Product Information

Description

ActivityPods is a framework that merges ActivityPub's federated social networking protocol with Solid Pods' personal data storage architecture, enabling developers to build applications where users maintain full control over their data while participating in interconnected social networks. It provides tools for creating decentralized social apps where user data resides in their own Solid Pods—secure personal data stores—while ActivityPub facilitates seamless interaction across different platforms and servers. Key features include data sovereignty through user-controlled pods, interoperability via the ActivityPub protocol, and modular components for building various social applications like microblogging, photo sharing, or collaborative tools. This combination allows for applications where users can engage in social networks without surrendering their data to centralized platforms, fostering privacy-preserving, user-centric digital experiences. Developers can leverage this framework to create apps that are inherently decentralized, giving users ownership of their social graphs and content while enabling cross-platform communication.

Maintainer

activitypods company

License

Apache-2.0

Last Activity

2025-12-04

Categories

semapps Applications & Services solid activitypub

Linked NGI Projects

This product was created or improved through NGI-funded projects