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What is Mastodon?

Social networking that's not for sale: Your home feed should be filled with what matters to you most, not what a corporation thinks you should see. Radically different social media, back in the hands of the people.

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Recent Launches

Mastodon 4.2 A new search experience and more

Launched on September 25th, 2023

Mastodon for Android Decentralized social network now officially on Android

Launched on April 21st, 2022

Mastodon for iOS Official app for the decentralized social network

Launched on July 31st, 2021

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4.5/5 based on 46 reviews

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Maker reviews

Chris Messina used this to build

Sill

(157 points)

The other of the two networks I built on, Mastodon meets all of my personal ideals in an open source web project. I'm constantly inspired by the team and community.

2mo ago

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The social network that powers the app. Without it Pipilo wouldn't be available.

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Reviews

Chris Messina

Top Hunter

•63 reviews

Mastodon is an effective Twitter alternative that supports decentralization via ActivityPub. It could use some visual enhancements, but given that it's open source and built on an open protocol — perhaps that will happen in 2023!

2yr ago

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•6 reviews

It would be great to have full-text search aka “elastic search” but I get why it's not available on all instances.

2yr ago

Shane Afsar

•2 reviews

If you can take the time to build your follow graph, Mastodon provides the highest signal to nose ratio I’ve personally experienced in recent memory. The lack of recommendation algorithm defaults and the openness of the platform (allowing for a proliferation of clients) make Mastodon stand out from the exodus of Twitter DAU.

2yr ago

aronkvh

•1 review

The best kind of social media. Has its quirks but a better place online

1yr ago

Javier Centeno Vega

•3 reviews

It's a very good decentralized social network with a great community that works really well

1yr ago

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