Mobilizon
Mobilizon is a free, open-source platform for creating and finding events and organizing communities.
What Mobilizon is
Mobilizon is a free, open-source platform for creating and finding events and organizing communities. Organizers can create, edit, and delete events, save drafts, share events by email or social media, and manage participation. Visitors can search for events, activities, and groups by keyword, place, or date. Groups can publish pages for their events, manage members, and share private content; one account can have multiple identities. Mobilizon uses ActivityPub to exchange content between instances and interact with other Fediverse software. Federation subscriptions work in one direction, share public content only, and do not include events created before a subscription. Groups can provide RSS and ICS feeds, and events can be imported or exported in standard formats including ICS and RSS. Each instance has a GraphQL API for tasks such as finding and creating events, though the API may vary by software version. The software supports privacy settings and participant roles, and people can interact with events without registering. It can be self-hosted or used on the web, with Linux and API support also listed.
Good
- Event search supports keywords, places, and dates.
- Groups can manage members and share private content.
- Events support privacy settings and participant roles.
- Event import and export include ICS and RSS.
Watch out
- Federation subscriptions are one-way.
- Federation carries public content only.
- Older events are not sent to new subscribers.
- The GraphQL API may vary between versions.
Who it suits
Mobilizon suits cooperatives, teams, associations, activists, and public institutions organizing events and communities. It may also fit people who want to host their own instance or connect with Fediverse software.
Verdict
Mobilizon combines event organization, group tools, and ways to share public content between instances. Its federation limits are worth considering if cross-instance event sharing matters to your community.
The facts
Each one read from Mobilizon's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- Each instance provides a GraphQL API for operations such as searching for and creating events; the API may differ between software versions.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Discovery
- Visitors can search for events, activities, and groups by keyword, place, or date.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Events
- Users can create, edit, delete, and draft events, share them by email or social media, manage participation, and send participant email notifications.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Federation
- Mobilizon instances can federate with each other, allowing users on one instance to register for events created on another.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Federation limit
- Federation subscriptions are one-way, transmit only public content, and do not transmit events created before the subscription.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Groups
- Groups have public pages for posting content and tools to manage members and private content.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Hosting
- Mobilizon is free software that anyone can host as an instance; the maker also describes professional hosting services available by contacting them.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Integrations
- Groups can provide RSS and ICS feeds, and the software supports event import and export in standard formats including ICS and RSS.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Intended users
- The maker presents Mobilizon as suitable for cooperatives and teams, associations and activists, and public institutions such as cities, universities, and schools.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Interoperability
- Mobilizon supports event import and export in standard formats including ICS and RSS, and offers a GraphQL API.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Language and geocoding
- The product page says Mobilizon is available in more than 20 languages and has a global geocoding system.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Maintainer
- Kaihuri has maintained Mobilizon since 2024 and describes itself as a small volunteer team; project support is through donations.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Moderation
- Instance administrators can moderate users, and unsolicited content can be reported and removed.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Multiple identities
- One account can have multiple identities for different kinds of activities.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Privacy
- The documentation says privacy settings and participant roles are supported, and event interaction is possible without registration.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Privacy controls
- Events support privacy settings and participant roles, and people can interact with an event without registering.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Mobilizon is a federated platform for managing communities and events, intended to help people move away from centralized event platforms.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Security and trust
- The official site describes the software as open source and publicly auditable, and the documentation says it is under a free license.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Support
- Mobilizon documentation directs users to seek support on the forum or chat.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Supported installation
- The installation guide recommends a precompiled release for listed Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora versions, and also documents Docker, source, and a community maintained NixOS module.checked 11 Oct 2001
The company
- Founded
- 2019checked 28 Sep 2001
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