cute.fm is now kutesocial! (and faq)
hallo! i’m beyond excited to share that i’ve officially settled on a name for our cozy little corner of the internet: cutesocial!
for the longest time, it was just an idea without a proper name.
why the name change?
i wanted to create a safe, expressive space that’s loaded with features related to carrd/linktree/medium/dev.to but with endless customizations. while the idea initially floated around without a formal name, calling it kutesocial just felt right and cute.social/ryana looks cool.
what's happening next?
as a solo dev, i have to balance a lot of moving stuff from design to backend code to testing (i don't even have tests for this yet lmao). that means things might move at a slower pace than a big team, but it also means every update is personal and from my heart. here’s a rough roadmap though:
mvp (alpha test) - eta: Q1 2025 (feb earliest)
- target membership: 100 early adopters.
- this is where i’ll be testing the basic features, ironing out the biggest bugs, and getting direct feedback.
closed beta - eta: Q2 2025
- once the mvp is stable, i’ll invite more people to join and play around.
- expect new features to start popping up at this stage as well.
- i'll also drop source code to devs willing to help me with this project that make it into the beta.
public beta - eta: Q3 2025
- here’s where the source code becomes available, because cutesocial is proudly licensed under agplv3.
- by sharing the code, i’m hoping to foster a community of collaborators who want to see this vision grow.
release - eta Q4 2025/Q1 2026
- after the public beta proves that everything’s working, we’ll officially launch cutesocial for everyone.
faq
is cutesocial still free?
absolutely! cutesocial is and always will be free. i also care deeply about privacy, so no selling your data!
can i help build or contribute?
yes! when the code is made public under agplv3, community contributions will be more than welcome.
how can i get early access?
the best way is to hop into the alpha (if you can get an invite post-100 members or by visiting this link to preregister. i also will drop early access invites in our discord from time to time.
when can i join the public beta?
timeline-wise, as a solo dev, i’m aiming for a few months after the alpha wraps up and maybe sooner if things go smoothly.
will cutesocial always be cute.fm?
i plan to use cute.fm as the card interface of cute.social, hence in the future i plan to get cute.social for this project.
- cute.social (main site) cute.social/ryana
- cute.fm (personal card) aka cute.fm/ryana
but yeah cute.social is expensive (its 1.5k dollars wtf) i'll get around to it eventually.
if you have any questions, or just want to say hi, feel free to reach out on discord anytime! ✨