About duno
duno is a free social network that puts the things people do online with others in one place: a feed, interest groups with live chat, events, private messages, dating, a local marketplace, jobs and community questions and answers.
What you can do on duno
- Feed
- Posts with up to 10 photos, videos, polls and link previews. React, comment, repost and save. Your feed shows the people and groups you follow.
- Groups
- Interest communities with posts, a live group chat room and events. Public or private.
- Events
- Meetups and online events from groups, with RSVP, attendee lists and add-to-calendar.
- Messages
- Private chat with text and photos. Everyone chooses who can message them.
- Dating
- Free 18+ dating with photos, prompts and interests. Likes are private until they are mutual; a like can carry a note that opens the chat.
- Marketplace
- Buy, sell and give away things locally, with up to 8 photos per listing and messaging with the seller.
- Jobs and companies
- Job listings with free applications, company pages and professional profiles with experience, skills and endorsements.
- Questions & answers
- Community questions with voted and accepted answers, by topic.
- Networks
- Member-run social networks for schools, families, teams, clubs and neighbourhoods, at duno.com/net/name.
- People and cities
- Find people by city, country, skill or language, and local hubs for each city.
- Link pages
- A free link-in-bio page at duno.com/@name.
- Feature requests
- A public board where members suggest and vote on what gets built next.
How duno is run
- Free. No paid tiers are needed to use any feature.
- Built with members. Ideas and bugs go on the public feature board; the most-voted ideas are built first. 0 member ideas have shipped.
- Your choices. Public or members-only profile, who can message you, online status, birthday visibility and email alerts are all in Settings.
- Safety. Limits for new accounts, spam held for review, report and block everywhere, age-gated adult groups and 18+ dating.
- Open to search and AI assistants. Public pages are listed in the sitemap and summarised in llms.txt; private groups, networks, messages and dating profiles never are.
Frequently asked questions
What is duno?
duno is a free social network that puts a news feed, interest groups with live chat, events, private messages, dating, a local marketplace, jobs and community Q&A in one place.
Is duno free?
Yes. Joining, posting, messaging, dating, selling and applying to jobs are free.
Who can see what I post?
Posts on your profile and in public groups are public. Posts in private groups and networks are only visible to their members. Profiles can be set to members-only, and you choose who can message you.
How does duno deal with spam and scams?
New accounts have limits (for example on links, contact handles and how many new people they can message), posts that look like spam are held for review, every post, comment, profile and listing can be reported, and banned accounts are removed with their content.
Is dating on duno safe?
Dating is 18+ only with a locked date of birth, dating profiles are only visible to other adults who are dating on duno and never to search engines, likes stay private until they are mutual, and there is report and block on every profile and match.
How do I suggest a feature?
Use the feedback button on any page or the public board at duno.com/feedback. The most-voted ideas are built first; 0 have shipped so far.