all about kutesocial
before we start, preregisters are open!
hallo! it's been a few days since i started accepting preregisters for kutesocial, i can't believe that after only 7 days i've managed to convince 38 people to take interest into my little hobby.
my goal for kutesocial is to eventually reach 1000 users, or if not its to help people make better portfolios.
but first, big news! we have secured the https://kute.social and https://kute.bio domain! which means our spot here is confirmed!
anyhow, some people asked me earlier..
whats your monetization strategy for kutesocial?
kutesocial will primarily be run out of pocket or donations via github sponsors or foss licenses. i will in turn be giving back priority feature requests and a custom badge (customizable, and it shows up in your profile too!) that says you've supported kutesocial!
isn't that expensive? why are you doing this?
yop! running a service does have its associated costs, but if it means making a social media that people love and not hate and is actually about the user? i'm down for it. (also i'm making this because other social medias suck)
eitherway, make it or flop it, i'll still get to show this off as my portfolio so i don't really gain nothing from this :)
🚧 roadmap
hallo i'm currently seeing steady development so i'm quite confident to release an mvp by february 2025
here are the features expected:
ALPHA/CLOSED BETA/EARLY ACCESS: FEB 2025
we'll be consolidating the closed beta and alpha into one stage. in addition to the following features below, i'll also be targeting getting 100+ early alpha adopters. if you're interested, preregister here!
- Profiles
- Home Page
- Kard
- Settings
- Ability to post, create blogs, create portfolios
- Basic Search
- Features I can think of
- Release of repository to those who make it into early access
PUBLIC BETA: Q2 2025
i'll be moving the public beta earlier and giving it time to run longer due to the moved alpha/closed beta. feedback is always good! and contributions are always welcome!
- Release of public repository
- Everyone can join the public beta, just join the discord!
- Start working on documentation
RELEASE: 2025/2026
as soon as the project matures, i'll eventually release 1.0! it doesn't really matter because i'm not asking you to download anything
POST-RELEASE: 2026/2027
mobile apps are part of the roadmap! i'm looking into developing an ios and android app for kutesocial in the future should there be interest in this project
- Mobile Apps
💬 updated faq
anywhooo, here's some of the most frequently asked questions
is it really kutesocial not cutesocial?
it was originally supposed to be cute.social, but cute.social is too expensive.
why kute/kutesocial?
because i like the ring to it. it's pronounced koot not cute but whatever floats your boat btw
is kutesocial free?
yop! kute is free and will always be free!
does kutesocial or you plan to sell my data?
nop! for analytics we'll be using an open source privacy respecting google analytics alternative, something like matomo or umami.
how do i get early access?
if you're interested, preregister here!
can i help contribute?
of course! if you're willing to help out on the project, i will be giving full complete source code (once the early access launches) and be of assistance! join our discord and talk to me on the #core-development or #devtalk channel and i'm glad to have you on board!
what license is kutesocial under?
agplv3
how do you plan on filtering ai?
with help from reports and the community, maybe potentially integrate some sort of community notes
will you make a selfhosted version?
currently not in the plans, but you can attempt selfhosting it yourself. however it will be disconnected from the main kute.social instance
why did u not make a decentralized social media when fediverse blah blah?
the goal is to make an easy to use and not a pain in the ass social media, true decentralization has its benefits but it also has its downsides and as far as i'm concerned i'm not going to deal with that.
what is a kard?
you know how you can have xxxxx.carrd.co? we plan to have that as well! its just your profile without the social media available on yourusername.kute.bio