Whatever you're into
The people who share your passion are closer than you think.
Find the local group that's actually about your thing — the niche you figured no one near you cared about. Doesn't exist yet? Start one, and the right people show up.
Free to take part. No ads, no resale. In your language.
Switching from Meetup?Somewhere to become a regular
A group on gæther is where you find people who love the same thing, show up together — in person or online — and stay close between times.
Discover, on your terms
Discover groups around your niches, based on where you are, the language you speak, and exactly what you're into — not a catch-all.
Gather around your passions
Meet others who care about the same things and dive in together — the conversations, the company, the shared spark. In person nearby or online.
Keep the conversation going
Between gatherings, the talk keeps going right here — so the group stays warm instead of going quiet and scattering to a chat app somewhere else.
Trust and privacy built right in
Organizers set who gets in — open, by request, or invite-only — and can require verification before anyone joins. And you decide what peers see about you.
Where gæther is getting started
We're finding our feet in a handful of cities first — find your people in one of them, or be the first to gather them.
Questions, answered
- What is gæther?
- A place to find and run real communities that gather around the things you're into — in person nearby, or online across regions — where you define your own space by region, language, and topic, and the group, not us, decides who gets in. Organizers can require verification before anyone joins, and the people in a community are never the product: no ads, no tracking, and EU-resident data you can export or delete in one click.
- How is it different from Meetup?
- You own what you build — keep every member, export everything, leave anytime — and we charge only for what helps you grow, never to unlock what's already yours. No ads, EU-resident, with verification organizers can require. Honestly, though: Meetup has a two-decade head start, so if what you need most is raw reach on day one, it still has the bigger crowd.
- Is my data private?
- Yes — private by default, with fine control over what shows on your profile and who sees it. No ads, no tracking pixels, never sold, and EU-resident. One-click export and delete that actually work, and sensitive details are never required fields.