Social Media Hacker List
Growing list of apps and tools for enhancing social media experiences.
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Reddit
Snapchat •
Telegram •
Threads •
TikTok •
X/Twitter •
Youtube •
Multi-platform
Inclusion criteria
These are apps and projects made by unaffiliated developers. This list features alternative clients, SDKs, tools, bots and datasets to improve or build upon the default user experience across various social media platforms. Also included are solutions that repurpose social media platforms and their content in elevated ways. No dead or broken projects - all apps in this list are checked automatically weekly for OK response and will be removed following failure. Open source projects must not be archived and must show recent commit activity (<= 12 months) to be included. No sketchy extensions that must be run in dev mode.
Contributing
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| # | Name | Platform | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 🟨 | ❋ | F-notifier | Extension | Displays Facebook notifications unread count |
| 2. | 🟥 | FDOWN.net | Web, Chrome | Facebook video downloader | |
| 3. | 🟥 | hhhfac.com | Web | Facebook video, reels and photo downloader in HD MP4 | |
| 4. | 🟪 | Messenger for Desktop | MacOS, Windows | Desktop client for Messenger | |
| 5. | 🟥 | FBTake.com | Web | Facebook video downloader | |
| 6. | 🟥 | FVDownloader.net | Web | Facebook Reels, Video, Profile Picture Downloader | |
| 7. | 🟫 | ❋ | RestFB | Java | Open source FB Graph API client |
| # | Name | Platform | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 🟦 | Caption Writer | iOS, Android | Write captions with spaces & line breaks | |
| 2. | 🟩 | Heepsy | Web | Uncover ideal influencers effortlessly | |
| 3. | 🟥 | hhhins.com | Web | Save Instagram videos and reels in original HD quality | |
| 4. | 🟧 | HypeAuditor | Web | Analyze any Instagram account for fake followers and likes | |
| 5. | 🟨 | INDownloader | Web | Instagram Downloader | |
| 6. | 🟫 | ❋ | instagrapi | Python | Unofficial Instagram private API for Python |
| 7. | 🟫 | ❋ | Instaloader | Python | Download pictures, video and metadata from Instagram |
| 8. | ⬛ | ❋ | InstaAuto | Web | Self-hosted Instagram DM, comment, story, and AI reply automation |
| 9. | 🟦 | Kards | iOS | Instagram stories editor | |
| 10. | 🟨 | Later | Web | Auto Publish for Instagram | |
| 11. | 🟦 | Line Break Generator | Web | Instagram Line Break Generator | |
| 12. | 🟥 | Turn | Web | Turn your audio into videos you can share on Instagram | |
| 13. | 🟦 | Unfold | iOS, Android | Create beautiful stories for Instagram | |
| 14. | 🟦 | ViewSocials | Web | Profile Viewer and Instagram Downloader | |
| 15. | 🟧 | IGDataHub | Web | Free stats for 2,800+ tracked Instagram accounts: engagement rate, top posts, a dated follower-growth chart, side-by-side comparison and a weekly list of the fastest-growing accounts (CSV exports are paid) |
| # | Name | Platform | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 🟦 | CommenTron | Extension | Auto-Comment on LinkedIn Posts | |
| 2. | 🟫 | ❋ | ebx-linkedin-sdk | Java | A pure Java LinkedIn API client which implements the v2 API |
| 3. | 🟨 | HeyReagent | Web | AI agent and hosted MCP server for your own LinkedIn account: read your inbox, send messages and invitations, search people, and work with posts | |
| 4. | 🟨 | LinkedIn Lead Generator | Web | Auto reply, and find emails and details of people who commented on your post. | |
| 5. | 🟥 | LinkedIn Video Downloader | Web | Download LinkedIn Videos | |
| 6. | 🟨 | ❋ | LinkedIn to Json Résumé | Web | An exporter from a LinkedIn profile to JSON Résumé |
| 7. | 🟫 | ❋ | Linkedin Scraper | Python | Linkedin Scraper using Selenium Web Driver |
| 8. | 🟫 | ❋ | Linkedin Scraper | Python | Scrape Linkedin for user data |
| 9. | 🟨 | LinkedNav | Web | Detects LinkedIn buying signals and sends personalized outreach you approve, with a hosted MCP server for AI assistants | |
