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Nora

Private, ad-free social media.

  • Free, with trade-offs
  • Linux and Android
  • Open source

Overview

Features described in its F-Droid listing, in its Flathub listing and in its GitHub repository: multiple accounts, ad and tracker blocking.

Services and protocols mentioned: Mastodon.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Multiple accounts.” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026
  • “Block ads and trackers” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

Nora is free, with trade-offs: it relies on a non-free online service.

Its licence (AGPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No advertising
  • Commercial use allowed

Weaknesses

  • Flagged by F-Droid: relies on a non-free online service

About

Nora puts Instagram, X, Facebook, Reddit, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky and more in one private, ad-free app. Stay logged in to several accounts at once, and follow people in your own timelines, often without logging in. Watch accounts and read their new posts in chronological timelines Deck/Split/Grid view to browse multiple timelines Block ads and trackers Vertical tabs Download fb/ig/tiktok/x video Multiple accounts with separate cookie storage Customize with CSS

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from F-Droid (credit card, source code, licence, free status, platforms, ads, commercial use, version) —
  • Last technical check: 7 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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