Loops by Pixelfed

Daniel Supernault

About this app

Loops is short-form video for a more open internet. Discover and share quick, creative videos in a feed that feels instantly familiar — minus the ads, the tracking, and the algorithm built to keep you hooked.

Loops is part of the fediverse, a network of independent, connected platforms built on open standards. Your account isn't locked inside one company's walls. You own your content, you control your experience, and you connect with people across the wider social web — built on ActivityPub, the same open protocol behind Mastodon and Pixelfed.

WHAT YOU CAN DO
🎬 Discover short videos in an endless, swipeable feed
📤 Create and share your own videos in seconds
🎵 Find and reuse sounds from across the community
💬 Comment, follow, and connect with the creators you love
🔍 Explore what's trending and find your people
🌐 Reach the whole fediverse, not just one app

WHY LOOPS IS DIFFERENT
✊ No ads. No tracking. No data harvesting.
🧠 No manipulative algorithm designed to keep you scrolling
🔓 Fully open source — anyone can inspect it, contribute, or self-host
💚 Community-funded, with no venture capital and no corporate owners
📦 Your content is yours, built on open standards you can take with you

Loops is built by a small, independent team that believes social media should serve people, not shareholders. Join us and help build a more open internet — one loop at a time.

Ratings and reviews

I'm unable to upload much of anything. The video size limit means my content cannot be uploaded unless the clip is less than 4 seconds. I post high-quality content, so it can easily be 16MB. I haven't been able to upload here for a few days now because none of my clips are small enough to fit into the video field. If this is increased, I'll change my review immediately. I really like Loops, and intend to carve a space out here.

I wanted to give my first impressions of using Loops. I was able to find some good content and accounts to follow quickly. The FYP needs improvement though. There were a lot of repetitive videos that came across my feed. However, the explore tab was much better in helping me find quality content. There's a section called "trending" that has helpful hashtags you can click on to discover good videos. One thing I recommend, is a feature to double click to like a video, similar to TikTok.

Its all good and all, but this app need to have mute button for the video. sometimes I just want to scroll and watch the videos without sound without the need for me to mute my own phone. So please consider adding mute button to the video.

What’s new

- Added Direct Messages and Group Chats
- Added Video Scrubber
- Improved Profile layout
- Improved Share sheet
- Performance improvements and various bug fixes