| 10. | 🟨 | Minimal LinkedIn | Chrome, Firefox | Remove LinkedIn clutter in one-click. Hide ads, remove distractions, and customize as you like. | |
| 11. | 🟨 | Reply Email Finder | Extension | Automated email search on LinkedIn | |
| 12. | 🟧 | Resume Worded | Web | AI powered resume analysis | |
| 13. | 🟨 | ResumeAI Headline Generator | Web | Generate a LinkedIn profile headline from your role, industry and key skill | |
| 14. | 🟧 | Taplio | Web | Content scheduling and analytics service |
Mastodon
| # | Name | Platform | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 🟪 | iMast | iOS, iPad | Mastodon client for iPhones and iPads | |
| 2. | 🟫 | ❋ | Mastodon.py | Python | Python wrapper for the Mastodon API |
| 3. | 🟫 | ❋ | Masto.js | JavaScript | Mastodon API client for JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, browsers |
| 4. | 🟪 | Mastonaut | Mac | A delightful Mastodon client | |
| 5. | 🟪 | Mastoot | iOS | Beautiful, elegant, and performant Mastodon client app | |
| 6. | 🟪 | Pinafore | Web | Web client for Mastodon, designed for speed and simplicity | |
| 7. | 🟨 | ❋ | PingMe | MacOS, GH Action | CLI to send messages to various messaging platforms incl. Mastodon |
| 8. | 🟪 | Subway Tooter | Android | Mastodon client for Android 5.0 or later | |
| 9. | 🟪 | Toot | iOS, iPad | Social networking that is nice | |
| 10. | 🟫 | ❋ | Toot Together | GH Action | Publish toots from a GitHub repository |
Multi-platform
Apps that can be used across multiple social media apps.
| # | Name | Platform | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 🟩 | AI Anonymizer | Web | Generate a synthetic profile picture | |
| 2. | 🟧 | Buffer | Web | Automation, scheduling, and analytics | |
| 3. | 🟨 | BulkPublish | Web | Schedule, cross-post, and analyze posts on 15 social platforms, with a REST API and MCP server | |
| 4. | 🟩 | Canva | Web | Design social media graphics | |
| 5. | 🟩 | Carbon | Web | Create images of code for sharing | |
| 6. | 🟫 | CurlShot | API | Render Open Graph share images (1200×630 PNG) from your own HTML template, one per post or page; free plan of 100 a month | |
| 7. | 🟨 | dlvr.it | Web | social media automation | |
| 8. | 🟩 | DynaPictures | Web | Auto-generate banners for social media | |
| 9. | 🟨 | Encer | Web | Interactive link-in-bio pages with polls, messages, giveaways, live updates, and privacy-aware analytics | |
| 10. | 🟦 | Fastory | Web | Stories editor for Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram | |
| 11. | ⬛ | ❋ | Hadith Every Hour | Python | Bot posting to Twitter and Facebook using Github actions |
| 12. | 🟥 | hhhdownload.com | Web | Download video, image and audio from Pinterest, Reddit, SoundCloud, Snapchat, Tumblr, Bandcamp, iFunny, Rumble, Streamable, Newgrounds and Suno | |
| 13. | 🟨 | Hootsuite | iOS, Android, Web | Manage all your social media | |
| 14. | 🟨 | HypeFury | Web | Grow & monetize your social media | |
| 15. | 🟧 | ❋ | Jev Social | Web, CLI | Research Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn with real-browser evidence and cited reports |
| 16. | 🟫 | Juicer | Web | Aggregated social media feed for website | |
| 17. | 🟦 | Kapwing | Web | Create images, videos, and GIFs. | |
| 18. | ⬛ | ManyChat | Bot | Automate conversations in Facebook Messenger and Instagram | |
| 19. | 🟨 | MeetEdgar | Web | Automation and scheduling | |
| 20. | 🟧 | metricool | Web | Sheduling and analytics for multiple social media platforms | |
| 21. | 🟨 | Multi Upload Tool | Web | Schedule one video to TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Bluesky, Threads and X, with a REST API and MCP server | |
| 22. | 🟩 | ❋ | No-WEBP | Javascript | Chrome plugin to force original image formats (GIF, PNG, JPG) instead of WebP/AVIF |
| 23. | 🟥 | NoWM | Web | No-watermark video downloader for TikTok, Douyin, Instagram, X, Threads, Kuaishou, Xiaohongshu & Weibo | |
