Facebook • Instagram • LinkedIn • Mastodon • Reddit
Snapchat • Threads • TikTok • X/Twitter • Youtube • Multi-platform

Inclusion criteria

These are apps and projects made by unaffiliated developers. This list features alternative clients, SDKs, tools, bots and datasets to improve or build upon the default user experience across various social media platforms. Also included are solutions that repurpose social media platforms and their content in elevated ways. No dead or broken projects - all apps in this list are checked automatically weekly for OK response and will be removed following failure. Open source projects must not be archived and must show recent commit activity (<= 12 months) to be included. No sketchy extensions that must be run in dev mode.

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Legend

🟪 Alternative client     🟧 Analytics & Data     ⬛ Bots     🟦 Content creation     🟫 For Developers     🟩 Image     🟨 Productivity & Tools     🟥 Video     ❋ = Open source

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Facebook

#			Name	Platform	Description
1.	🟥		FDOWN.net	Web, Chrome	Facebook video downloader
2.	🟨	❋	F-notifier	Extension	Displays Facebook notifications unread count
3.	🟪		Messenger for Desktop	MacOS, Windows	Desktop client for Messenger
4.	🟫	❋	RestFB	Java	Open source FB Graph API client
5.	🟥		FBTake.com	Web Facebook video downloader
6.	🟥		FVDownloader.net	Web	Facebook Reels, Video, Profile Picture Downloader

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Instagram

#			Name	Platform	Description
1.	🟩		Heepsy	Web	Uncover ideal influencers effortlessly
2.	🟦		Caption Writer	iOS, Android	Write captions with spaces & line breaks
3.	🟧		HypeAuditor	Web	Analyze any Instagram account for fake followers and likes
4.	🟫	❋	InstagramApiSharp	C#	Private Instagram API for .NET
5.	🟫	❋	instagrapi	Python	Unofficial Instagram private API for Python
6.	🟫	❋	Instaloader	Python	Download pictures, video and metadata from Instagram
7.	🟦		Kards	iOS	Instagram stories editor
8.	🟨		Later	Web	Auto Publish for Instagram
9.	🟦		Line Break Generator	Web	Instagram Line Break Generator
10.	🟥		Turn	Web	Turn your audio into videos you can share on Instagram
11.	🟦		Unfold	iOS, Android	Create beautiful stories for Instagram
12.	🟨		Tweet Photo	Web	Automagically post your Instagram photos to Twitter
13.	🟨		INDownloader	Web	Instagram Downloader

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LinkedIn

#			Name	Platform	Description
1.	🟦		CommenTron	Extension	Auto-Comment on LinkedIn Posts
2.	🟫	❋	ebx-linkedin-sdk	Java	A pure Java LinkedIn API client which implements the v2 API
3.	🟨	❋	InDoors	Extension	Displays companies' Glassdoor ratings on LinkedIn
4.	🟦		Inksprout	Extension	Use AI to summarize links
5.	🟫	❋	Linkedin Scraper	Python	Scrape Linkedin for user data
6.	🟫	❋	Linkedin Scraper	Python	Linkedin Scraper using Selenium Web Driver
7.	🟨	❋	LinkedIn to Json Résumé	Web	An exporter from a LinkedIn profile to JSON Résumé
8.	🟨		Reply Email Finder	Extension	Automated email search on LinkedIn
9.	🟧		Resume Worded	Web	AI powered resume analysis
10.	🟧		SHIELD	Web	Analytics
11.	🟥		LinkedIn Video Downloader	Web	Download LinkedIn Videos
12.	🟨		LinkedIn Lead Generator	Web	Auto reply, and find emails and details of people who commented on your post.

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Mastodon

#			Name	Platform	Description
1.	🟪		iMast	iOS, iPad	Mastodon client for iPhones and iPads
2.	🟫	❋	Mastodon.py	Python	Python wrapper for the Mastodon API
3.	🟫	❋	Masto.js	JavaScript	Mastodon API client for JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, browsers
4.	🟪		Mastonaut	Mac	A delightful Mastodon client
5.	🟪		Mastoot	iOS	Beautiful, elegant, and performant Mastodon client app
6.	🟪		Pinafore	Web	Web client for Mastodon, designed for speed and simplicity
7.	🟨	❋	PingMe	MacOS, GH Action	CLI to send messages to various messaging platforms incl. Mastodon
8.	🟪	❋	Sengi	Windows, Mac, Linux	A multi-account Mastodon desktop client
9.	🟪		Subway Tooter	Android	Mastodon client for Android 5.0 or later
10.	🟪		Toot	iOS, iPad	Social networking that is nice
11.	🟫	❋	Toot Together	GH Action	Publish toots from a GitHub repository
12.	🟪	❋	Tusky	Android	An Android client for Mastodon

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Multi-platform

Apps that can be used across multiple social media apps.

