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Micro-blog tool offering built-in syntax highlighting, mobile publishing and more (alternative to Twitter, Bluesky).

Description from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Still maintained? Yes: 44 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v3.1.0 (Oct 2026).

Also an alternative to Twitter.

Docker #2 of 15 in Blogging Platforms

At a glance

fx quick facts

Health score
90/100 GOOD
Stars
335
Last commit
5 days ago (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v3.1.0, Oct 2026
Licence
MIT
View rikhuijzer/fx on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

Top alternatives to fx

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "A Twitter/Bluesky-like (micro)blogging service that you can self-host."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

fx scores 90/100, #2 of 15 in Blogging Platforms: 44 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v3.1.0, 6 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 335 stars add 10.1 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 9.9 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    44 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v3.1.0 released 6 days ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 10.1 / 20

    335 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

120 commits over the last 12 months
44
Last 90 days
120
Last 12 months
5 days ago
Last push

Ranked #2 of 15 tools in Blogging Platforms by health , between Ech0 (#1) and Ghost (#3) .

Details

LicenceMIT
PlatformsDocker
Latest releasev3.1.0 · 6 days ago
Stars335
Open issues11
DockerYes
Repositoryrikhuijzer/fx ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗

fx vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with fx (Blogging Platforms), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Misskey 96 11k AGPL-3.0 today
Ech0 93 2.1k AGPL-3.0 4 days ago
GoToSocial 91 692 AGPL-3.0 today
fx (this tool) 90 335 MIT 5 days ago
Mastodon 89 50k AGPL-3.0 today
WriteFreely 85 5.3k AGPL-3.0 4 days ago

fx: common questions

What does fx replace?

Repoly lists fx as an open-source alternative to Twitter. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where fx stands against the others.

Is fx still maintained?

fx had 44 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 5 days ago; the latest tagged release, v3.1.0, is from 6 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.