A feed for the people you follow
See what your creators share without an algorithm deciding which updates deserve to reach you.
The chat for creators and their communities
Follow the creators you love. Join the communities they build.
Illustrators, photographers, musicians, writers, filmmakers and game makers share their work on Lyra. Follow their updates, join their chat and talk with them and the people who care about what they create.
Free, no card. Source available and self-hostable.
Explore public communities and join the conversation whenever you are ready.
Your creators in one placeA welcoming place to belongConversations without algorithmsCommunities that last
If you follow creators
Closer than a comment section.
A like disappears. A comment gets buried. On Lyra you end up in the room where the work is actually discussed—with the person who made it, and everyone else who cares.
- See the work in progressSketches, drafts, takes that never make it to a finished post.
- Actually talk to themChannels and live rooms instead of a comment you hope gets read.
- Meet the othersThe best part of following someone is often the people who follow them too.
- No algorithm decidingYou follow a creator, you see what they share. That is the whole rule.
One continuous journey
From a piece of work to the people behind it.
Discover a piece of work, meet the person behind it, then find a welcoming place to talk and come back to.
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Find something you like
A drawing, a track, a photo series—surfaced by communities rather than by an engagement loop.
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See who made it
Open their community, see what it is about and who is already there.
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Join the conversation
Text, voice and live rooms, in the same place as the work.
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Stay for the people
Come back for the familiar names, shared rituals and work you make together.
More than a feed
Posts lead somewhere.
Every public post keeps a link to the community it came from. Find something you like, meet the people behind it, and stay for the conversation.
On Lyra, discovery does not end with a like. It starts a conversation.
Made for meaningful exchanges
The technology fades away. The community comes alive.
From the post to the chat
Open the community behind a piece of work and continue the conversation in one step.
Rooms worth coming back to
Talk by topic, follow work in progress and recognise familiar people over time.
At your own pace
Choose the creators, rooms and notifications you want to follow—nothing else is pushed at you.
Creator community chat
Really talk with the creators you follow.
Join their topic rooms, react to what they share and take part in live moments. The work, its creator and the conversation stay together.
Topic rooms
Follow the conversations you care about without everything getting mixed into one feed.
Reactions and media
Respond to a sketch, a demo or a video and share your own references.
Creator updates
Keep up with new work, behind-the-scenes posts, events and live sessions.
A welcoming space
Clear rules and moderation tools keep discussions pleasant for everyone.
Direct messages
Continue one-to-one or in a small group when a public room is not the right place.
Voice and video
Join premieres, listening rooms, workshops and casual live conversations.
Find the creators you love. Join the conversation.
Explore public communities, follow their updates and join their chat for free.