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Free alternatives to Mastowatch

50 free Social apps to use instead, best rated first.

Top picks

  1. Pinterest

    Launch

    Discover recipes, home ideas, style inspiration and other ideas to try.

    Free

  2. Discord

    Launch

    Voice, video, and text chat for communities of every size.

    Free

  3. Reddit

    Launch

    Dive into anything. Thousands of communities, endless conversations.

    Free

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    Pi-Hole

    Launch

    Network-wide ad blocking via your own Linux hardware, using DNS filtering and re-direction Pi-Hole can block ads on a whole network, so Smartphones and Game Consoles can benefit from it in addition to computers.

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted

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    OpenVPN

    Launch

    OpenVPN is a virtual private network (VPN) system that implements techniques to create secure point-to-point or site-to-site connections in routed or bridged configurations and remote access facilities. It implements both client and server

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted

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    Portmaster

    Launch

    Portmaster is a free and open-source application firewall that does the heavy lifting for you. Restore privacy and take back control over all your computer's network activity. Discover everything that is happening on your computer. Expose e

    FreeOpen source

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Mosquitto

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Movim

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Xray-core

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Beeper

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Maigret

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WeeChat

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Flow Launcher

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Apprise

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V2ray Core

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Rabbitmq Server

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Brook

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blocky

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Forem

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Nats Server

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OpenZiti

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SimpleX Chat

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Pulsar

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Redlib

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Hubot

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Ecapture

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Converse.js

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pfSense

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Mastowatch

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Hi! I’m Mastowatch and I can help you find and inspect Mastodon servers. Whether you're new to Mastodon and just need help finding the perfect instance or you want to look up details and statistics about your favorites, Mastowatch can help you find anything you might need to know about a particular Mastodon server without ever logging in!

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Justin Ferrell
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