COMMUNITY FUNDED

No investors. No ads.
Funded by you.

Loops is free, open source, and built without corporate investors. No ads, no data harvesting, no algorithmic manipulation. We answer to our community — and that means we're funded by the people who use and believe in the platform.

Every dollar goes directly to development, hosting, and keeping Loops independent.
Support Loops

Monthly Funding Goal

via Patreon

$1,026 / $10,000
10%

266 patrons helping keep Loops independent

Hosting
Servers & CDN
Development
Full-time work
Independence
No VC strings
WHY DONATE

Your support keeps the lights on

Most platforms sell your attention to advertisers. Loops sells nothing — we build for the community because the community makes it possible.

No ads, ever

Your attention isn't a product. Loops will never run ads or sell your data to third parties. Donations make that promise possible.

Full-time development

Loops is built and maintained by a solo developer working full time. Your support means more features, faster fixes, and a better platform for everyone.

Fediverse-first

Every dollar keeps Loops federated, interoperable, and open. No investor will ever push us toward a walled garden or proprietary lock-in.

Our Promise

Where your money goes

Loops has no investors, no ad revenue, and no hidden monetization. We're transparent about how donations are used because you deserve to know exactly what you're funding.

Infrastructure & Hosting
Servers, storage, CDN, video transcoding, services and bandwidth for the entire platform
Development
Full-time development of Loops, Pixelfed, and the broader fediverse tooling
Trust & Safety
Moderation tools, anti-spam systems, and keeping the platform safe for everyone
Community & Outreach
Documentation, onboarding, and helping new communities adopt the fediverse

What we'll never do

Sell user data or behavioral analytics to third parties
Display advertisements or sponsored content in your feed
Accept venture capital or investment that compromises independence
Gate core features behind a paywall
Use dark patterns to manipulate engagement or spending

Loops is and always will be open source. Our code is public, our funding is transparent, and our loyalty is to the community that sustains us.

Every Bit Counts

Help us build the
future of video.

Loops exists because people like you decided social media can be better. Your donation — no matter the size — keeps this vision alive and growing.