Friendica
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| Original author(s) | Mike Macgirvin |
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| Developer(s) | Friendica community |
| Initial release | July 2010 (mistpark) |
| Stable release |
3.5.1 / March 12, 2017
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| Repository | github |
| Written in | PHP |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Social network service |
| License | AGPL |
| Website | friendi |
Friendica (formerly Friendika, originally Mistpark) is open source software for a distributed social network. The focus is on effective privacy settings and easy installation of personal servers. In addition, other social networks and blogs can easily be integrated. In January 2014, the public user list of Friendica had more than 10,000 entries. The directory contains only those who have chosen to publish their user profile there, so the actual number may be higher.
Friendica users can connect with others via their own Friendica server, but may also fully integrate contacts from other platforms including Twitter, Diaspora, Pump.io and StatusNet into their 'newsfeed'. In addition to these two way connections, users can also use Friendica as a publishing platform to post content to Google+, WordPress, Tumblr and Libertree. In addition, e-mail contacts and RSS feeds can be integrated. 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.
Most functionality from major microblogging and social networking platforms are also available in Friendica, for example tagging users and groups via "@ mentions", direct messages, hashtags, photo albums, "likes", "dislikes", comments and reshares 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. Users can download or delete their own profiles as well as import a profile to another Friendica server. Public forums can be created under different accounts, which can be switched between if the accounts are registered with the same email address.
Many extensions and themes exist for Friendica, including "connectors", which can be used to connect to the platforms mentioned above. However, for the sake of simplicity, a lot of new features are also created as extensions and later incorporated into the "core" of Friendica.
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