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Best Fediverse Clients

Darlene SonalderDarlene Sonalder19 appsUpdated
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This is the Fedivers clients that have the best UX in my opinion.

Mastodon (Twitter)

  1. Elk.zone icon
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    A nimble Mastodon web client.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Darlene SonalderDarlene Sonalder’s note

    The best web client for Mastodon in my opinion. I use it mainly on Desktop

  2. Moshidon icon
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    Better modification of the official Mastodon for Android app.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    Darlene SonalderDarlene Sonalder’s note

    The best Android client for Mastodon in my opinion

  3. tooot icon
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    A simple yet elegant mobile app client for Mastodon.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Darlene SonalderDarlene Sonalder’s note

    A really great client for iOS and Android

  4. Tusky icon
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    Lightweight Android client for decentralized social networking, featuring material design, support for photo, video, emoji, lists, drafts, notifications, multiple themes and timelines.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    Darlene SonalderDarlene Sonalder’s note

    A really complete Android client for people wanting all the mastodon feature in their pocket

  5. A SwiftUI Mastodon client for iOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Darlene SonalderDarlene Sonalder’s note

    A great open source client for Apple devices

  6. Fread icon
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    Decentralized client supporting Mastodon, Bluesky, Pixelfed, and RSS with mixed feeds, unified timeline, and multiple account management across servers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    Darlene SonalderDarlene Sonalder’s note

    A mastodon clilent that embed a RSS feed agregator and bluesky feed.

  7. Openvibe icon
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    All-in-one social interface uniting Mastodon, Bluesky, Nostr, and Threads for central posting, RSS feeds, private data control, migration, and unified timeline.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Darlene SonalderDarlene Sonalder’s note

    A proprietary client (despite the confusing name) that support open protocole such as Mastodon but also Bluesky and Nostr

  8. Ivory is a brand new app that brings over a dozen years of experience building the award-winning Tweetbot for Twitter, over to the Mastodon network. We obsess over every detail and put good design and experience first. Download and experience it for yourself.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Darlene SonalderDarlene Sonalder’s note

    An appreciated proprietary Mastodon client for Apple users.

  9. Toot! icon
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    Toot! is a client for the Mastodon social network. It is beautiful, and full of character and whimsy.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Mastodon
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    Darlene SonalderDarlene Sonalder’s note

    A paid mastodon client that have been praised by many iPhone user

PixelFed (Instagram)

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    Feature-rich Android client with direct messaging, widgets, and material themes for seamless Pixelfed and Vernissage user interactions on the go.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid
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    Darlene SonalderDarlene Sonalder’s note

    The best PixelFed client for Android in my opinion.

  2. A specialized Pixelfed client offering clean, photo-only timelines with engaging features for enthusiasts, including likes and comments, boosting, and trending content.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Darlene SonalderDarlene Sonalder’s note

    The best PixelFed client for iOS in my opinion.

Lemmy (Reddit)

  1. A better, more intuitive way to use Lemmy, with a cleaner UI, more features, and snappier usage. It is designed for all features to have an appealing and intuitive design, while being fast.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Darlene SonalderDarlene Sonalder’s note

    The best Lemmy client in my opinion. I use it mainly on my desktop browser. I had some performance issue on the official instance on Firefox but the WebApp is still in beta so it might get better with time

  2. Blorp icon
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    A web, Android, and iOS client for the federated, activity pub based, Lemmy social media platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • F-Droid
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    A really great web client for desktop use.

  3. Voyager is an Apollo-like open source web client for Lemmy icon Lemmy amd PieFed icon PieFed . It's a mobile-first app, but works great on desktop devices, too. Please feel free to try it out!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Flatpak
    • OpenAPK
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    Darlene SonalderDarlene Sonalder’s note

    An awesome open source Lemmy client for mobile, probably the best one.

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    A client for Lemmy, specifically designed for Android and written in Java. This project is a fork of the Infinity for Reddit project, and it is currently in the early stages of development. As such, expect many unfinished features and potential bugs!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    Darlene SonalderDarlene Sonalder’s note

    If you loved Infinity for Reddit before the big API shitstorm this one is basically an Infinity fork for Lemmy.

  5. Thunder is an open-source cross-platform Lemmy client for iOS and Android built with Flutter. It lets you browse community posts (and subscriptions if logged in), search for communities from the current instance (and subscribe), see a specific post and its associated comments...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • AltStore
    • F-Droid
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    Darlene SonalderDarlene Sonalder’s note

    People seems to love this foss mobile client

  6. Connect for Lemmy is a native application for browsing the social platform Lemmy and the Fediverse.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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    Darlene SonalderDarlene Sonalder’s note

    A popular privacy respecting and ad-free proprietary Android client for Lemmy

  7. Arctic For Lemmy is a free and native iOS client for Lemmy. In the spirit of the Fediverse, Arctic is completely free and private. No data of any kind will be collected from your device, and no pesky advertisements, Ever.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Darlene SonalderDarlene Sonalder’s note

    An awesome privacy respecting proprietary iOS client for using Lemmy

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    Mlem is a client for Lemmy, a Reddit-esque, open-source link aggregator. With Mlem, you can effortlessly participate in the conversation across all Lemmy servers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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    Darlene SonalderDarlene Sonalder’s note

    A great open source Lemmy client for iOS

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