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YSK: Pixelfed replaced Instagram for me, the same way Lemmy replaced reddit.

https://lemmy.world/post/1138329

YSK: Pixelfed replaced Instagram for me, the same way Lemmy replaced reddit. - Lemmy.world

Guys check out pixelfed. Its better than Instagram.Same concept of fediverse as Lemmy and Mastodon. Website: https://pixelfed.org [https://pixelfed.org] Servers: https://pixelfed.org/servers [https://pixelfed.org/servers] Even has a android client called pixeldroid on fdroid.

L3ft_F13ld!Jul 7, 2023

Pixeldroid is a third party app. Pixelfed has their own official app as well if that matters to anyone.

Baron Von J Jul 7, 2023

Instagram also has a full account data export feature, and Pixelfed can import from that data. When I used it earlier this week it seemed to ignore my latest posts, which use the webp format instead of jpg or png. But since the import is processed server-side once they resolve that I should be able to import from the same zip and get just those missing posts.

Introducing Import from Instagram - Pixelfed blog

Bring your photos and videos from Instagram to Pixelfed, with captions and upload dates preserved.

Gordon Freeman Jul 8, 2023

I didn’t know this was possible! Thanks for sharing, will give this a try.

Melpomene Jul 7, 2023

I do enjoy Pixelfed, but export is a bit limited right now. If you have more than 500 posts, you can't (as far as I can tell) export your data, Not that I want to at the moment, but I do like to take backups of my stuff just in case. I imagine the dev is working the issue, though.

whiskers Jul 7, 2023

Is the instance admin able to view posts/messages of private accounts like they can do on Lemmy?

Your private messages are never private unless you're on a platform that specializes in private messages (Signal. Matrix, WhatsApp (if they are to be believed), XMPP via OMEMO...)

FlaxPicker Jul 7, 2023

Are there any mobile apps for pixelfed?

SnowboardBum Jul 7, 2023

Yes, several. An official app and a good number of other 3rd party apps.

BearPear Jul 7, 2023

PixelDroid is the main app for Pixelfed. It is not the official app, that is still in development.

You can also login to pixelfed from tusky.app

Tusky - Mastodon client for Android

Tusky is a lightweight Android client for Mastodon, a free and open-source social network server.

tusky.app

PeleSpirit Jul 7, 2023

Stupid question: how?

BearPear Jul 8, 2023

Just enter the domain of your pixelfed account. Then enter username and password.

Pixelfed also has the mastodon api built in so tusky can be used.

kobra Jul 7, 2023

The creator has an official app pending in the iOS App Store right now.

In addition, they’re releasing a “log in with Mastsdon” feature within like the next 24 hours.

Creator here: https://mastodon.social/@dansup

fraydabson Jul 7, 2023

There’s also the Tusker app while we wait for the official app.

‎Tusker

‎Tusker is a free and flexible client for the Mastodon social network and other compatible services. Features: • Notification grouping: Combine favorite, boost, and follow notifications into a single row to get a more glance-able view of your notifications. • Timeline sync: Keep your timeline positi…

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Supermuff Aug 9, 2023

Here is the official app list

Pixelfed Mobile Apps

Capture, share and explore from your smartphone with official or third-party apps.

Pixelfed

Duchess Jul 7, 2023

the best thing is for people like me who just used instagram to lurk it works really well with mastodon or calckey. just follow whoever you like and it’ll show up in your feed no problem

Baron Von J Jul 7, 2023

Pixelfed seems to only show Mastodon posts with an image attached. Which seems intuitive when you think about it, but the user profile page is a bit wonky as the summary line lists a different number of posts for the person than what it shows for that person’s feed. Vice versa, following Pixelfed profiles from Mastodon, seems much more consistent so far.

jesse Jul 7, 2023

@Yoz I've been on Pixelfed for about a year; highly enjoyable. All the good of instagram without the celebrities and "influencers". I also follow my Pixelfed account from my mastodon so I can boost to all of my mastodon followers as well.

meggied90 Jul 7, 2023

I’ve never used Instagram before but I would like to start posting photos, however the vibe I’m getting from Pixelfed is this is a medium for photography art. I’m learning to facet gemstones and thought it would be cool to do photos of my gems that I cut to show my talent progress. Would that kind of non-photography art fit in on Pixelfed?

