A Fediverse video sharing and livestreaming, platform, sort of like YouTube but federated onto lots of independent servers. Because it’s part of the Fediverse, you can follow PeerTube accounts from Mastodon etc. PeerTube accounts can also be followed through RSS.
Fediverse address:
@peertube@framapiaf.org
Videos of a professional clown practising popular public domain songs with a guitar.
Fediverse address:
@socialgaff@diode.zone
The Netherlands Sound & Vision museum. They have a massive archive of thousands of videos available on the Fediverse.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@nisv@peertube.beeldengeluid.nl
European Union initiative which is helping to fund free open decentralised social media like Mastodon and PeerTube, as well as many other libre online projects.
Fediverse address (main):
@EC_NGI@ec.social-network.europa.eu
Video maker, FOSS and Linux enthusiast. Especially interested in Linux gaming and the Steam Deck, which feature regularly in their videos.
Fediverse address (main):
@gardiner_bryant@mastodon.online
Fediverse address (videos):
@gbryant@subscribeto.me
Professional designer and builder of sweet funny puppets (somewhat inspired by muppets). Creates videos, livestreams and writes about his creations.
Fediverse address (main):
@operationpuppet@mastodon.content.town
Fediverse address (videos):
@kevin@puppet.zone
Fediverse address (livestream):
@live@owncast.pixelsandpuppets.com
Videos about retro gaming and retro computing, especially Atari systems and DOS PCs but also many other computers and consoles.
Fediverse address (videos):
@rees@makertube.net
Videos about free open source software and hardware, especially with regard to privacy.
Fediverse address:
@rtp_tips@tube.tchncs.de
Organiser and urbanist based in Ohio, USA, creating videos about city planning, housing reform and public transport improvement. Especially interested in the American Midwest and its return to urbanism.
Fediverse address (urban planning videos):
@heartlandurbanist@urbanists.video
Fediverse address (personal account):
@mattcaff@union.place
A non-profit coalition of Dutch broadcasters, museums, arts organisations etc. campaigning for an ethical internet. They organise conferences on this topic, and run their own Fediverse servers.
Fediverse address (main, in Dutch and English):
@publicspaces@publicspaces.net
Fediverse address (videos, in Dutch and English):
@publicspaces@video.publicspaces.net
Fediverse address (podcasts, in Dutch and English): @TheTimeIsNow@podcast.publicspaces.net
Posts old public information films and PSAs made by various governments and public bodies around the world. Note that due to the films being designed as public warnings, they may contain deliberately disturbing imagery.
Fediverse address:
@edanosborne@spectra.video
Musician who builds their own synthesisers, currently exploring algorithmic techno music.
Fediverse address:
@chrisbeckstrom@diode.zone
Videos about urban planning, transport, cycling and related topics. Based in Canada, but covers how these issues are handled around the world.
Fediverse address:
@ohtheurbanity@video.canadiancivil.com
An entertaining collection of videos about Linux, FOSS, computing, gaming, technology and sometimes random other stuff such as tea, vegan food and fountain pens. Were presents with a laid back, calm style which is relaxing to watch.
Fediverse address:
@chris@video.thepolarbear.co.uk
Oil painter, makes video timelapses of the process as they create their artworks.
Fediverse address:
@shiftypumpkin@makertube.net
French langauge hiphop artist from Switzerland, who creates music tracks and music videos. The tracks often have a nice laidback quality to them, mixing the countryside with the city.
Fediverse address (in French and English):
@mans1@v.basspistol.org
Creates works of experimental video art, usually involving abstract computer generated imagery.
Fediverse address (main):
@kandid@chaos.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@kandid@diode.zone
Videos of hiking and mountain biking in the hills and mountains of Germany.
Fediverse address:
@hikingdude@video.franzgraf.de
Death metal / doom metal musician from Hamburg, Germany.
Fediverse address (main, in German and English):
@MiseryPath@metalhead.club
Fediverse address (videos, in German and English):
@misery_path@video-cave-v2.de
Professional editorial photographer, especially travel photos, and keen to share knowledge about it. Creates beautiful tutorial videos about photography, cameras, lenses and travel.
Fediverse address (main):
@ewen@photog.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@ewenbell@makertube.net
Award-winning writer and film-maker based in Uganda, approaching stories as an important tool in social activism. Particularly interested in science fiction, fantasy and horror.
Fediverse address (main):
@dilmandila@mograph.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@dilmandila@video.ploud.jp
Fediverse address (blog):
@dilman@www.dilmandila.com
Professional illustrator and artist from India, free open source software enthusiast who uses libre tools such as Krita. Makes art videos and tutorials using Krita.
