 9 | FediverseRedirect | — | Yes | Android |
| 10 | elk | — | Yes | Web |
All Awesome Mastodon alternatives
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Use Mastodon’s official iOS app to access the decentralized social network.
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Archive your statuses, favorites and media using the Mastodon API (i.e. login required)
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Build JavaScript integrations with the Mastodon API using masto.js, a universal client library.
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Fetch missing replies and posts from other Fediverse instances and add them to your Mastodon instance with FediFetcher.
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The Mastodon API is accessible from a terminal through madonctl, a Go command-line client.
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Call the Mastodon API from Python with Mastodon.py, a wrapper for the service’s API.
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Elk Native is a native version of Elk, described as a Mastodon web client.
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FediverseRedirect deep-links Mastodon and Lemmy addresses into Android apps, including browsers and mobile clients.
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A nimble Mastodon web client.
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Pachli is an Android client for Mastodon, providing a mobile interface for reading and composing posts.
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Use Milktea, an Android client for Misskey and Mastodon, with source code available on GitHub.
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Access Mastodon through Phanpy, a minimalistic web client described by its project repository.
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Use Ebou as a cross-platform client for Mastodon; the project is written in Rust.
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Connect to Mastodon from a Classic Mac OS computer with macstodon, a basic client.
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Build cross-platform Mastodon and Fediverse integrations with TootSDK, a Swift library.
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Read this guide to Mastodon, described by its repository as an increasingly less-brief introduction.
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Pinafore provides an alternative web client for Mastodon; the project repository says it is unmaintained.
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Use a terminal interface for Mastodon with Tut, which has vim-inspired keyboard controls.
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Go projects can interact with the Mastodon API using go-mastodon, a client library for the programming language.
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toot provides command-line and text-interface tools for interacting with Mastodon instances.
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Interact with Mastodon instances from the command line using tootstream.
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StreetPass helps users find people to follow on Mastodon, with browser extensions available for Chrome, Safari, and Firefox.
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Mastodon is software for running a self-hosted, interconnected microblogging community.
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What is the best alternative to Awesome Mastodon?
Based on features, tags and platforms, the closest alternatives to Awesome Mastodon are mastodon-android, mastodon-ios, and mastodon-archive.
Are there open-source alternatives to Awesome Mastodon?
Yes: mastodon-android, mastodon-ios, mastodon-archive, and masto.js.
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