Mastodawn

Mona, the Mastodon client for iPhone, iPad, and Mac is out.

If customization and automation is your thing this is the app to use.

My review on @macstories:

Mona: A Unique Mix of Customization Options and Features You Won’t Find in Any Other Mastodon App https://www.macstories.net/reviews/mona-a-unique-mix-of-customization-options-and-features-you-wont-find-in-any-other-mastodon-app/

Mona: A Unique Mix of Customization Options and Features You Won’t Find in Any Other Mastodon App

Mona is a brand new, highly customizable Mastodon client from Junyu Kuang, the developer of Spring, which is one of the few remaining third-party Twitter clients that still works and pioneered many of the features found in Mona. Mona, which is available on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, is a power-user app through and through.

John Voorhees May 1, 2023

@macstories Some of the features and touches you might not notice right away about Mona that I love:

- Scrolling my timeline with the space bar (Advanced Settings)
- The ability to see someone’s followers no matter what server they use
- Opening different accounts in separate divide views
- Timeline search and filtering
- Customizable tabs
- Horizontally scrollable tabs

https://www.macstories.net/reviews/mona-a-unique-mix-of-customization-options-and-features-you-wont-find-in-any-other-mastodon-app/

Mona: A Unique Mix of Customization Options and Features You Won’t Find in Any Other Mastodon App

Mona is a brand new, highly customizable Mastodon client from Junyu Kuang, the developer of Spring, which is one of the few remaining third-party Twitter clients that still works and pioneered many of the features found in Mona. Mona, which is available on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, is a power-user app through and through.

Ged Maheux May 1, 2023

@johnvoorhees @macstories @viticci So I have one main Mona question: What happens when you (at random) scroll to select a post in the Mac timeline? Does it open a detail view like Ivory (which I can’t honestly deal with) or does it merely highlight the post to set your selection position? If the latter how do you get details on the post? Double click it? Tap a more … button?

This single interaction has kept me from using Ivory on the Mac. Curious if it’s more Twitterrific like in Mona. Thx!

John Voorhees May 1, 2023

@gedeonm @johnvoorhees @macstories @viticci It’s a little of A and B. If you click a random post in your timeline, it opens a detail view just like Ivory, but you can also arrow around your timeline using the up and down arrows to select posts and the right arrow to view the detail view. Here’s what the arrow section UI looks like:

Ged Maheux May 1, 2023

@johnvoorhees @macstories @viticci Ugh. I was afraid of that. Makes it virtually impossible to scroll to a timeline position and set the reading position without extra, annoying clicks. Forcing the user to select only with the keyboard is a non-starter for me. Thanks. Sigh 😞

Cameron Bales May 1, 2023

@johnvoorhees @tantramar Does @MonaApp have a setting to put most recent posts at the bottom? I found “invert threads on timeline” but I’m guessing what I want they would call “Invert Timeline”? That’s my personal white whale feature in a mastodon client.

Mona app May 1, 2023

@johnvoorhees Hi John, thank you so much for writing this amazing story! It was such a joy reading through it, and I’m so happy. About the macOS swipe issue you mentioned, I personally use a different configuration on Mac so haven’t notice the issue before, but I will find a way to fix it. (though it could be tricky and take a while, because that swipe action/gesture is managed by Apple software)

John Voorhees May 1, 2023

@MonaApp @johnvoorhees Congratulations on the launch. The app is amazing. The swipe gestures are a very little thing, but thanks for taking a look at it. Cheers.

Mona app May 2, 2023

@johnvoorhees Hi, the swipe issue will be fixed in the next update. Cheers! (It’s indeed pretty tricky to fix)

Rob May 1, 2023

@johnvoorhees @macstories This is confusing me (and might be wrong?):

“If you previously purchased Spring, you can get Mona Pro for iPad and iPhone for $9.99 each. Alternatively, you can get Mona Pro Max for a one-time payment of $8.99”

Isn’t $9.99 Pro the default price for one platform for everyone and the $8.99 Max for Spring customers only?

(I have prices in euro, so I’m not sure - I bought Max for €9,99, as a Spring user)

John Voorhees May 1, 2023

@rob @johnvoorhees Thanks, I updated the post. I had been working off of some beta information that I don’t think was complete, so I clarified it.

Garibaldi’s Homeopathic Bike May 1, 2023

@johnvoorhees @MonaApp @macstories I like the promise of the app but what’s not clear is how to create multiple columns on the mac. Can you give me some pointers, please?

John Voorhees May 1, 2023

@peemee @johnvoorhees @MonaApp @macstories Click the three-dot More button in the top right corner of the window and choose Add Divide View.

Garibaldi’s Homeopathic Bike May 1, 2023

@johnvoorhees Thank you, but that just repeats the existing column. How do I change the new one to a different view?

John Voorhees May 1, 2023

@peemee @johnvoorhees You can use the tabs at the bottom to change the view or click on the account profile pic to switch accounts if you have more than one set up

Garibaldi’s Homeopathic Bike May 1, 2023

@johnvoorhees Thank you for your quick reply. That has solved my confusion.

🏳️‍🌈Superdave! 😘🍷👨‍🦯May 1, 2023

@johnvoorhees @macstories I'll give her a try, now that she's out of beta. @MonaApp

Mediajolt May 1, 2023

@johnvoorhees @macstories There doesn’t seem to be a way to view local and federated timelines.

John Voorhees May 1, 2023

@jjjolton @johnvoorhees @macstories It’s the tab called Communities

Mediajolt May 1, 2023

@johnvoorhees @macstories Thank you!

LesteR May 1, 2023

@johnvoorhees @macstories Es de pago

podfeet May 1, 2023

@johnvoorhees @macstories Thanks for the breakdown. Been using the beta but didn’t exercise it as far as you did. My one problem in the Mac app is how if you select a post which expands to an additional column, going back doesn’t retract the column. Mona folks say it’s as-designed, “just like Finder windows”. Haven’t found a keystroke to make it single column, & having to drag the window width back (no snapping either) is tedious.

donkey May 1, 2023

@podfeet @johnvoorhees @macstories There’s a setting to turn off multi-columns - I’ve done that on the mac client because I like a single long window at the side of the screen.

podfeet May 1, 2023

@donkey @johnvoorhees @macstories oh that might help!

podfeet May 1, 2023

@donkey @johnvoorhees @macstories Just turned off column view on 12.9” iPad Pro too - that giant empty white column is annoying. Doesn’t hurt anything functionally, and I can see why multi-column is helpful, but I would prefer if it went back to one wide column if it’s got nothing to display on the right.

donkey May 1, 2023

@podfeet @johnvoorhees @macstories Yep - I find the column view makes more sense on my iPad, but single column on the Mac works for me. It’s nice just having the flexibility in a socmed client!