ᗪᗩᗰᑎ Jul 7, 2023

yes. I follow some guy (gal?) who does ceramic jewelry work. the only way to make the fediverse more interesting is by adding multiple perspectives, hobbies and interests. your content will undoubtedly be welcomed.

meggied90 Jul 7, 2023

Thank you for the reassurance, I think I will share my hobby once I start! Maybe someday you’ll see a gemstone on your feed and recognize my name. 😄

ᗪᗩᗰᑎ Jul 7, 2023

yes. I follow some guy (gal?) who does ceramic jewelry work. the only way to make the fediverse more interesting is by adding multiple perspectives, hobbies and interests. your content will undoubtedly be welcomed.

jesse Jul 7, 2023

@meggied90 I'm not a photographer in any sense; I literally post the same things I would have posted on instagram - restaurants, things I see on daily walks, family photos. I follow people who post their exercises/run routes, dogs, whatever. I got the same initial vibe you mentioned, but I assure you, it has been an extremely welcoming community to me.

meggied90 Jul 7, 2023

Thank you! You’re soothing my nervousness quite a bit lol, I’ll take the plunge and start posting as soon as I have my equipment!

Xylarthen Jul 7, 2023

They're adding support to sign up to pixelfed with your mastodon account as well. Pretty neat.
https://mastodon.social/@dansup/110671802845980100

Baron Von J Jul 7, 2023

Oh sweet!

infotainment Jul 7, 2023

I love the idea of this, but the only reason I check Instagram is to see what my friends are posting, which I couldn’t do on an alternative, sadly.

McMillan Jul 7, 2023

That really is an issue. Shave your head, put an orange robe on and evangelize… I’ll try to convince as many people as possible in my friends circle!

infotainment Jul 7, 2023

This is actually why I’m excited for ActivityPub in Threads. I’m hoping that it can function as a gateway drug to the Fediverse.

“Like threads? Then continue to follow all your friends there while moving to an ad-free Mastodon client!”

SilentStorms Jul 7, 2023

Totally, I really wish the panic would die down. I’d love it if I could bring my friends over here, and there’s no way they’re going to do that without something like Threads.

𝐘Ⓞz҉Jul 7, 2023

Lol

DustyNipples Jul 7, 2023

I use Instagram (well, Instander) for the bands I like. I wish I didn’t have to but it’s useful for these reasons. Ditched Facebook but unfortunately can’t loose them both 😤

newIdentity Jul 8, 2023

Same for me. Same with Snap. I’ve never used SnapChat before, but once I actively went to parties it’s impossible to not use it.

Alethe Crow Jul 9, 2023

This is why I have a barebones Facebook account. Simply so people can reach me that only use that.

This being said it is also sandboxed into web browsers and I refuse to give them permissions for my phone.

Southrydge Freedom Jul 7, 2023

I only wish it was easier for me to find people to follow, really wish more people I knew IRL joined PixelFed

Tricky_Nerd Jul 7, 2023

You can't be on what amounts to the bleeding edge of Social Media and expect your friends to be as well unless they're all nerds that actually care about such things (like all of us clearly are).

No social media site started with millions of users and all of your friends. They all started small, and slowly grew to that size.

melroy Jul 7, 2023

Kbin replaces Reddit for me.

activator90 Jul 7, 2023

Why not lemmy?

melroy Jul 7, 2023

@activator90
@Yoz Long story..

Little8Lost Jul 7, 2023

For me Lemmy is more accessible so i use it even that i know that kbin can not only see stuff from lemmy and kbin, but mastodon too (at least following people is possible)
So kbin has more features. As i was testing it there where some conversations about people switching for the better algorithm.
I think kbin is in general (with features) better but i like lemmy more.

