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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Free software for distributed social networks</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Friendica</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Friendica_Logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Friendica_Logo.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="64" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a 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class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Initial release</th><td class="infobox-data">July 2010 (mistpark)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr style="display: none;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle" title="Software release life cycle">Stable release</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="margin:0px;">2024.12<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> / January 1, 2025<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2025-01-01</span>)</span></div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Repository_(version_control)" title="Repository (version control)">Repository</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/friendica/friendica">github<wbr />.com<wbr />/friendica<wbr />/friendica</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1464506#P1324" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at 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title="Cross-platform">Cross-platform</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_categories#Categorization_approaches" title="Software categories">Type</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Social_network_service" class="mw-redirect" title="Social network service">Social network service</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_license" title="Software license">License</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Affero_General_Public_License" class="mw-redirect" title="Affero General Public License">AGPLv3+</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://friendi.ca">friendi<wbr />.ca</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Friendica</b> (formerly Friendika, originally Mistpark) is a <a href="/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software" title="Free and open-source software">free and open-source software</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Distributed_social_network" title="Distributed social network">distributed social network</a>. It forms one part of the <a href="/wiki/Fediverse" title="Fediverse">Fediverse</a>, an interconnected and decentralized network of independently operated servers.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Features">Features</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Friendica&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Friendica users can connect with others via their own Friendica server, but may also fully integrate contacts from other platforms including <a href="/wiki/Diaspora_(social_network)" title="Diaspora (social network)">Diaspora</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pump.io" title="Pump.io">Pump.io</a>, <a href="/wiki/GNU_social" title="GNU social">GNU social</a>, email, <a href="/wiki/Discourse_(software)" title="Discourse (software)">Discourse</a><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and more recently <a href="/wiki/ActivityPub" title="ActivityPub">ActivityPub</a> (including <a href="/wiki/Mastodon_(software)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mastodon (software)">Mastodon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pleroma_(software)" title="Pleroma (software)">Pleroma</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pixelfed" title="Pixelfed">Pixelfed</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Bluesky_(social_network)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bluesky (social network)">Bluesky</a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> into their 'newsfeed'. In addition to these two way connections, users can also use Friendica as a publishing platform to post content to <a href="/wiki/WordPress" title="WordPress">WordPress</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tumblr" title="Tumblr">Tumblr</a>, Insanejournal<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Libertree. Posting to <a href="/wiki/Google%2B" title="Google+">Google+</a> was also supported until that service was shut down. In addition, <a href="/wiki/RSS" title="RSS">RSS</a> feeds can be ingested.<sup id="cite_ref-friendica-features_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-friendica-features-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because users are distributed across many servers, their "addresses" consist of a username, the "@" symbol, and the domain name of the Friendica instance in the same manner email addresses are formed. <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> support was available but was deprecated due to <a href="/wiki/API" title="API">API</a> changes under <a href="/wiki/Elon_Musk" title="Elon Musk">Elon Musk</a>'s leadership rendering it unusable. </p><p>Most of the functionality from major microblogging and social networking platforms are available in Friendica; for example, tagging users and groups via "@ mentions"; direct messages; hashtags; photo albums; "likes"; "dislikes"; comments; and re-shares of publicly visible posts. Published items can be edited and updated across the network. Comprehensive settings for privacy and the public visibility of posts allow users to regulate who can read which contributions, or see specific information about the user. Users can also create multiple profiles, allowing different groups of people (such as friends, or work mates) to see a different profile entirely when viewing the same page. User accounts can be downloaded or deleted, and can be imported to a different Friendica server if so required.<sup id="cite_ref-friendica-features_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-friendica-features-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Public forums can be created under different accounts, which can be switched between if the accounts are registered with the same email address.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Development">Development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Friendica&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There is no corporation behind Friendica. The developers work on a voluntary basis and the project is run informally, the platform itself is used for the communication between the developers.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are different forums within Friendica, such as "Friendica Developers"<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and "Friendica Support".