GNU social — a free software social networking platform

The Project

GNU social is a continuation of the StatusNet project. It is a social communication software for public and private communications. It is widely supported and has a large userbase including the Free Software Foundation.

GNU social connects you to a free network of thousands of communities that discuss daily on a variety of topics, each being part of the whole.

Features

Versatile. GNU social supports both single-user and community modes and can be used in an intranet environment or as part of the wider Free Network.
Stable. GNU social has been used in production environments for over ten years.
Plug and Play. Because GNU social is minimal and libre, it runs virtually anywhere you can run a common piece of web software, such as WordPress or Drupal. JavaScript is optional.
Privacy focused. GNU social is part of the GNU project, it's 100% free software, with no malicious features or spyware.

FAQ

Where can I join GNU social?

There are many kinds of GNU social server instances online right now!

Click here to see a list of popular GNU social sites you can join!

Disclaimer: Please note that the GNU social development team is not responsible for the operation or content of sites that run its software.

Who makes GNU social?

The current development team is lead by Diogo Cordeiro. A list containing the current devs and other contributors is available here. The founders of the GNU social project were Matt Lee, Evan Prodromou and Mikael Nordfeldth.

Chat

Discuss the project on our IRC channel #social on irc.freenode.net

Contribute code, report bugs and request features on our repository.

If you are a student you can also apply to GNU social's Summer of Code.

Support the Project

Liberapay

Donate to the project lead developer, Diogo Cordeiro, with Liberapay

Merchandising

Buy your own GNU social t-shirt at Hackers at Porto Clothing

Logos

gs-logos.tar.gz (14.2 kB)

The free/libre software social networking platform.