r/foss↗
FOSS
We are dedicated to the discussion of Free and Open Source Software, or FOSS.
59k subscribers608 posts / mo in Sep 2026488 authors / mosince 2008
r/foss has 59k members (+169% over the last 12 months). It gets about 608 posts a month from 488 people. Top topics: F-Droid Apps, Open Source Projects and OpenSourceSoftware.
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How r/foss has grown
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Topics and brands on r/foss
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- F-Droid Apps1.9%
- Open Source Projects1.7%
- OpenSourceSoftware1.6%
- Music Players0.9%
- Note Taking Apps0.9%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- F-Droid
- Codeberg
- Apple
- GNU Project
- GitLab
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