| 24. | 🟨 | ❋ | OpenPost | Web | Self-hosted scheduling and publishing across multiple social networks |
| 25. | 🟨 | ORANO | iOS, Android, Web | Turn saved Reels, TikToks and YouTube videos into summaries, links and step-by-step plans | |
| 26. | 🟩 | Profile Pic Maker | Web | Make an awesome profile picture | |
| 27. | 🟥 | Recast Studio | Web | Turn long-form video & audio content into engaging social media videos | |
| 28. | 🟥 | Remove Audio Video Compressor | Web | Compress a video in the browser to fit Discord, WhatsApp, email or social media size limits, without uploading it | |
| 29. | 🟥 | shortshort | Web | Turn one long video (talk, podcast, course) into vertical 9:16 shorts with word-by-word captions | |
| 30. | 🟫 | ❋ | skraper | Kotlin | Library & CLI for scraping posts and media w/o authorization and page rendering: FB, IG, Twitter, YT, Reddit, etc. |
| 31. | 🟨 | SocialEcho | Web | Cross-network publishing, inbox, listening, and analytics workspace | |
| 32. | 🟩 | ❋ | Social Post Image Maker | Web | Compose platform-sized images for Pinterest, Instagram, Lemon8, and Facebook from your own copy; free and local-first |
| 33. | 🟫 | ❋ | Social SDK | TypeScript | MIT-licensed TypeScript toolkit for publishing, reading, analytics, and comments across social platforms where available |
| 34. | 🟥 | SoundMadeSeen | Web | Create animated videos for sharing, add captions and create text content | |
| 35. | 🟥 | ❋ | Stayput | Web | Fit a video under Discord’s 10 MB free-account limit in the browser; the file is not uploaded and no account is needed |
| 36. | 🟦 | Storybeat | iOS, Android | Add music to your stories | |
| 37. | 🟧 | Storyheap | Web | Analytics for Snapchat & Instagram Stories | |
| 38. | 🟦 | ❋ | TryPost | Web | Open-source Social Media Scheduling |
| 39. | 🟥 | Video Size Reducer | Web | Compress video to a target file size to fit platform upload limits | |
| 40. | 🟦 | WAVconverter | Web | Fast, free, secure audio file conversion for musicians and creators. | |
| 41. | 🟥 | Wavve | Web | Turn audio into animated videos for sharing | |
| 42. | 🟥 | Zubtitle | Web | Automatically add captions to any video |
| # | Name | Platform | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 🟪 | Apollo | iOS | Reddit client | |
| 2. | 🟧 | ❋ | Arctic Shift | Web, API | A project to preserve Reddit comments |
| 3. | ⬛ | F5Bot | Bot | Get an email when selected keywords are mentioned on Reddit | |
| 4. | 🟧 | Front Page Stats | Web | Reddit front page analytics | |
| 5. | 🟪 | HopWatch for Reddit | Android TV | Reddit client for TVs | |
| 6. | 🟪 | Now for Reddit | Android | Beautiful, easy-to-use app for browsing Reddit | |
| 7. | 🟫 | ❋ | PRAW | Python | Python Reddit API Wrapper; for building bots |
| 8. | 🟧 | Reddit Enhancement Suite | Extension | suite of mods to enhance your reddit browsing experience | |
| 9. | 🟥 | RedditSave | Web, Extension, Bot | Reddit Video Downloader | |
| 10. | 🟪 | ❋ | RedReader | Android | An unofficial, open source client for reddit |
| 11. | 🟥 | SaveVideo.red | Web | Reddit Video Downloader | |
| 12. | 🟫 | ❋ | Shreddit | Rust | Reddit post/comment mass deletion. |
| 13. | 🟧 | Subreddit Stats | Web | Statistics for every subreddit |
Snapchat
| # | Name | Platform | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 🟫 | ❋ | Snapchat All Memories Downloader | Docker | Script to download snapchat memories in bulk |
| 2. | 🟩 | ViewSnapStories | Web | View and Download Snapchat Stories and Spotlights Anonymously | |
| 3. | 🟩 | Snap Story Viewer | Web | Watch and download public Snapchat stories anonymously. No login, app or account needed | |
| 4. | 🟧 | SnapDataHub | Web | Public Snapchat creator stats: subscribers, Spotlight views and subscriber history per profile, a daily list of fastest-growing creators, and a free Spotlight earnings calculator |
Telegram
