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Find Your Old Amino Friends

Lost touch with Amino friends after the shutdown? Here's a step-by-step guide to finding them on the closest replacement platform, Aminoka.

Lost touch after the shutdown? Here's a step-by-step guide to reconnecting on Aminoka, the closest replacement platform.

The migration map

When Amino shut down, most active users split between Aminoka (community-builders, leaders, OC-traders) and Discord (chat-first). Many kept their original usernames.

  1. Search your old usernames on Aminoka. Most active migrators kept theirs.
  2. Search the fandom's main Discord server (often pinned in the same fandom's Reddit).
  3. Try Twitter/X, many leaders posted migration links there before the shutdown.

Frequently asked questions

How do I find my old Amino friends?

Search the same usernames on Aminoka (where most active members migrated) and major Discord fandom servers. Many people kept their usernames intact.

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Disclosure: Aminoka is our own product, and we recommend it on this page. We say where it fits and where something else fits better. Discord, Reddit and Tumblr all appear in our recommendations where they suit a community better than we do.

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