Frederik Elwert

Three #Mastodon / #Fediverse tools that I discovered recently and that are quite powerful:

- #Fediview https://fediview.com/ – A configurable algorithmic timeline for your feed.
- #Followgraph https://followgraph.vercel.app/ – Suggests accounts to follow based on who your contacts follow.
- #Phanpy https://phanpy.social/ – An alternative web UI for Mastodon. Hugely improves the overall experience for me.

fediview - The algorithmic timeline for Mastodon

Generate an algorithmic summary for Mastodon timelines

Jul 5, 2023 at 8:05amWeb
Show threadLuca HammerJul 5, 2023
@felwert Have you tried elk.zone (my favorite desktop client) and sengi (similar to Tweetdeck)?
Show threadFrederik ElwertJul 5, 2023
@luca I have tried Elk, and while I found it a slight improvement over vanilla Mastodon (with its own quirks), Phanpy is a much better experience for me personally. Haven't tried sengi yet.
Show threadStefan Laser🗜️Jul 5, 2023
@felwert @luca Thanks for listing these alternatives, and I had to use the opportunity to thest the integrated quote tweet feature of Elk. #MastodonMigration
 
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Frederik Elwert (@[email protected])

@[email protected] I have tried Elk, and while I found it a slight improvement over vanilla Mastodon (with its own quirks), Phanpy is a much better experience for me personally. Haven't tried sengi yet.

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Show threadShrikant JoshiJul 5, 2023

@felwert THIS is exactly how it should be!!

The algorithm should be a choice, an opt-in, and not something that is shoved down our throats to ensure maximum utility for advertising.

Bookmarked these, thanks!

Maybe, the existing apps can find a way to 'include' them as 'plugins' that can be installed separately and toggled on/off or something? What say @apps? @Tusky? @ivory? Is this a feasible idea?