Hey guys, so I’ve been working on a minimal, text-based Reddit alternative for the past few months, and I think it’s coming along nicely.
I’m calling it Nooki (name might change in the future). For now, it’s text-only posts. This could change if it takes off and people want to share images or other media.
It has most of the basic features of Reddit, and I’d love to get your feedback on the UI and any features you’d like to see added.
I get why it might come across that way. My intention wasn’t to compete with Lemmy or take away from it. Federation is powerful, but it also adds a lot of moving parts. My goal with Nooki is to quickly experiment with the feel of a lightweight, text-first Reddit-style space. If it sticks, I would be very open to adopting federation standards. I’m personally interested in both ActivityPub and AT Protocol.
I 100% agree that federation is hard, but the opposite of federation is fragmentation, which is the death of a social platform.
So why would someone pick Nooki? What does a text-only reddit clone bring too the table?
Is it meant for low resources solution for TUI enthusiasts? To make it easier to circumvent censorship and organise small activist groups?
Right now, Nooki isn’t trying to compete at that federation scale, it’s more of an experiment in minimal, text-first discussion spaces.
The idea is mainly to create a simple, clutter-free environment where people can just post and chat without the extra noise. So for now Nooki is lightweight, minimal, and focused on words first. Whether it grows into something federated or niche-focused is something I’ll explore if people actually enjoy using it.