Elk (Mastodon App)β β β β βAlternate web front-end for Mastodon and compatible servers. Slightly more user-friendly, if a bit buggy, especially on non-Mastodon servers like GoToSocial.
Enaforeβ β β β βMinimalist web front-end for Mastodon and compatible servers. Not as capable as Elk, but more stable.
Fedilabβ β β β βA full-featured app for connecting to Mastodon and other Fediverse servers. Includes specific capabilities for Akkoma, Pixelfed, PeerTube and more, without getting too cluttered.
Freadβ β β β βAnother Bluesky/Mastodon/RSS Combo app like OpenVibe, a bit less polished but considerably more useful. Handles multiple accounts per type, plus custom feeds.
GoToSocialβ β β β βA lightweight Fediverse server, with a clean web interface for viewing public posts. Compatible with Mastodon apps and interacts with other ActivityPub platforms.
Husky (Social Media App)β β β ββA fork based on an older version of Tusky, with added support for Pleroma and Akkoma extensions.
Mastodon (Mobile App)β β β ββGood for someone new to Mastodon, but lacks advanced features found in other apps like Tusky.
Mastodon β Simplified Federationβ β β β β A Firefox add-on that automatically opens remote Mastodon users or posts in your home server when you interact with them.
Moshidon (Mastodon app)β β β β βA modified version of the Mastodon app for Android that adds a bit more functionality. Helpful if you use lists or bookmarks a lot, or your instance supports formatted posting.
OpenVibeβ β β ββA cool idea, and it looks great, but the combined feed is too much of a firehose unless youβre only following a small number of people on each account.
Pachli (Mastodon App)β β β β βA Mastodon app forked from (and still similar to) Tusky. Capable without being cluttered. Faster, smaller updates, some minor differences, and some cool anti-harassment features Iβd like to see adopted more widely.
Phanpy (Mastodon App)β β β β β An app for Mastodon (and other Fediverse sites) that cuts through the clutter. Runs anywhere in a web browser, or can be installed to your deviceβs home page as a PWA.
PixelDroidβ β β β β Optimized for photo sharing and viewing, works smoothly and integrates well with the system. FOSS, wonβt vacuum up your personal data.
Postmarksβ β β β βA self-hosted public bookmarks/linkblogging server (think Delicious or Pinboard) that can interact with Mastodon and the rest of the Fediverse.
Snacβ β β β βExtremely bare-bones social networking server that runs on low-resource machines, works on the web without cookies or JavaScript, and still interacts through ActivityPub with Mastodon, GoToSocial and other Fediverse software.
Subway Tooterβ β β ββExtremely customizable, capable, cluttered and complex. Also extremely frustrating to use, especially on a phone. Better on a tablet where thereβs room for more columns at a time.
Tusky for Mastodonβ β β β β Iβve checked out some alternatives after several years using Tusky, and itβs still my preferred Mastodon/Fediverse app. It really runs smoothly, even with multiple accounts.
Vivaldi (Web Browser)β β β β β Spiritual successor to the original Opera browser, this ultra-customizable web browser can open into a full suite for email, calendar, feeds and more β but only if you want it to.
Whalebird (Mastodon client)A simple desktop app for Mastodon and (most) compatible Fediverse servers. Fast, runs on multiple platforms.
Share to the Fediverse with ShareOpenlyA share button that connects to Mastodon, Bluesky, Micro.blog, Threads and more. Hereβs how Iβve hooked it up to Eleventy.
WordPress + ActivityPub in a SubdirectoryThis rewrite rule lets other Fediverse sites find your blog through the ActivityPub plugin, without breaking Letβs Encrypt renewals.
Wrapping Your Head Around MastodonIβve been on Mastodon for several years now, and itβs completely replaced Twitter for me.Itis a shift in perspective on how social media works, so here are a few tips to help wrap your head around it.