Roni Rolle LaukkarinenSupport 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.
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.
zotheca@Roni Rolle Laukkarinen I don't understand at all why Mastodon introduced these new features; they neither improve usability nor help enhance interoperability within the Fediverse.
@zotheca They have a lot to do. https://joinmastodon.org/roadmap
But I agree, a profile redesign is unnecessary.
toothpaste_sandwich@zotheca They explain their choices here: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/03/a-redesign-for-profiles/
I, for one, thought their decisions seemed quite well considered and sane. It makes sense to redesign the profiles, being one of the first things a new user will see and potentially be scared away by.
