name: PixelFed
website_url: https://pixelfed.social
description: Ethical photo sharing platform, powered by ActivityPub federation (alternative to Instagram).
licenses:
  - AGPL-3.0
platforms:
  - PHP
tags:
  - Communication - Social Networks and Forums
source_code_url: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed
stargazers_count: 6918
updated_at: '2026-02-20'
archived: false
current_release:
  tag: v0.12.7
  published_at: '2026-02-17'
commit_history:
  2025-04: 100
  2025-05: 94
  2025-06: 22
  2025-07: 56
  2025-08: 56
  2025-09: 52
  2025-10: 21
  2025-11: 265
  2025-12: 23
  2026-01: 47
  2026-02: 69
  2026-03: 0