Halcyon Alternatives

Halcyon is described as 'A twitter-like web client for Mastodon and Pleroma' and is a Mastodon Client in the social & communications category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Halcyon for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, iPad, Mac, Linux and Android apps. The best Halcyon alternative is Tusky, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Halcyon are Whalebird, Tuba, Ivory for Mastodon and AndStatus.

Halcyon alternatives are mainly Mastodon Clients but may also be Social Networks or Microblogs. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Halcyon.

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Halcyon

Free • Open Source
Mastodon Client

A twitter-like web client for Mastodon and Pleroma.

– Twitter like UI, familiar interface. – Able to use on all...

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Tusky
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Free • Open Source
Mastodon Client
Social Network
Microblog
Android
F-Droid
43 Tusky alternatives
Tusky is a lightweight client for Mastodon, a free and open-source social network server. It supports all Mastodon features, like photos, videos, lists, custom emojis and is designed according to material guidelines.
- - Tusky is the most popular Android alternative to Halcyon.
- - Tusky is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Halcyon.
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Tusky Features
1. Multiple Account supportTusky support multiple accounts without the need to logout and login
2. Dark ModeTusky supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
3. DecentralizedTusky is based on a decentralized infrastructure with no single entity controlling it.
4. LightweightTusky consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
5. No TrackingTusky will not track you or use your personal data.
6. Support for @mentionsTusky supports the use of mentions through @ to a particular user, who will be notified personally.
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Whalebird
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Free • Open Source
Mastodon Client
Social Network
Mac
Windows
Linux
Flathub
Mastodon
43 Whalebird alternatives
Whalebird is a Mastodon client for desktop application.
- - Whalebird is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Halcyon.
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Whalebird Features
1. Dark ModeWhalebird supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
2. Multiple Account supportWhalebird support multiple accounts without the need to logout and login
3. Ad-freeWhalebird doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
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Tuba
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Free • Open Source
Mastodon Client
Linux
Flathub
GNOME
Flatpak
44 Tuba alternatives
Explore the federated social web with Tuba for GNOME. Stay connected to your favorite communities, family and friends with support for popular Fediverse platforms like Mastodon, GoToSocial, Akkoma & more!
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Tuba Features
1. Ad-freeTuba doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. Privacy focusedTuba is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
3. LightweightTuba consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
4. DecentralizedTuba is based on a decentralized infrastructure with no single entity controlling it.
5. Dark ModeTuba supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
6. No TrackingTuba will not track you or use your personal data.
Fediverse
Ivory for Mastodon
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Freemium • Proprietary
Mastodon Client
Mac
iPhone
iPad
44 Ivory for Mastodon alternatives
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.
- - Ivory for Mastodon is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Halcyon.
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Ivory for Mastodon Features
1. LightweightIvory for Mastodon consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of Ivory for Mastodon.
3. Dark ModeIvory for Mastodon supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
4. Multiple Account supportIvory for Mastodon support multiple accounts without the need to logout and login
Fediverse
AndStatus
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Free • Open Source
Mastodon Client
Social Network
Microblog
Android
46 AndStatus alternatives
AndStatus is an Open Source low traffic social networking client with tree-like threaded conversations. It supports different Social networks, including GNU social (StatusNet, e.g. Quitter.se, LoadAverage, etc.), Twitter and Pump.io.
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AndStatus Features
1. Multiple Account supportAndStatus support multiple accounts without the need to logout and login
2. Ad-freeAndStatus doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
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Ice Cubes for Mastodon
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Free • Open Source
Mastodon Client
iPhone
iPad
44 Ice Cubes for Mastodon alternatives
A SwiftUI Mastodon client for iOS.
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Ice Cubes for Mastodon Features
1. No TrackingIce Cubes for Mastodon will not track you or use your personal data.
2. Ad-freeIce Cubes for Mastodon doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Dark ModeIce Cubes for Mastodon supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
4. Privacy focusedIce Cubes for Mastodon is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
5. Multiple Account supportIce Cubes for Mastodon support multiple accounts without the need to logout and login
Federated
Fediverse
Swift
Customizable
Sengi
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Free • Open Source
Mastodon Client
Social Network
Microblog
Mac
Windows
Linux
39 Sengi alternatives
Sengi is a Mastodon and Pleroma desktop focused client. It takes inspiration from the old Tweetdeck client, the new Tweetdeck webapp and Mastodon UI.
Sengi has no features, suggest some!
Pinafore
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Free • Open Source
Mastodon Client
Social Network
Microblog
Online
Self-Hosted
17 Pinafore alternatives
An alternative web client for Mastodon, focused on speed and simplicity.
- - Pinafore is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Halcyon.
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Pinafore Features
1. Multiple Account supportPinafore support multiple accounts without the need to logout and login
Progressive Web App
Discontinued
The author has discontinued the project. The code is still available, and the main instance at pinafore.social is still running for the foreseeable future.More info: https://nolanlawson.com/2023/01/09/retiring-pinafore/
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tooot
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Free • Open Source
Mastodon Client
Microblog
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
41 tooot alternatives
A simple yet elegant mobile app client for Mastodon.
- - tooot is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Halcyon.
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tooot Features
1. Lightweighttooot consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Multiple Account supporttooot support multiple accounts without the need to logout and login
3. Dark Modetooot supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Metatext
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Free • Open Source
Mastodon Client
Social Network
Microblog
iPhone
iPad
41 Metatext alternatives
A free, open-source iOS Mastodon client.
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Metatext Features
1. Privacy focusedMetatext is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
2. Dark ModeMetatext supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Fediverse
Swift
Hush Tweets
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Free • Open Source
Social Network
Microblog
Twitter Client
Online
Self-Hosted
69 Hush Tweets alternatives
Create a local feed to consume tweets of your favourite people on internet without any noise. No authentication required. All the data is stored locally on your machine.
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Hush Tweets Features
Clean design
Clutter free
Toot!
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Paid • Proprietary
Mastodon Client
Microblog
iPhone
iPad
Mastodon
41 Toot! alternatives
Toot! is a client for the Mastodon social network. It is beautiful, and full of character and whimsy.
- - Toot! is the most popular commercial alternative to Halcyon.
Toot! has no features, suggest some!