Whalebird
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Whalebird is a Mastodon client for desktop application.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Mastodon
Features
- Multiple Account support
- Dark Mode
- Ad-free
- Keyboard Shortcuts
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Jqri added Whalebird as alternative to Flare social client- kelsonv commented on Whalebird
A simple desktop app for Mastodon and (most) compatible Fediverse servers, including multiple accounts on the same or different servers.
Better suited for following mostly text than photos, only showing thumbnails in the timeline, but it does zoom in on images when you click on them. The biggest downside is that it doesn't support editing posts, at least not yet.
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POX added Whalebird as alternative to Surf Social
What is Whalebird?
An interface like slack Notify to desktop Streaming Many keyboard shortcuts Manage multiple accounts
Whalebird information
Developed by
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Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.Written in
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55 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
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Social & Communications, OS & UtilitiesGitHub repository
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- 83 Forks
- 67 Open Issues
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Comments and Reviews
Very elegant desktop client for Mastadon, really, design is sexy as rock! Works with most instances, but not with everyone (seems, it's due outdated instances' software). So I still use Tooty to manage multiple accounts.
CONS:
A simple desktop app for Mastodon and (most) compatible Fediverse servers, including multiple accounts on the same or different servers.
Better suited for following mostly text than photos, only showing thumbnails in the timeline, but it does zoom in on images when you click on them. The biggest downside is that it doesn't support editing posts, at least not yet.
Whalebird is currently (2024) one of the only good Desktop allications with multi account and multi protocol support.
(+) Allows you to launch and hide the application at computer startup;
(+) Cross-platform ;
(+) Multi-account ;
(~) Translates (partially) into French;
(~) Offers spelling correction (excluding grammar, conjugation, syntax, etc.);
(-) No ability to add a description to an attached image!!! (or feature not found = ergonomic problem) ;
(-) No saving of drafts;
(-) No automatic trimming of publications that are too long;
(-) No deferred publication or scheduling functionality.