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'''Mobilizon''' is an [[Free and open-source software|free and open source]] software with focus on event organization and group management. It is developed by Framasoft with aim to offer a free alternative to the commercial platforms (like [[Facebook]], Meet-Up, EventBrite). It iwas announced in 2019 and launched publicly in October 2020. 
[[File:Icon Mobilizon.png|thumb|Mobilizon icon]]
== History ==
On May 14, 2019, the [[Framasoft association]] launched a fundraising campaign<ref>{{Cite web|last=#LeBrief|date=2019-05-15|title=Framasoft présente Mobilizon, une alternative libre aux événements Facebook|url=https://www.nextinpact.com/lebrief/38934/8675-framasoft-presente-mobilizon--une-alternative-libre-aux-evenements-facebook|access-date=2020-12-28|website=www.nextinpact.com|language=fr}}</ref> to verify the interest of wider community and secure the finances for project. At the end of the campaign, on July 10, 2019, the objective was reached with more than €58,000 raised.

A test platform was put online on October 15, 2019, to allow supporters of the project to discover the tool and give first impressions.

The first version was planned for the first half of 2020. On June 22, 2020, at the time of the beta3 release, version 1.0 was pushed back to autumn 2020. On October 27th 2020, the first version is officially launched. In November version 1.02. was released. 

== Functionality ==
Mobilizon offers the following features:
* creation of accounts, with email and a password;
* email notifications;
* creation and management of multiple identities on the same account;
*creating, modifying or deleting events; from the identity you used to create the event ability to:
**create, save, modify (and delete) events in draft mode ;
**manually approve (or deny) requests to participate;
**share on your networks or by email;
**add to your calendar.
* register for an event by choosing one of your identities ;
* reporting problematic content to the moderation of the instance;
* management of reports of problematic content.
== Technology ==
The software is written in the Elixir programming language with Phoenix, a lightweight framework that takes advantage of Elixir. The user interface is built with the VueJS framework.

Mobilizon is federated to a network of instances capable of communicating with each other thanks to the ActivityPub protocol, a W3C standard. It will also enable interaction with other software applications that make up the fediverse, such as Mastodon, PeerTube, etc. 
== External links ==
* https://mobilizon.org/ - official website
* https://test.mobilizon.org/ - testing instance
* https://framasoft.org/ - website of Framasoft association
== References ==