Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted

Pinafore is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Halcyon.
- Pinafore is Free and Open Source
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 Mac, Android, iPhone, iPad and Linux apps. The best Halcyon alternative is Tusky, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Halcyon are Ice Cubes for Mastodon, Tuba, Whalebird and Sengi.

Pinafore is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Halcyon.



Mammoth is a beautiful Mastodon client built especially for iOS. It’s simple enough to pick up and use immediately, and powerful enough to tweak it just the way you want. Mammoth’s delightful interface is coupled with extensive features that elevate your Mastodon experience.




A free, open-source iOS client for Mastodon, Glitch, GotoSocial, Firefish, Akkoma, and other Mastodon-API-compatible Fediverse instance servers.


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.), and Pump.io (previously also Twitter).




A TUI for Mastodon with vim inspired keys. The program has most of the features you can find in the web client.


Mastotron is a different interface to Mastodon, replacing the mindless "feed" of most social media with a network map of conversations and recent and popular posts.




Pachli is a full-featured Android client for Mastodon, with a cooperative development model. Fork of Tusky