#			Name	Platform	Description
1.	🟩		AI Anonymizer	Web	Generate a synthetic profile picture
2.	🟧		Buffer	Web	Automation, scheduling, and analytics
3.	🟩		Canva	Web	Design social media graphics
4.	🟩		Carbon	Web	Create images of code for sharing
5.	🟨		dlvr.it	Web	social media automation
6.	🟩		DynaPictures	Web	Auto-generate banners for social media
7.	🟦		Fastory	Web	Stories editor for Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram
8.	⬛	❋	Hadith Every Hour	Python	Bot posting to Twitter and Facebook using Github actions
9.	🟨		Hootsuite	iOS, Android, Web	Manage all your social media
10.	🟨		HypeFury	Web	Grow & monetize your social media
11.	🟫		Juicer	Web	Aggregated social media feed for website
12.	🟦		Kapwing	Web	Create images, videos, and GIFs.
13.	⬛		ManyChat	Bot	Automate conversations in Facebook Messenger and Instagram
14.	🟨		MeetEdgar	Web	Automation and scheduling
15.	🟩		Profile Pic Maker	Web	Make an awesome profile picture
16.	🟥		Recast Studio	Web	Turn long-form video & audio content into engaging social media videos
17.	🟫	❋	skraper	Kotlin	Library & CLI for scraping posts and media w/o authorization and page rendering: FB, IG, Twitter, YT, Reddit, etc.
18.	🟦		Storybeat	iOS, Android	Add music to your stories
19.	🟧		Storyheap	Web	Analytics for Snapchat & Instagram Stories
20.	🟧		Supportivekoala	Web	Helps you and your team automate social media visuals, marketing images more
21.	🟫	❋	Vanilla Sharing	JavaScript	Small js package for sharing content
22.	🟥		Wavve	Web	Turn audio into animated videos for sharing
23.	🟥		Zubtitle	Web	Automatically add captions to any video
24.	🟥		SoundMadeSeen	Web	Create animated videos for sharing, add captions and create text content
25.	🟨		Statuz	MacOS	Cross-post to X, BlueSky and Mastodon straight from your menu bar

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Reddit

#			Name	Platform	Description
1.	🟪		Apollo	iOS	Reddit client
2.	🟫	❋	Bulk Downloader for Reddit	Python	Downloads and archives content from reddit.
3.	⬛		F5Bot	Bot	Get an email when selected keywords are mentioned on Reddit
4.	🟧		Front Page Stats	Web	Reddit front page analytics
5.	🟪		HopWatch for Reddit	Android TV	Reddit client for TVs
6.	🟪		Now for Reddit	Android	Beautiful, easy-to-use app for browsing Reddit
7.	🟫	❋	PRAW	Python	Python Reddit API Wrapper; for building bots
8.	🟥		RedditSave	Web, Extension, Bot	Reddit Video Downloader
9.	🟪	❋	RedReader	Android	An unofficial, open source client for reddit
10.	🟨		Repost Sleuth	Web, Bot	Reposting search and protection
11.	🟫	❋	Shreddit	Rust	Reddit post/comment mass deletion.
12.	🟧		Subreddit Stats	Web	Statistics for every subreddit
13.	🟧		Reddit Enhancement Suite	Extension	suite of mods to enhance your reddit browsing experience
14.	🟥		SaveVideo.red	Web	Reddit Video Downloader

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Snapchat

#			Name	Platform	Description
1.	🟫	❋	snapchat-dl	Python	Snapchat public story downloader
2.	🟫	❋	Snapchat All Memories Downloader	Docker	Script to download snapchat memories in bulk

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Threads

#			Name	Platform	Description
1.	🟥		Threads Downloader	Web	Threads Video Downloader
2.	🟩		ThreadFaker	Web	Fake Threads Post Generator
3.	🟩		Threads Circles	Web	Create your own Threads interaction circle

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TikTok

#			Name	Platform	Description
1.	🟥		TikTok Downloader	Web	TikTok Video Downloader
2.	🟥		SnapTik	Web	TikTok Downloader
3.	🟥		SSSTikTok	Web	No-Watermark TikTok Video Downloader
4.	🟥		TikTokio	Web	Fast and Free TikTok Video Downloader
5.	🟥		SnapTik Downloader	Web	TikTok Video Downloader Without Watermark