| # | Name | Platform | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 🟨 | OpenSparta | Web | Discover relevant audiences, manage Telegram accounts, and streamline engagement from one workspace. |
Threads
| # | Name | Platform | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 🟥 | Threads Downloader | Web | Threads Video Downloader | |
| 2. | 🟩 | ThreadFaker | Web | Fake Threads Post Generator | |
| 3. | 🟩 | Threads Circles | Web | Create your own Threads interaction circle |
TikTok
| # | Name | Platform | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 🟥 | hhhtik.com | Web | Download TikTok videos without watermark in HD MP4 or convert to MP3 | |
| 2. | 🟥 | PeekTok | Web | View public profile, watch videos, and download — no TikTok account needed. | |
| 3. | 🟥 | SSSTikTok | Web | No-Watermark TikTok Video Downloader | |
| 4. | 🟥 | SnapTik Downloader | Web | TikTok Video Downloader Without Watermark | |
| 5. | 🟥 | Tik.ninja | Web | Fast and free TikTok viewer and downloader | |
| 6. | 🟥 | TikFace | Web | TikTok Web Profile Viewer | |
| 7. | 🟥 | TikTok Downloader | Web | TikTok Video Downloader | |
| 8. | 🟧 | ❋ | TikTok RSS | GH Actions | Generate RSS feeds for TikTok accounts |
| 9. | 🟥 | TikTok Viewer | Web | Anonymous TikTok viewer for public profiles and stories | |
| 10. | 🟫 | ❋ | TikTok-Api | Python | The Unofficial TikTok API Wrapper In Python |
| 11. | 🟫 | ❋ | TikTok-Live-Connector | Node.js | Node.js library to receive live stream events |
| 12. | 🟫 | ❋ | tiktok-signature | Node.js | Generate tiktok signature tokens |
| 13. | 🟥 | TikTokio | Web | Fast and Free TikTok Video Downloader | |
| 14. | 🟫 | ❋ | TiktokAutoUploader | Python | CLI to handle TikTok video uploads and edits |
| 15. | 🟫 | ❋ | TikTokLive | Python | Receive livestream events in realtime from TikTok LIVE |
| 16. | 🟫 | ❋ | TikTokLiveJava | Java | Implementation of TikTok Live-Connector library to track live stream events |
| 17. | 🟥 | ViewTikStories | Web | View and download public TikTok Stories and videos anonymously | |
| 18. | 🟥 | Toklookup | Web | View TikTok Story, Repost & Profile anonymously | |
| 18. | 🟥 | Tikstory | Web | Best TikTok Story Viewer | |
| 19. | 🟧 | TKMetrics | Web | TikTok creator stats: profile pages for 1,300+ creators (followers, engagement, earnings estimates), sample reports with plays and posting times, and a free money calculator; creator search and CSV exports are paid |
X
| # | Name | Platform | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 🟪 | Albatross for Twitter | Android | Albatross for Twitter is an ad-free, effortless Twitter client | |
| 2. | ⬛ | AwardThisTweet | Bot | Award your favorite tweets with this bot | |
| 3. | 🟨 | Block Party | App | filter out unwanted Twitter @mentions | |
| 4. | 🟨 | Bkmark | Extension, bot | Bookmark your favorite tweets | |
| 5. | 🟩 | Chirpty | Web | Create your own Twitter interaction circle | |
| 6. | 🟨 | Dewey | Web | Search, organize, and share all your Twitter bookmarks | |
| 7. | 🟥 | Download Twitter Videos | Android | Download videos | |
| 8. | 🟧 | ExportData | Web | Export Twitter Historical Data | |
| 9. | 🟧 | Ilo | Web | Twitter analytics | |
| 10. | 🟪 | Kizie | Web | Cleaner, better way to browse Twitter | |
| 11. | 🟨 | Megablock | Web | Block the tweet, its author, and every single person who liked it. | |
| 12. | 🟩 | Mugshot Bot | Web | Automated link previews | |
| 13. | 🟧 | Politwoops | Web | Archive of deleted political tweets | |
| 14. | 🟩 | poet.so | Web | Capture and share tweets as images | |
| 15. | 🟨 | Readwise | iOS, Android | Save and revisit your best twitter highlights | |
| 16. | 🟫 | ❋ | Scweet | Python | Twitter scraper using Selenium |
| 17. | 🟧 | StockTwits | Web, iOS, Android | Realtime tweets about stocks, crypto, futures, and forex | |
| 18. | 🟨 | Thread Reader | Web/Bot | Read and share Twitter threads easily | |
| 19. | 🟫 | ❋ | TweetClaw | OpenClaw, npm | Automation plugin: search tweets, post tweets and replies, export followers, run monitors and webhooks, send DMs, and run giveaway draws. |
