Whether you’re looking for fresh ways to stay in touch with old friends or discover new ones, these apps can fill your social cup.

Plan (or discover) your next in-person hang with Meetup, Pie, and Partiful, which all highlight local events. Open to meeting strangers? Timeleft organizes a dinner for you and others itching for connection. Or take friendship into your own hands by swiping through potential platonic matches using BFF.

Form your own culture club with these apps for discovering and sharing movies (Letterboxd), books (Fable), photography (Glass), music (Superfan), and other works of art (Behance).

Find your next biking, hiking, or running club on Strava. Use the social recipe app Spillt to share recipes you’ve tried recently (and your honest opinions about them). Nextdoor helps you meet your neighbors and tap into the local community. Product Hunt is the place to discover and discuss the latest in tech. And if professional connections are what you’re after, try joining a discussion on the anonymous, work-focused social app Blind.

In these apps, people share stories, advice, and support specific to LGBTQ+ folks (Lex and Freddie), Black communities (Spill), or anyone on a motherhood journey (Peanut).

Find a global pen pal in Slowly or Lettre, or write anonymous letters for a stranger to read in Sincerely.

BeReal encourages you to share authentic moments with a daily snapshot, while Retro makes it easy to post a weekly photo dump with close friends. Use Letterloop to collaborate on a group newsletter with your crew. If you prefer a quick video message, Marco Polo makes it easy to send video updates to a large group using the Sharecast feature.