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Ampledampled.com Patreon likeMusic onlyMusic patreon owned by a workers’ co-opEx-Kickstarter CEO involved.
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Artfolartfol.co Instagram-likeArt onlyFriendly, ethical art InstagramApp-only. Creator owned a popular Instagram art repost account. Recently failed to complete a kickstarter, making only £10,000 of the desired £50,000.
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Artists' Toolshttps://artists.tools Solves specific needs faced by digital creatives with a suite of small, separate web apps.AnySpecific solutions.Completely the work of the author of this table, who works on it sporadically. Mostly unfinished.
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Buzzlyhttps://buzzly.art Oldschool DeviantartVisual, Literature, Audio + TypographyOldschool deviantartDonation funded. Site imploded mid-March 2022 when the volunteer mod team left over community mismanagement. The website does not have functioning post or account deletion. A very gross affair, the site is unlikely to recover.
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Casting Call Clubhttps://castingcall.club Casting call website originally intended for voice actors.Any, especially VAsStart projects and cast in them. Audition for projects and be cast in them. They also sell courses!Focused on young creators building portfolios. The creators of the site don't take a salary. Profits through the sale of online courses.
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Comraderycomradery.co Patreon-likeMostly visualPatreon alternative for activists and visual artists owned by a workers’ co-opDoes not explicitly mention not being open to musicians or other media.
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Daisiedaisie.com App designed to help foster collaborationsAnyMeet other creatives from different disciplines, share work and collaborate.Made by Maisie Williams. Apparently made her over $500,000 as of 2020. Mostly marketed to UK universities in the Russell Group through a closed beta back in 2018-2019. Now costs £60 a year and offers classes.
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Dillyhubdillyhub.com Instagram+WebtoonArt and comicsFriendly Instagram+Webtoon. Markets itself as a provider of monetisation options.Based in Korea/The Netherlands. Secured $1.4 million seed funding from SV Investment, Kakao Ventures and Shinhan Capital. Kakao Ventures also owns Tapas Media.
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Flowfoflowfo.me Bandcamp for comicsComicsRead comics free and paid, with the ability to pay more-than-minimum. All payments with real money, not fake comic company money. All prices set by creators. Low transaction fee.Based in France. Often used as an early-access platform by European artists.
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Inkblothttps://inkblot.art Tumblr/Patreon-likeMostly visualInclusive, oldschool deviantart-style communityTo my knowledge the only one owned by a person of colour. Kickstarter funded.
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Metapopmetapop.com Social network for musiciansMusic onlyOwned by Native Instruments. Hosts competitions with famous artists and big prizes.Used to not be owned by NI. Now mostly an arm of their marketing department.
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Movellasmovellas.com Wattpad-likeWeb novels with embedded contentRecently redesigned. Targeted at teens.In its heyday hosted competitions, did deals with publishers, shared good blog content, and commissioned audiobooks of popular stories. Mostly defunct. Based in Denmark.
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Neocitiesneocities.org Free hosting for self-coded static personal websites.WebsitesArchive and reincarnation of Geocities.A beloved and consistent service relying on donations. Originally kickstarter funded.
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PaperDemonpaperdemon.com Art role playing game communityVisual only"Draw your OC, earn loot, defeat art block!"Older - started in 2008, but regularly updated since then.
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Pianobookpianobook.co.uk Free sample-sharing community for media composersMusic onlyFree sample librariesOperated by volunteers under the supervision of Spitfire Audio. Part archiving project, part community for media composers.
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Pillowforthttps://pillowfort.social Tumblr-likeRich blog contentAdult content-supportive Tumblr replacementOlder – started in 2017. $5 sign-up fee.
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Resonateresonate.is Spotify-likeMusic onlyPlay-to-own streaming service owned by a workers’ co-opHad blockchain connections back in 2018 but has since ditched them. Is in the process of rewriting their website.
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Sheezyhttps://sheezy.art Art sharing and bloggingMostly visualIt was a thing, then it wasn't, but it might be back, but it probably isn't. But it was a mess anyway?Recently defunct, still has a discord server.
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Smackjeeves 2 - Electric BoogalooNo linkAudible-like comic platformComicsUnknownMade by the original creator of Smackjeeves.
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Sparthttps://site.spart.xyz Chronological feed with collaboration features.Any"To make collaboration easier than any other platform"Joe the Founder streams development on twitch on Tuesdays. Currently being rewritten to become more storytelling-focussed.`
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ToyHousetoyhou.se Original character hosting/roleplaying community.Visual and literaryOrganise, design, tag, share and discuss original charactersCurrently invite only. Premium membership costs $4.95 a month. Premium members are given invite codes each week.
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Itakuitaku.eeArt sharing and commissioning communityVisual artShare art, advertise and purchase commissions.Entirely donation funded.
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PostyBirbhttps://www.postybirb.comDesktop app for posting to multiple art sites simultaneouslyVisual artPost art to multiple art sites very easily.The most rudimentary form of federation/interconnectedness between platforms that I've discovered. Most of the sites supported by the app either arer large and have open APIs or are heavily NSFW... in other words not relevant for this list.
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YesterWebhttps://yesterweb.org/Not a platform. A community of artists who socialise over their own, self-coded websites.AnyFree yourself from the shackles of platforms! Claim your own piece of the web!Founded by sadgrl.online. Heavily reliant on Neocities and Discord, with mastodon, gemini and minecraft servers, as well as a web radio station and various other projects. Entirely non-monetary.
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ArtconomyArtconomy.comA mostly-furry service allowing users to safely commission artists, and archive their characters.Visual artCommission safelyFreemium payment model.
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Sketchers Unitedhttps://sketchersunited.orgSimple gallery/post app with comments sections and an 'all posts sorted by recent' style homepageVisual art, writing"to serve young aspiring artists and amateurs who seek a friendly and non-competitive environment in which to thrive and grow"Created by the team behind Sony Sketch. Has close to 200,000 users.
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Hades' Placehttps://hades.place/Nerdy social platformNerd culture, 3D printing"all in one social media platform for everything nerdy, geeky and... different"Owner Chaun Farmer makes board games, websites, animations, logos etc. Has made over 100 websites, forums and communities, with the most popular having had close to 40,000 active users at its peak.
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