Fediverse address (main):
@raghukamath@raghukamath.com
Fediverse address (videos):
@raghukamath@makertube.net
German-language video account that features “Let’s Plays” of popular PC games, and makes their own gaming tech videos. The Let’s Plays are mainly AAA story-driven games.
Fediverse address (in German):
@the_white_wolf@video-cave-v2.de
Public transport expert and enthusiast, runs the popular RMTransit video channel which has in-depth looks at all forms of transit and how they relate to urban planning. Covers trains, metros, buses, trams, high speed rail etc all around the world. (Author is based in Toronto, Canada.)
Fediverse address (main):
@reece@canadiancivil.com
Fediverse address (videos):
@reece@video.canadiancivil.com
Fediverse address (blog):
@reecemartintransit@reecemartin.ca
Lighthearted friendly gaming videos and Let’s Play sessions.
Fediverse address:
@bobdendry@tube.fediverse.games
Posts and makes videos all about DIY synths and electronics
Fediverse address (main):
@polykit@chaos.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@polykit@makertube.net
Beautifully put together video guides about modern Linux, retro computing and all kinds of random tech stuff.
Fediverse address (main):
@vkc@linuxmom.net
Fediverse address (videos):
@vkc@tinkerbetter.tube
Advises the Welsh government on what infrastructure the country needs.
Fediverse address (main, in English and Welsh):
@nicw@toot.wales
Fediverse address (videos, in English and Welsh):
@nicw@urbanists.video
Fediverse address (photos):
@NICW@pix.toot.wales
Videos looking at classic home computers of the 1980s and 1990s, especially about repairing their electronics. Machines covered include the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga etc and many accessories of the period.
Fediverse address:
@noel_llopis@makertube.net
Videos about philosophers, their ideas and their historical context.
Fediverse address:
@letstalkphilosophy@tilvids.com
Makes tutorial videos about electronics, programming, DIY and other projects. The videos are released under creative commons.
Fediverse address:
@uglyhack@diode.zone
Videos featuring mainly 1980s and 1990s childhood nostalgia, including films, television, food, books and assorted cultural phenomena.
Fediverse address (videos):
@theatticdwellers@tilvids.com
Fediverse address (posts):
@NerdOutWithMe@mastodon.social
Widely used free open source professional painting application, also suited to drawing, illustration and 2D animation work.
Fediverse address (main):
@Krita@mastodon.art
Fediverse address (videos):
@krita@tube.kockatoo.org
Fediverse address (community):
@krita_artists@mastodon.art
Electronics technician who does fun colourful videos about electronics projects, 3D printing and plays self-written music on self-built synthesisers. Also does knitting, woodwork and assorted other stuff.
Fediverse address (main):
@blitzcitydiy@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@liz@makertube.net
Free open source real time strategy game set in the ancient world, similar to Age Of Empires. It’s still in Alpha testing, but is playable and available for Linux, Mac, Windows and BSD.
Fediverse address (main):
@play0ad@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@playzeroad@videos.pair2jeux.tube
Makes videos about retro adventure games, especially those made by Sierra in the 1980s and 1990s. Note that the videos often feature quite a lot of swearing and adult humour.
Fediverse address (main):
@sqhistorian@dosgame.club
Fediverse address (videos):
@sqhistorian@spectra.video
Manufacturer of low-price Linux-based smartphones, computers, smartwatches etc. Their products are aimed at technology fans who like to customise and tinker with gadgets.
Fediverse account (main):
@PINE64@fosstodon.org
Fediverse account (videos):
@pine64tilvids@tilvids.com
Fediverse account (European shop):
@pine64eu@fosstodon.org
Podcast founded in 2006 to review technology and games to assess how accessible they are for blind people. Also does livestreams and videos, the livestreams are available later on the video account.
Fediverse address (main):
@podcast@tffp.masto.host
Fediverse address (videos):
@ke7zum@diode.zone
Organisation connecting gardeners all around the world, encouraging the use of open source seeds and similar philosophies. Posts in English and German.
Fediverse address (main):
@opensourcegardens@chaos.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@opensourcegardens@tube.tchncs.de
Fediverse address (blog):
@handwritten@notes.opensourcegardens.info
Laidback chilled out optimistic dude, also a live streamer and video maker.
Fediverse address (main):
@Mrfunkedude@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@mrfunkedude@davbot.media
Fediverse address (live stream):
@Funk@live.mrfunkedude.com
News, reviews, tutorials and videos about Linux and free open source software.
Fediverse address (main):
@9to5linux@floss.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@9to5linux@tilvids.com
Talented illustrator, creator of the Pepper & Carrot webcomic (available under creative commons), Krita instructor and a keen supporter of libre software. Many FOSS projects have artwork by Revoy.
