Minds
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Minds, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Minds's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | text/image/audio/video posts · blogs · 20-minute video uploads · 30-day video storage · groups · encrypted chat · ActivityPub federation · YouTube sync · Boost · affiliate and token rewards |
| Plus | $8 a month | 60-minute videos · unlimited video storage · exclusive Minds+ content · hide boosted content · audio uploads · Boost credits · verification · premium badges · comments spotlight · paid Supermind challenges · token withdrawals · Starting at $8 / month |
| Pro | $58 a month | Plus features · post from own domain · team-tier Minds Network · cash payouts · Minds+ paywall content · custom memberships · Starting at $58 / month |
| Team | $50 a month | 30 video upload minutes · 8,000 video viewing minutes · 8,000 interaction events · best for 20–250+ users · Starting at $50 / month |
| Community | $500 a month | 500 video upload minutes · 120,000 video viewing minutes · 120,000 interaction events · best for 250–5,000+ users · Starting at $500 / month |
| Business | $1,000 a month | 1,250 video upload minutes · 300,000 video viewing minutes · 300,000 interaction events · best for unlimited users · Starting at $1,000 / month |
The facts
Each one read from Minds's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- The backend exposes CLI and REST controllers, with newer endpoints under API v2 and older endpoints under API v1.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- Developer documentation describes session-cookie and OAuth authentication, with OAuth used by mobile clients.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Chat architecture
- Minds Chat is a Matrix fork with calls and federation restricted, and users authenticate with their Minds.com credentials through OIDC.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Core features
- The service lists feeds, discovery, search, groups, chat, blogs, video, photos, tips, memberships, paid replies, notifications, Boost, affiliate tools, rewards, analytics and monetization.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Custom domain
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Documentation depth
- The developer site includes installation, architecture, backend, deployment, frontend, GraphQL, mobile, platform, infrastructure, plugin, decentralization and testing guides.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Funding
- Minds says it raised more than $1 million from over 1,500 investors through a Regulation CF crowdfunding campaign.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Minds states that it interoperates with ActivityPub, RSS, DNS, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Stripe, among other protocols and services.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Licence
- The Minds repositories state that the software is released under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: low activity
- Reviewers complain that Minds has a small or declining user base, making it difficult to find friends and sustained audience activity.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: missing or buggy features
- Reviewers cite bugs, slow updates, notification failures, poor polish and missing social functions such as polls, multi-image posts and comment sharing.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: mobile restrictions
- Apple reviewers mention limited feeds or difficulty accessing some content, while official documentation confirms monetization and NSFW restrictions on mobile.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: moderation and abuse
- Trustpilot reviewers report harassment, ideological echo chambers, bullying and dissatisfaction with account bans or abuse handling.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Minds+ creator tools
- Minds+ includes channel verification, a spotlight for comments, access to premium creator content, and the ability to publish to the Minds+ feed.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Minds+ reach
- Plus subscribers receive access to the Minds+ feed and up to $7 in monthly Boost credits.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Minds+ verification
- Minds+ includes channel verification, premium badges, comment spotlighting and access to subscriber-only content.checked 15 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Apple app requirements
- The iOS app requires iOS or iPadOS 15.1 or later and is rated 16+ with in-app purchases.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Community apps
- Organizations can launch custom-domain web, Android and iOS community apps and keep control of code, data, contacts, content and communications.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- bothchecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Company founded
- Minds was founded in 2011 by Bill Ottman, according to its help center.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters and size
- LinkedIn lists headquarters in Wilton, Connecticut and a company size of 11–50 employees.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- The company is identified as Minds, Inc., a privately held Delaware corporation.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2011checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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