| 20. | 🟪 | Tweetbot | MacOS, iOS | alternative client | |
| 21. | 🟨 | Tweetfull | Web | Growth-hacking and automation tool | |
| 22. | 🟫 | ❋ | Tweepy | Python | Twitter API client |
| 23. | 🟫 | TwexAPI | Web, API, MCP, Agent, AI | Affordable X/Twitter API replacement for developers | |
| 24. | 🟨 | Twiks | Extension | Adds special features like undo button | |
| 25. | 🟩 | Twitter Circle | Web | Create your own Twitter interaction circle (with no rate limits) | |
| 26. | 🟨 | Twitter Picker | Web | Random Twitter retweet picker for giveaways/raffles | |
| 27. | 🟫 | TwitterAPI.io | Web, API, MCP, AI | X (Twitter) data API for developers: search, profiles, followers, timelines, real-time streams and webhooks, plus MCP and AI SDK tools | |
| 28. | 🟨 | Typefully | Web | Distraction-free editor to write & publish tweets and threads | |
| 29. | 🟨 | TWMate | Web | Twitter Video & GIF downloader | |
| 30. | 🟨 | TwitterSparkle | Web | Download Twitter Videos & GIFs | |
| 31. | 🟨 | Twitee Twitter Video Downloader | Web | Download Twitter video for public X/Twitter viewer without account | |
| 32. | 🟨 | Xbase | Web | Get more knowldge from X bookmarks | |
| 33. | 🟨 | Xbase Extension | Extension | Export your X Bookmarks for free | |
| 34. | 🟫 | ❋ | Xquik | Web, API, MCP | X automation platform with REST API, webhooks, SDKs, and MCP access |
| 35. | 🟫 | tweet.md | Web, API | Convert X posts, threads, Articles, and profiles to clean Markdown for AI, research, and archives | |
| 36. | 🟥 | hhhtwi.com | Web | Download video, GIFs and photos from twitter.com, x.com or t.co links in original quality | |
| 37. | 🟧 | twtData | Web | Export X followers, following and tweets to CSV (paid per export), plus a free dated archive of X trending topics by country and a free one-handle bot-risk check, no account needed |
YouTube
| # | Name | Platform | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 🟫 | ❋ | Android Youtube Player | Kotlin | YouTube Player library for Android and Chromecast |
| 2. | 🟫 | ❋ | Annie | Go | Video downloader |
| 3. | 🟪 | ❋ | FreeTube | Desktop | The Private YouTube Client |
| 4. | 🟨 | ❋ | ImprovedTube | Extension | Improved youtube experience |
| 5. | 🟨 | Lyrics Here | Extension | Instant lyrics on YouTube | |
| 6. | 🟫 | ❋ | mps-youtube | Python | Terminal based YouTube player and downloader |
| 7. | 🟪 | ❋ | NewPipe | Android | The lightweight YouTube experience for Android |
| 8. | 🟫 | ❋ | node-ytdl | Node.js | YouTube video downloader |
| 9. | 🟨 | Picture in Picture - PiP View | Extension | Watch videos in a floating PiP window (always on top of other windows) | |
| 10. | 🟪 | ❋ | Piped | Web | Privacy-friendly YouTube frontend which is efficient by design |
| 11. | 🟨 | PocketTube | Extension, iOS, Android | Organize subscriptions | |
| 12. | 🟪 | ❋ | SkyTube | Android | Open-source Youtube client |
| 13. | 🟨 | ❋ | SponsorBlock | Extension, Android | Skip sponsor segments in YouTube videos |
| 14. | 🟫 | ❋ | Streamlink | Python | CLI utility which pipes video streams from various services into a video player |
| 15. | 🟨 | Transpose | Extension | Pitch shifter, speed changer and looper for online videos like YouTube. | |
| 16. | 🟨 | Unhook | Extension | Remove YouTube Recommended Videos, Comments, etc. | |
| 17. | 🟪 | YMusic Android | Android | Music player with offline and download capabilities | |
| 18. | 🟨 | ❋ | You-Get | Python | Command-line utility to download media contents |
| 19. | 🟨 | Yout | Web | Record any YouTube video into an Mp3 or Mp4 | |
| 20. | 🟫 | ❋ | youtube-dl | Python | Command-line program to download videos |
| 21. | 🟫 | ❋ | youtubedr | Go | Video downloader in go |
| 22. | 🟨 | ❋ | YoutubeDownloader | Windows | Downloads videos and playlists |
| 23. | 🟫 | ❋ | YoutubeExplode | C# | query metadata of YouTube videos |
| 24. | 🟫 | ❋ | yt-dlp | Python | A youtube-dl fork with additional features and fixes |