Fediverse address (main):
@davidrevoy@framapiaf.org
Fediverse address (videos):
@shichimi@peertube.touhoppai.moe
Video account for artist combining knitting and drawing to create unique works of art.
Fediverse address:
@dartilyartstudio@makertube.net
Metal musician and artist who posts in German and English.
Fediverse address (main, in German and English):
@bestiaexmachina@metalhead.club
Fediverse address (videos, in German and English):
@bestiaexmachina@video-cave-v2.de
Videos about engineering, science and the design of everyday objects. Presented by Bill Hammack, a professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Fediverse address:
@engineerguytilvids@tilvids.com
Annual conference discussing free open source graphics software, including graphic design, digital painting and more. The conferences have been happening every year since 2006, though the pandemic has somewhat complicated things recently.
Fediverse address (main):
@lgm@post.lurk.org
Fediverse address (videos):
@lgm@conf.tube
Free open source interface prototyping and design platform. It operates entirely through web browsers using SVG, so it can be used collaboratively and on any OS.
Fediverse address (main):
@penpot@fosstodon.org
Fediverse address (videos):
@penpot_app@peertube.kaleidos.net
Writer, blogger and advocate for accessibility, especially in open source and publishing. Blind.
Fediverse address (main):
@WeirdWriter@caneandable.social
Fediverse address (audio & video):
@weirdwriter@spectra.video
Professional free open source software package for creating 3D and 2D animations, generating CGI effects for live action, and editing video.
Fediverse address (videos):
@blender@video.blender.org
Fediverse address (announcements):
@Blender@mastodon.social
Videos mostly about technology, especially free open source software, Linux and PC accessories. The videos are a mixture of features, tutorials and news items. There are also some interesting wild card non-technical videos too.
Fediverse address:
@art@tilvids.com
Excellent artist who paints and draws figures and scenes, both traditionally and digitally, often with a fantasy theme and intricate detail. They regularly do live streams of their work on the Fediverse through their video account.
Fediverse account (main):
@brandkopf@mastodon.art
Fediverse account (videos):
@brandkopf@makertube.net
Artist and retro computing fan, also runs a video account and photo account dedicated to retro computing / retro gaming topics. Particularly interested in the Commodore Amiga.
Fediverse address (main):
@TopazRabbit@oldbytes.space
Fediverse address (videos):
@topazrabbit@makertube.net
Fediverse address (photos):
@Topaz@pix.hackerbun.social
Indie pop folk rock musician based in Toronto, Canada.
Fediverse address (videos):
@bgm@makertube.net
Singer-songwriter creating wonderful pop lullabies and music videos to accompany them.
Fediverse address (videos):
@meshe@makertube.net
Creates electronic “cybersoul” music, often mixing an ambient soundtrack with urban imagery, surreal video effects and spoken word. Setto is part of the Basspistol musical syndicate which runs Fediverse instances and other libre services.
Fediverse address:
@setto@v.basspistol.org
Annual world summit of KDE, a free non-commercial event organised by the KDE community.
Fediverse address (main):
@akademy@floss.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@akademy@tube.kockatoo.org
In-depth tutorial videos and livestreams about software development with many different programming languages and platforms, including Rust, Lisp, Python, JavaScript, Java, Ruby, Android etc.
Fediverse address (videos):
@andybalaam@video.infosec.exchange
Fediverse address (livestream):
@andy@andybalaam.uk.to
The adventures of Moxxi, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi with a lovely smile.
Fediverse address (main):
@moxxi@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@moxxi@makertube.net
Highlighting interesting videos and livestreams on the Fediverse, especially from PeerTube and OwnCast.
Fediverse address:
@FediVideo@social.growyourown.services
Book review videos by a New Zealander, covering both fiction and non-fiction.
Fediverse address:
@kerry_ferrand@spectra.video
Excellent videos all about cycling and bicycles, including cycling tips, city cycling, bike reviews, bike accessories, maintenance, cycling culture etc.
Fediverse address:
@shifter@video.canadiancivil.com
Builds customised scale models including built-in lighting, especially ships featured in Star Trek.
Fediverse address (photos):
@mkm_modelwerx@pixelfed.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@mattkmcguire@peertube.tv
Professional cartoonist based in Portugal, author of several published books.
Fediverse address (main, in Spanish and Portuguese):
@osr@mastodon.art
Fediverse address (videos):
@osr@tube.tchncs.de
Long-established charity and campaign group that has fought for the right to privacy since 1990.
