#Pixelfed and #Piefed are not the same—and no, the similar names don’t make them cousins. They’re completely unrelated projects.

Pixelfed is for images. Think Instagram without Meta breathing down your neck.

Piefed is for communities. Think Reddit without the corporate overlords.

But here’s the beauty: both run on the #Fediverse, which means they actually talk to each other. I’ve posted from Pixelfed right into Piefed—something you’ll never see in the walled gardens.