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X

#			Name	Platform	Description
1.	🟪		Albatross for Twitter	Android	Albatross for Twitter is an ad-free, effortless Twitter client
2.	⬛		AwardThisTweet	Bot	Award your favorite tweets with this bot
3.	🟧		Blindspotter	Web	Analyze the news diet of any account on Twitter
4.	🟨		Block Party	App	filter out unwanted Twitter @mentions
5.	🟧		Blolook	Web	This service provides information on how many accounts are blocking your account.
6.	🟨		Bkmark	Extension, bot	Bookmark your favorite tweets
7.	🟩		Chirpty	Web	Create your own Twitter interaction circle
8.	🟦		Chirr App	Web	Thread creation tool
9.	🟨		Dewey	Web	Search, organize, and share all your Twitter bookmarks
10.	🟥		Download Twitter Videos	Android	Download videos
11.	🟪		Echofon	iOS, Android	Twitter app for iOS and Android.
12.	🟧		ExportData	Web	Export Twitter Historical Data
13.	🟧		Ilo	Web	Twitter analytics
14.	🟪		Kizie	Web	Cleaner, better way to browse Twitter
15.	🟨		Megablock	Web	Block the tweet, its author, and every single person who liked it.
16.	🟩		Mugshot Bot	Web	Automated link previews
17.	🟪	❋	Nitter.net	Web	Replace twitter.com with nitter.net to browse Twitter anonymously
18.	🟩		Pikaso	Web, Extension	Take screenshots of tweets
19.	⬛		Pikaso Twitter Bot	Bot	Screenshotting bot for Twitter
20.	🟧		Politwoops	Web	Archive of deleted political tweets
21.	🟩		poet.so	Web	Capture and share tweets as images
22.	🟩		PrettyPost	Web	Generate fake tweets
23.	🟨		Readwise	iOS, Android	Save and revisit your best twitter highlights
24.	🟫	❋	Scweet	Python	Twitter scraper using Selenium
25.	🟧		StockTwits	Web, iOS, Android	Realtime tweets about stocks, crypto, futures, and forex
26.	🟫		The.Rip	Web/Bot	Convert tweets to markdown
27.	🟨		Thread Reader	Web/Bot	Read and share Twitter threads easily
28.	🟪		Tweetbot	MacOS, iOS	alternative client
29.	🟨		Tweetfull	Web	Growth-hacking and automation tool
30.	🟫	❋	Tweepy	Python	Twitter API client
31.	🟨		Tweet Photo	Web	Automagically post your Instagram photos to Twitter
32.	🟨		Twiks	Extension	Adds special features like undo button
33.	🟩		Twitter Circle	Web	Create your own Twitter interaction circle (with no rate limits)
34.	🟨		Twitter One Click Block	Extension
35.	🟨		Twitter Picker	Web	Random Twitter retweet picker for giveaways/raffles
36.	🟨		Typefully	Web	Distraction-free editor to write & publish tweets and threads
37.	🟥		Twitter Video Downloader	Extension	Download images and videos
38.	🟨		TWMate	Web	Twitter Video & GIF downloader
39.	🟨		TwitterSparkle	Web	Download Twitter Videos & GIFs
40.	🟨		Xbase	Web	Get more knowldge from X bookmarks
41.	🟨		Xbase Extension	Extension	Export your X Bookmarks for free

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Youtube

#			Name	Platform	Description
1.	🟫	❋	Android Youtube Player	Kotlin	YouTube Player library for Android and Chromecast
2.	🟫	❋	Annie	Go	Video downloader
3.	🟪	❋	FreeTube	Desktop	The Private YouTube Client
4.	🟨	❋	ImprovedTube	Extension	Improved youtube experience
5.	🟨		Lyrics Here	Extension	Instant lyrics on YouTube
6.	🟫	❋	mps-youtube	Python	Terminal based YouTube player and downloader
7.	🟪	❋	NewPipe	Android	The lightweight YouTube experience for Android
8.	🟫	❋	node-ytdl	Node.js	YouTube video downloader
9.	🟨		Picture in Picture - PiP View	Extension	Watch videos in a floating PiP window (always on top of other windows)
10.	🟪	❋	Piped	Web	Privacy-friendly YouTube frontend which is efficient by design
11.	🟨		PocketTube	Extension, iOS, Android	Organize subscriptions
12.	🟪	❋	SkyTube	Android	Open-source Youtube client
13.	🟨	❋	SponsorBlock	Extension, Android	Skip sponsor segments in YouTube videos
14.	🟫	❋	Streamlink	Python	CLI utility which pipes video streams from various services into a video player
15.	🟨		Transpose	Extension	Pitch shifter, speed changer and looper for online videos like YouTube.
16.	🟨		Unhook	Extension	Remove YouTube Recommended Videos, Comments, etc.
17.	🟪		YMusic Android	Android	Music player with offline and download capabilities
18.	🟨	❋	You-Get	Python	Command-line utility to download media contents
19.	🟨		Yout	Web	Record any YouTube video into an Mp3 or Mp4
20.	🟫	❋	youtube-dl	Python	Command-line program to download videos
21.	🟫	❋	youtubedr	Go	Video downloader in go
22.	🟨	❋	YoutubeDownloader	Windows	Downloads videos and playlists
23.	🟫	❋	YoutubeExplode	C#	query metadata of YouTube videos
24.	🟫	❋	yt-dlp	Python	A youtube-dl fork with additional features and fixes