<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The source code of Friendica is hosted on <a href="/wiki/GitHub" title="GitHub">GitHub</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Installation">Installation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Friendica&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Installation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The developers aim to make installation of the software as simple as possible for technical laymen. They argue that decentralization on small servers is a key condition for the freedom of users and their <a href="/wiki/Self-determination" title="Self-determination">self-determination</a>. The difficulty level is similar to an installation of WordPress. However, the installing on shared hosting is sometimes difficult because of missing PHP5 modules. Some volunteers also run public servers so that newcomers can also avoid the installation of their own software.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_clients">List of clients</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Friendica&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: List of clients"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Friendica implements multiple client-server <a href="/wiki/Application_programming_interface" class="mw-redirect" title="Application programming interface">API</a> variants simultaneously. Along with endpoints needed to use enhanced Friendica features, it also implements the API used by <a href="/wiki/GNU_social" title="GNU social">GNU social</a>, Twitter and since version 2021.06 also the one used by Mastodon. As a result, most GNU social and Mastodon <a href="/wiki/Client_(computing)" title="Client (computing)">clients</a> can be used for Friendica.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Examples of Friendica compatible clients include: Friendiqa, Fedilab, AndStatus, Twidere and DiCa for <a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a>, friendly for <a href="/wiki/Sailfish_OS" title="Sailfish OS">Sailfish OS</a>, friclicli (CLI client), choqok and Friendiqa for <a href="/wiki/Linux" title="Linux">Linux</a> and Friendica Mobile for Windows 10.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Friendica&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Friendica was cited in January 2012 by <i>Infoshop News</i> as an "alternative to Google+ and <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>" to be used on the <a href="/wiki/Occupy_Nigeria" title="Occupy Nigeria">Occupy Nigeria</a> movement.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2012 <a href="/wiki/Free_Software_Foundation_Europe" title="Free Software Foundation Europe">Free Software Foundation Europe</a>'s blog cited Friendica as a reasonable alternative to centralized and controlled social networks such as Facebook or Google+.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Biblical Notes</i> writer J. Randal Matheny described Friendica in January 2012 as "One social networking option flying under the radar until recently deserves consideration as an already stable platform with a wide range of options, applications, plug-ins, and possibilities for opening up the Internet."<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 2012, the German computer magazine <a href="/wiki/C%27t" title="C't">c't</a> wrote: "Friendica demonstrates how decentralized social networks can become widely accepted."<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another German publication, the professional magazine <a href="/w/index.php?title=T3n_Magazin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="T3n Magazin (page does not exist)">t3n</a> listed Friendica as a Facebook rival in an online article in March 2012 about Facebook alternatives. It compared Friendica with similar social networks like <a href="/wiki/Diaspora_(social_network)" title="Diaspora (social network)">Diaspora</a> and <a href="/wiki/Identi.ca" title="Identi.ca">identi.ca</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>MSN Tech & Gadgets</i> contributor Emma Boyes wrote about Friendica in May 2012: "why you'll love it: you can use it to access all the other social networks and get recommendations of new friends and groups to join. Friendica is open source and decentralised. There's no corporation behind it and there are extensive privacy settings. You can choose from a variety of user interfaces and it boasts some cool features - for instance, being able to key in a list of your interests and use the 'profile match' feature to recommend other users who share them with you. A word of warning, though, the site is not as user-friendly as the others on this list, so it may be this one is one for the geeks."<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_reviews">Later reviews</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Friendica&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Later reviews"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Acquisition_of_Twitter_by_Elon_Musk" title="Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk">Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk</a> had revitalized public interest in Fediverse technologies in April 2022. Friendica received favorable reviews, with a <a href="/wiki/PCMag" title="PCMag">PCMag</a> article describing it as "mostly comparable to Facebook", drawing a parallel to Google+ and highlighting using it "for planning events, and its multiple profile feature means you can show a different face to your friends, coworkers, and family".<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The September 2022 issue of <a href="/wiki/Linux_Magazine" title="Linux Magazine">Linux Magazine</a> contains a detailed comparison and walk-through of registering to and using basic functions of Diaspora, Friendica and Mastodon. They describe Friendica as "intuitive" and highlight the "huge choice of account settings" and that "Friendica does not require any specific hardware, so you can use an old computer system as a server."<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Vulnerabilities">Vulnerabilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Friendica&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Vulnerabilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In September 2020, a hotfix was released to patch a security vulnerability that could leak sensitive information from the server environment since versions released in April 2019 (develop branch) and June 2019 (stable).<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Friendica&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_software_and_protocols_for_distributed_social_networking" title="Comparison of software and protocols for distributed social networking">Comparison of software and protocols for distributed social networking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Distributed_social_network" title="Distributed social network">Distributed social network</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Friendica&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 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