CarlsIII Jul 7, 2023

Because when you search for a community on kbin, you can join communities from the search results. As far as I can tell, in Lemmy, you have to click into each community in order to join, so building my list of subscribed communities on Lemmy will take a while, especially considering all the server load problems Lemmy instances have been having with the influx of new users.

DarkThoughts Jul 7, 2023

I don't understand Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, so I really have no use for Pixelfed or Mastodon.

Tricky_Nerd Jul 7, 2023

Your comment is a top level comment, not a reply. At least it is on kbin.social. What are you using?

DarkThoughts Jul 7, 2023

I guess then it's one of the scripts acting up somehow.

SwingingKoala Jul 7, 2023

I find Instagram useful to see posts about local events, all artists are there

Thorny_Thicket Jul 7, 2023

I enjoyed Instagram in its early days when it was mostly just photography instead of what it is now when even photographers have to turn photos into videos to reach anyone

Rhabuko Jul 7, 2023

It definitely is a good alternative to the original Instagram idea (a place for photographers to share their pictures) before Meta bought it and turned it into Facebook 2.0.

hetscop Jul 7, 2023

I feel like instagram is one one of those apps - at least the way I use it - that relies on a lot of your irl friends having it as well. I would love for them to be open to signing up to some fediverse platform but we're not there right now sadly.

Alexmitter Jul 7, 2023

If you like Lemmy, you should really try out Kbin. Its mostly the same but better. You can still sub all your lemmy communities but with a much more modern interface.

Hydroel Jul 7, 2023

I don’t really understand how that would work. I’m on Instagram because I follow some specific artists, collectives, companies, labels, etc., and secondarily for friends. If those are not on Pixelfed, what is there to follow?

Although Lemmy suffers of quite a content draught on less populated communities, it still works like Reddit since you follow topics, not people.

Kimagure Jul 7, 2023

I only use Instagram to follow public figures, so moving to Pixelfed is a no-no.

MadgePickles Jul 7, 2023

I made an account on 2 servers and downloaded 3 different apps for it and it’s not working but I’ll try again later

dylanme2001 Jul 7, 2023

thank you for this! 🌷

mingistech Jul 7, 2023

A great Pixelfed client for iOS is Vernissage.

apps.apple.com/us/app/…/id1663543216

‎Vernissage for Pixelfed

‎Vernissage is a simple and intuitive Pixelfed client that is focused on showcasing and sharing photos. With Vernissage, you can browse through a timeline that is dedicated to photos only. This means that you won't find any other types of media in the app, so you can focus solely on discovering and e…

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fraydabson Jul 7, 2023

I was trying that one, but I think I like better and it can do both Mastadon and Pixelfed.

mingistech Jul 7, 2023

Ah, I didn’t like Tusker at all as a Mastodon client and went with Ivory. But, I’ll give it a chance as a Pixelfed client and see how it goes.

mingistech Jul 7, 2023

This inspired me to try Ivory with Pixelfed and it works!

fraydabson Jul 7, 2023

I’m new to mastodon and pixel feed. I had just used the original mastodon app which I don’t think works yet. I am going to try ivory now as I was not thrilled with Tusker either but I liked it better then vernisegge or whatever. So far ivory looks amazing! $15/yr isn’t bad either.

Thorny_Thicket Jul 7, 2023

Maybe I should give it a try. I’ve been on instragram for like 10 years and I’m quite proud of the quality of content on my page (smartphone nature photography) but I only have like 23 followers and posting there seems like talking to trees. Why even bother if people rather watch short videos instead of photos.

float Jul 7, 2023

Yep you need pretty girls in your photos, shorts, reels, stories, 20hashtags per image, and co stant interaction bait just to gain some bot followers

I quit a few years back and do not miss it.

Sniatch Jul 7, 2023

I mean, yes if your goal is to have many followers on Instagram. I mainly use Instagram to share stuff with family and friends, because this is the only app which all of them use.