Fediverse address (main):
@privacyint@mastodon.xyz
Fediverse address (videos):
@privacyint@media.privacyinternational.org
Daily videos from a garden birdhouse with a camera hidden inside it. The videos cover everything from the creation of a nest to the raising of chicks.
Fediverse address:
@gnatho@makertube.net
Posts videos of songs he’s working on, some of them rather silly such as a love song about a “beholder” monster.
Fediverse address:
@guyjantic@tube.tchncs.de
Free open source Android app for using many different Fediverse platforms including Mastodon, PixelFed, Friendica, PeerTube and more. It’s free if you download it from F-Droid, and paid if you download from Google Play.
Fediverse address:
@apps@toot.fedilab.app
Making videos mainly about electric cars and other EVs, occasionally also other topics like gardening.
Fediverse address:
@transportevolved@peertube.tv
Restores and fixes old computers, consoles and other bits of retro technology, often posting detailed videos about the repair process.
Fediverse address (main):
@janbeta@chaos.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@jan_beta@makertube.net
Video account about DIY, repairs, 3D printing, prop making and other stuff that you might do in a home workshop.
Fediverse address:
@dubya_cph@makertube.net
Videos devoted to the Linux OS, software for Linux, Linux-based phones, FOSS, de-Googlising and related topics. The videos include news items, reviews, features and tutorials aimed at a wide range of skill levels.
Fediverse address (main):
@thelinuxEXP@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@thelinuxexperiment@tilvids.com
Runs a website giving people practical options for a more ecologically sustainable and positive future, featuring the guide “26 steps to a better world”.
Fediverse address (main):
@ethicalrevolution@climatejustice.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@ethicalrevolution@spectra.video
In-depth video reviews and tutorials about Luanti (formerly Minetest) and its mods.
Fediverse address:
@nathansalapat@share.tube
Palaeontologist and curator at the Nottingham Natural History Museum, Wollaton Hall, in the UK. Especially interested in plesiosaurs and other Mesozoic marine reptiles. Author of the children’s books “The Plesiosaur’s Neck” and “The Tyrannosaur’s Feathers”, founder of the Dinosaur Toy Blog, Animal Toy Blog and Plesiosaur Directory sites.
Fediverse address (main):
@AdamStuartSmith@sauropods.win
Fediverse address (blog):
@dinotoyblog@dinotoyblog.com
Fediverse address (videos):
@dinotoyblog@makertube.net
Designs and creates electronics and 3D printing projects, for example colourful glowing keyboards.
Fediverse address (main):
@s_ol@merveilles.town
Fediverse address (videos):
@s_ol@diode.zone
Version of Linux which makes it as easy as possible to install and maintain your own self-hosted online services. There’s a really easy graphical interface, it works on home servers or remote ones, and it supports older and lower powered computers too.
Fediverse address:
@yunohost@toot.aquilenet.fr
Animator who does fun, surreal, sometimes sweet and sometimes disturbing short videos. Gran also runs a PeerTube server hosting lots of animators at greatview.video.
Fediverse address:
@joe@greatview.video
Videos about repairing classic 8-bit and 16-bit computers such as the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga, Amstrad CPC etc. Also repairs games consoles, other tech and accessories.
Fediverse address:
@morefunmakingit@makertube.net
Indie pop singer-songwriter and musician who embeds sounds from everyday objects found around the house mixed with conventional instruments. The songs are serious and high quality, despite the unusual method of performing them!
Fediverse address (main):
@babumenos@sunny.garden
Fediverse address (videos):
@babumenos@makertube.net
Globetrotting photographer taking pictures and blogging about abandoned buildings and structures around the world.
Fediverse address (main):
@ObsidianUrbex@photog.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@obsidianurbex@lostpod.space
Video series featuring informal discussion of the history of various Linux distributions and related topics
Fediverse address:
@linuxuserspace@tilvids.com
Non-profit initiative helping people use technology in a more financially, socially and environmentally sustainable manner, mainly relying on FOSS wherever possible. Provides help to everyone, regardless of technical skill level. Based in South Yorkshire, UK.
Fediverse address (main):
@freetechproject@floss.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@freetechproject@tilvids.com
Videos about radiation and radioactivity created by an amateur enthusiast. It also features urban exploration of abandoned places that relate to radioactivity, and videos on assorted other topics.
Fediverse address:
@thebench@diode.zone
Retro computing fan and 3D printing enthusiast restoring classic 8-bit and 16-bit computers, consoles and accessories, often designing new cases for them. Makes videos documenting the restorations.
Fediverse address (videos):
@lee_smiths_workshop@makertube.net
Fediverse address (non-video posts):
@lsw@oldbytes.space
The popular free open source desktop email app, available for Linux, Mac and Windows. As well as email, it also works as an RSS news reader, XMPP client and IRC client.
