Rolle LaukkarinenStill my favorite Mastodon app.
We just upgraded our Mastodon fork on Mementomori.social to support Mastodon Bird UI with Mastodon 4.6.0 theme variations.
Mastodon Bird UI is now at 4.0.0-alpha.8.rc with support for Color scheme and Contrast settings.
New settings in Settings → Preferences → Appearance:
- Use stars instead of hearts for favourites
- Hide Translate links on Finnish posts
- Hide all Translate links
These used to be separate themes; now you can mix and match.
The Theme dropdown is shorter for the same reason: Light, Dark and Contrast moved into Mastodon's own radios just below the dropdown. If your previous theme is gone, pick Mastodon Bird UI and set Color scheme + tick the new checkboxes to match what you had.
Fixes in Mastodon Bird UI:
- Star icon alignment when Reduce motion is enabled
- Sparkle and ring animations now fire in both motion modes
- Notification colors that disappeared when your OS was light but Mastodon was set to dark
If anything feels off, let me or the admins know. 
Technical details: https://github.com/rollecode/mastodon-bird-ui/releases/tag/4.0.0-alpha.8.rc
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@usb The nightly version is for v4.6.0-alpha.6-2026-04-05. Anything newer than that won't work with it.
I'm trying to release a newer version tomorrow.
https://github.com/ronilaukkarinen/mastodon-bird-ui/tree/nightly
I've pushed a bunch of quick hotfixes for the Mastodon Bird UI nightly for v4.6.0-alpha.6-2024-04-06, with the CHANGELOG updated here (see things under [UNRELEASED]):
https://github.com/ronilaukkarinen/mastodon-bird-ui/blob/nightly/CHANGELOG.md
The new profile redesign is causing a bit of trouble. I'm fixing things on the fly as soon as I or users notice any issues.
I also pushed some fixes for the ultra-accessible variant; some font sizes were still hardcoded. It's nicer to browse for my vision-impaired spouse.
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I've stated numerous times that I'm not a fan of the new tag pills and boosts and replies toggle, but I tried my best to make it more manageable in my UI. I'd rather not make radical back-end changes to my fork.
OG on the left.
Mine on the right.
Support for the new profile design is almost ready for Mastodon Bird UI v4.0.0-alpha.6 (for Mastodon nightly 4.6.0-alpha.6).
Original core Mastodon on the left.
With Mastodon Bird UI on the right.
Major modularization is done for the upcoming v4.6.0 in Mastodon Bird UI v4.0.0-alpha.6 (nightly branch). Currently in progress: Supporting the latest profile page structure.
https://github.com/ronilaukkarinen/mastodon-bird-ui/issues/183
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@sombragris @trbutler This is actually why I didn't want it to be automatic. I personally prefer to choose per-app, and I hate auto light/dark. The upcoming Mastodon version has separate theme and dark/light settings, so it will be easier to choose. But before 4.6.0, either the themes forced it, or it was automatic.
We have an issue about this: https://github.com/ronilaukkarinen/mastodon-bird-ui/issues/182
In the future, Mastodon Bird UI will support both ways.
It seems the newest nightly build has implemented profile_redesign, so it's no longer under the EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES flag. That means I need to get working on the profile redesign for the Mastodon Bird UI. Today's maintenance break will last a little while longer...
Timothy R. Butler@sombragris It does... it's auto dark mode based on system dark mode. Probably my favorite feature of #TangerineUI over the otherwise excellent #BirdUI, which can't do auto switching. (However, you can still switch to Bird UI or default Mastodon in the Appearance preferences…