Fediverse account (main):
@thunderbird@mastodon.online
Fediverse account (videos):
@thunderbird@tilvids.com
Bacalao is an electronic musician, DJ, remixer and veteran of the Amiga demo scene with eclectic influences.
Fediverse address (video and audio):
@bacalao@v.basspistol.org
Author of the Galvanic Century and Shadow Decade book series, indie game developer, also makes videos about retro games and comic books.
Fediverse address (main):
@mcoorlim@mastodon.gamedev.place
Fediverse address (videos):
@mcoorlim@spectra.video
Polish-language group of activists promoting privacy and user rights on the internet. They also run a podcast and provide lectures and workshops on these topics.
Fediverse address (main, in Polish):
@icd@mastodon.internet-czas-dzialac.pl
Fediverse address (videos, in Polish):
@icd@video.internet-czas-dzialac.pl
Cosy laidback chats with familiar faces from the Fediverse. Available on multilple Fediverse platforms including livestream, video on demand, blog and podcast.
Fediverse address (main):
@firesidefedi@social.firesidefedi.live
Fediverse address (livestream):
@ozoned@stream.firesidefedi.live
Fediverse address (videos):
@firesidefedi@video.firesidefedi.live
Fediverse address (blog):
@firesidefedi@write.firesidefedi.live
Fediverse address (podcast):
@firesidefedi@audio.firesidefedi.live
Worldwide free open source software community which creates all kinds of popular useful projects such as the Plasma desktop, Kdenlive, Krita and lots more.
Fediverse address (main):
@kde@floss.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@kde_community@tube.kockatoo.org
Fediverse address (conference videos):
@kde@conf.tube
Fediverse address (Spanish language community):
@kde_espana@floss.social
Crafts enthusiast, posts about cross-stitch, knitting, crochet, sewing. Also makes videos about these topics.
Fediverse address (main):
@thegiddystitcher@sunny.garden
Fediverse address (videos):
@michellemay@makertube.net
Creates videos on musical instruments and folk songs, arranges classical and folk for ukulele and ocarina. Also interested in board games, genealogy, esperanto etc.
Fediverse address (videos):
@tepreece@makertube.net
Fediverse address (personal account):
@thomas@beige.party
Works on Firefox for Mozilla, and runs a live stream featuring programming techniques called “The Joy of Coding”. The stream is on Twitch and PeerTube, and there’s an archive of past episodes on PeerTube.
Fediverse address:
@mconley@diode.zone
Videos all about cars and automotive history, often focusing on the history of one particular model or brand.
Fediverse Address:
@bigcar@tilvids.com
Animator and musician who often combines these skills into self-made music videos, often featuring CGI 3D animations.
Fediverse address:
@yatoimtop@greatview.video
KDE developer posting lots of interesting videos all about software created by the KDE community and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@veggero@tube.kockatoo.org
Illustrator who creates charming and pretty storybook art for children’s stories, cards and stationery. Also has a regular livestream where they create artworks.
Fediverse address (main):
@Coreyartus@mindly.social
Fediverse address (videos and live streaming):
@coreyartus@makertube.net
Making wonderful videos about nature, gardening, the environment and life in the ocean.
Fediverse address:
@kate@video.katehildenbrand.com
Drummer posting videos of their drumming sessions on progressive and alternative metal music tracks.
Fediverse address:
@luca_mancini@makertube.net
Videos about the etymology of the English language, presented by the historian Dr Mark Sundaram.
Fediverse address:
@alliterative@tilvids.com
Professional illustrator, art director and concept artist, often working on fantasy-themed projects and games. Has worked on Magic the Gathering, D&D and the Pathfinder RPG.
Fediverse address (main):
@denmanrooke@social.coop
Fediverse address (videos):
@denmanrooke@makertube.net
Independent 3D graphics and animation studio creating short animated films as well as tools and 3D assets for other people to use. The studio is especially keen on using Blender and other free open source software.
Fediverse address (main):
@wolf3d@mastodon.online
Fediverse address (videos):
@marco@makertube.net
Video blogger who covers FOSS, community projects, Linux and other related tech stuff.
Fediverse address:
@geotechdigital@tilvids.com
Retro computing expert and author. Creates videos on vintage computers and consoles, including both highly obscure and well known machines. Provides the historical context of the devices, and explores the technical details of the hardware itself.
Fediverse address (main):
@jonn_blanchard@retrochat.online
Fediverse address (videos):
@johnny_blanchard@makertube.net
Fediverse address (photos):
@jonn_blanchard@metapixl.com